10 Minute Solution: High Intensity Interval Training

This DVD will make you work - it is hard! I love 10 Minute Solution DVD's, and this one is no exception.In each 10 Min segment, there is a short warm-up, 8 different exercises, and a short cool down. You do each exercise 2x, for 20 secs, with a 10 sec recovery in between - think tabata. You don't need any weights or bands, just your body weight.One of the things I really liked about this DVD is the instructor gives a modification for almost every exercise. There were just a few somewhere in the middle where I noticed that she didn't. She usually showed you the advanced exercise, then showed the modification, then went back to the advanced. I thought that was very good, because a couple of times, I thought, "I can't do that!" Right at that moment, she showed a modification. That helped keep me going. I think the more you do the DVD, the better you will know the exercises and their modifications, so you won't lose that couple of secs thinking, "Yikes!" Also, there were a lot of exercises that I wasn't familiar with. I haven't done a lot of HIIT, though, so they might be pretty common if you're used to doing this kind of exercise. (My background is gym classes, strength training, 10 Minute Solution, The Firm Express, Lindsay Brin's Post Natal Boot Camp, Turbo Jam, and running) But as a HIIT newbie, it seemed like a lot more variety than I'm used to. There were a lot of plank-based moves - push-ups, walking planks, one-legged burpees (except for me - I did the regular burpee lol). This was nice because I think a lot of my other DVDs don't do planks enough. Sometimes I have to move around my living room some to find a good place for side to side work, but I've never had to face away from the TV before.I like the production of the 10 Minute Solution DVDs. She is on a big mat, and the background is home/gym like. Very neat. 10 Min Solution updated their menu for this DVD as well.One small thing that irked me was that at the end of each 10 minute segment, she gives an air-high-5. I didn't really like that, but it's one of those things you learn to look over if you like the rest of the workout. I try to use the time in between each segment to get a drink of water, so I'm not always looking when she does it anyway. Another thing I noticed is that I needed to use more space than I'm used to using in my living for this DVD. Sometimes I had to turn sideways instead of facing the TV.

I returned the original DVD because I could not get it to go to the different selections on my DVD player and was quickly sent a replacement. I later discovered that the problem was with my DVD player, not the DVD itself. Thanks for such good and quick service, Amazon!

I bought this several months ago and just haven't tried it until today. It is a very good, short workout. She shows modifiers for the higher impact excercises, which I appreciated. You'll definitely get a good workout in the 10 minutes. I did two back to back and it was plenty! The only drawback to this DVD is you cannot select a workout from the menu. I did HiiT 101, which is the first workout, & the HiiT Ab workout, which is the last one. I had to fast forward through all of the workouts to get to it, which is a pain. The disc menu let's you select workouts to play but doesn't play them, which is weird. If you buy this, my recommendation is to watch it before you do it. She is quick & shows the modifiers as she starts the exercise so you may miss repetition when trying the moves. They aren't hard but there is not time to "learn" because of the intervals being so fast so keep that in mind when starting. Overall, it was a great buy and worth it if you need a quick but effective workout!

I typically do advanced level dvds and have been exercizing regularly for 7 years. This one didn't do it for me. Its not as hard as some of my other HIIT DVDs so I just feel like I'm cheating by doing it and not one of the others. I think many who are new to HIIT will get benefit from it, however. My other kvetch is that there are too many weight-bearing exercises on the wrists in this video. Younger exercisers might not notice this but this video irritates my wrists and I felt that a little more creativity could have been in order. Lastly, and admittedly a bit of a nitpick: The instructor tells you to breathe after each exercise and then models the breath you should be doing. I find it incredibly annoying. #1 if you are working as hard as you should be doing HIIT no one needs to remind you to breathe. You're gonna be sucking wind regardless. #2 If a reminder is necessary, intersperse it in a few places through the workout, not after every exercise. #3 Don't model how to take a deep breath, I'll get the dang air in how it feels best for me, thank you very much. Like I said, it's nitpicking but if a workout video hits a pet peeve, one isn't likely to put it into the regular rotation. All that aside, this video goes into my secondary rotation; I use it when I need a change up. Cathe Friedrich's HIIT DVD is excellent, imho, if you want to explore other options.