Tone It Up! One Day Fat Blast

I absolutely love this DVD! After reading the reviews, I thought the workouts would be way too easy for my intermediate/advanced level - wrong! Each move is done for 50-60 seconds and completed twice so you WILL feel the burn and you WILL sweat! Katrina and Karena's instruction is very conversational and their playful banter makes you feel like you're working out with your girlfriends. They each take turns demonstrating the moves while the other one explains form. You can tell Katrina is more comfortable in front of the camera and it shows in her delivery. I thought she was more knowledgeable as far as the specific muscles each exercise was working and her cueing was more on point than Karena's - when Karena was leading I was constantly glancing up at the TV because her instructions weren't clear enough to allow me to just focus on doing the moves. There are two workouts and they are each about 30 minutes. Workout #1 is a full body interval-based workout - burpees, lunges with and without weights, jump squats, planks, plank jacks, reverse flys. Workout #2 focuses on the abs and glutes and uses no weights - high knees, oblique crunches, backward lunges, tuck jumps, plié curtsy lunges, plank side hops, seated bicycles, bridge with a leg adduction, side plank raises, etc. Overall this is a very good workout and my new favorite.

I love Katrian and Karena but i think their workouts videos are kind of expensive so i decided to buy this one and also "Workout Sculpt+Tone". I love the work outs i do them before i do cardio and i definitely see a difference. I have been doing both of the workout videos for 5 days with cardio and eating healthy and I have lost 3 pounds. I really recommend this if you cant afford the $30 of DVD they offer. This are great and they are very fun and they explain every move they do which i like because i feel like it will benefit me.

It wasn't upbeat and motivating, there were a lot of pauses as if the girls didn't know what to do next. I think their youtube videos are better than this dvd. Hopefully their new upcoming dvd is better.

This video was my introduction to Karena and Katrina. They are fun, energetic and encouraging. There are a lot of moves here that I've never done or seen, which made it fun. It is also extremely difficult (to me anyway, I am 33 and still relatively new to working out), which I like because it gives me a goal to work towards. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of the sound quality, especially in the 2nd workout (abs and glutes). The music is often louder than the girls so you really have to turn up the volume to hear them. After a few times, you know the moves so it isn't a huge issue. I plan on buying their Beach Babe workout when I have this one mastered.

It is nothing like Jillian Michaels' Body Revolution tapes, but it is still a nice work out. I could feel the burn after just the warm up. I feel the trainers were a little scattered, but it felt more like working out with friends and not a drill sargent. It is a nice tape to mix into my routine. For ten bucks why not!

So, the video seems a bit amateurish & the girls sometimes seem immature. But by the time I finished … I was drenched. It was a different type of routine than I was used to. (I am comfortable doing the tabata style workouts by Amy Dixon & also use other high-impact type workouts). The warm-up is a bit boring & longer than expected, but thorough. I was concerned it was a reflection of the whole workout. They subtly ramp up the workout without you even realizing it. The DVD has (2) slightly different 30 min workouts … which is nice for variety. I mentioned that the girls seem immature … the one girl in particular, flips her hair a lot & giggles a lot. It could be just nervousness, but it comes off wrong. However, the girls share good knowledge & insight throughout the routines. I would highly recommend this dvd to anyone. I will definitely look into purchasing more of their dvds. I was ultimately impressed.

I have a love/hate relationship with this DVD. I love it because it definitely gets results. I felt stronger and tighter while I was doing it, and the girls' bubbly personalities makes the experience more pleasant (as compared to the boot camp severity of Jillian Michaels). I've been doing a mix of cardio and toning workouts 3-4x/wk for the past 6 months and this whooped my behind! There were a few exercises I just flat out could not do. However, they bring the best out of you because there were several other moves that looked intimidating, but I was able to complete (even if it was a lesser number of reps). If you're trying to kick up your routine a notch, rotating in one or both of these workouts will definitely get you results if you stick with it. Warning: Do NOT attempt this DVD if you have not been consistently exercising for at least a few months. Also, there are a lot of squats, lunges and plyometrics in the first workout so it isn't kind to those with knee problems.

Due to all of the planking / floorwork, my heart rate did not raise enough for it to qualify as a workout.