30 Minutes to Fitness: Plateau Buster Workout DVD with Kelly Coffey-Meyer | Home Exercise Program for Weight Loss & Toning | Perfect for Busy Professionals & Stay-at-Home Moms

About Me: I have been exercising regularly for years, and I am very familiar with the basics of good form and targeting different muscles. I am also a huge Kelly Coffey-Meyer fan. She is always my choice when I can't get to the gym. Her home workout videos are the best. She puts together great routines and is exactly the right level of cheerful/talkative, without being annoying. This is the eighth one that I've purchased (and I have my eyes on more!)About Plateau Buster: I gave the workout five stars, but my review is actually mixed. If you are new to exercise or looking to try Kelly's workouts for the first time, I DO NOT RECOMMEND that you purchase this one. Try one of these instead: 30 Minutes to Fitness: Body Shop with Kelly Coffey-Meyer , 30 Minutes To Fitness: Muscle Definition With Kelly Coffey or Kelly Coffey-Meyer's 30-Minutes to Fitness Start HereOn the other hand, if you, like me, are an avid Kelly-fan looking for round out your collection, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this video.Basic Format: It is your usual choice of two half-hour long workouts. Note though that, unlike some others, the warm-up and stretch are included in that time, which is actually a little under 30 minutes. (Excellent!) You also get the best stretch "bonus" section of any Kelly video (about 8 minutes), and a better than average variety of pre-mixes. The music is standard fare, not overly distracting and there is an option to turn it off.The two workouts are almost entirely mixtures of compound moves, with and without weights. This is unusual for Kelly. Usually you get a combination of focused moves for a single muscle group with other a few compounds, and it makes it more challenging. She also goes through the first set of every exercise before she starts repeating a second set half-way through. That is also unusual for Kelly and it creates the feeling of mixing things up a lot, which is good (not boring), but also very challenging for balance and coordination, especially since (again) you are seeing more compound moves here. If done well, this is one of her most intense workouts. It is also the only Kelly video that I have thought about quitting mid-way through (glad I didn't!).Also, although I felt like I got a great workout, it was not as even as some of her others. My chest, back and triceps, for example, did not get as much strength training as they do in her other videos. On the other hand, there was more cardio and coordination, so I think it balanced out her other workouts well.The one final note is that more than other workouts, Kelly assumes you know what you are doing and does not walk you through the basics of good form to the same degree you will see in other Kelly videos. That is another reason that I do not recommend it for beginners.