Fat Burning Workout
Excellent video, getting back to the basics of aerobics. Everything is clearly explained, easy to follow. Good for me in my mid-forties, the moves are hard enough to get a workout, easy enough to not injure myself.

LOVE this workout!
When I started using this workout, I was a beginner at aerobics. I borrowed about 2 dozen aerobics videos from the library, hoping to find a few that I could cycle through. I found, however, that a lot of the videos expect you to jump right into a routine without walking you through it, and featured a large group of participants or really silly scenarios/instructors, which I found distracting. NONE of the other videos could compare to this one.

In the Introduction, Gay Gasper walks you through the different moves used later in the workout in a 12 minute intro that will give you an excellent beginner's workout. When you are able to do more of the video, the first 12 minutes serve as a warmup for the rest of the workout (approx 45 minutes including the Intro, split into 5 segments consisting of 4 routines and a final segment which puts them all together), which is followed by a 5-10 minute cool down (segment 6) and stretch.

When I started using this workout, I could only complete the Introduction. I slowly started adding the segments 2 at a time (1 & 6, then 2 & 3, and finally 4 & 5, adding the arms a little after starting each group) until I was able to do the entire video. I currently do the whole video several times a week, occasionally using the high impact option.

There is only one person to watch, which I really liked because I find it very distracting when there is a group of people. GG has a very positive manner that is motivating but not overly cheerful like some instructors. The music that is used is appropriate and doesn't "date" the video. (Sometimes it does stick in my head afterwards, though.) Gay Gasper's outfit is simple and black, and though it may sound silly that I care about that, it would be irritating to me to watch someone wearing pastel with silver sequins on a near-daily basis. But more important, there is a focus on doing the exercises correctly - reminders about (and good samples of) proper form, monitoring your heartrate using percieved exertion, and additional tips and periodic split screens showing the optional high-impact version of the workout.

After a while the Intro section can get boring, and although they recommend doing it every time, I have found that I can do my own 5 minute warmup and start with the first segment, sometimes when I do this I repeat segment 5 (where the four routines are put together) because I like it. I generally do the Intro, however.

If you are looking for a lot of visual stimulation or a super-quick workout, this video may not be for you, but if you are looking for an instructor with a great deal of experience and excellent form and don't mind/like working out for nearly an hour, I highly recommend this workout!

Disappointed
The video is strictly for beginners--which I should have known. It is slow slow slow. Makes the work out go on for what seems like forever. I am returning to 8 minute abs and arms legs and buns. It too is for beginners but does not waste the video time the Dummies tape does.

Great Workout!
I'm just starting to get into an aerobic workout and I found this video to be great. The first 12 minutes gives you all the basics and then the rest of the video goes though combinations of them. Since I am just starting out the whole video seems a bit long, I can't do it all at once, but I find that doing a couple combinations at a time helps give me something to work up to.

Pretty good tape
This tape is geared towards fitness DUMMIES they teach you everything in explicit detail during your warm up. Than u put those moves together in different "combos" for your aerobic workout. The instruction is clear and right on the money every time. You can make this tape easier or harder depending on how hard you wanna work. most moves have modifications to make them hi or low impact.