I finally did this workout yesterday, and the Tabatas really add up. I did 13 of the 14 Tabatas as my workout -- I skipped the Airrope one (I started to do it with 1 lb. hand weights but I didn't wasn't feeling the rhythm of the moves and I was pretty tired by then anyway).
Mindy sticks closely to the 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off pattern. She does have an intro that gives a rest between Tabatas, and after a while I think this will help with set up (which I found tricky between moves).
I liked the gliding work a lot, but Mindy's pace is fast and and more focused on the cardio effect than the toning effect. Also, the way my workout room is set up makes it a little hard to transition from one move to the next in 10 seconds.
I think the toughest part for me was moving into the bug moves on the Bosu. I usually need some set up time for this, and, I found it hard to get in the right position in 10 seconds. In fact, I was thinking I was really glad no one could see me as I fluttered around
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I'm not sure I'll use this as a single workout very often. But it will be great to use a few Tabatas as add ons.
For the most part, Mindy makes everything look so effortless. But, I was really glad when a few times even she had to regress back from the most advanced options. There were times when she said: "to make this even harder".....and I didn't even pay attention! I used a 9lb. body bar instead of 15.
She suggests that if you really want a tough workout, you repeat the same move for all 8 rounds. I think that would get really really tedious (although maybe I could get in a few good bug rounds if I chose just to do bug on that Tabata)!
I would definitely say this is advanced, although for me that was measured more by end fatigue than high heart-rate.