This is the second Barre DVD I've purchased. I love Barre and I am not a dancer but someone who is in their 50's, lost 140 lbs. recently, can do with knee issues, and where I feel confident doing the exercise. I've found this with Barre.
My posture has improved with Barre and I feel strong. I liked what I read about this particular instructional DVD. I like the instructors in the DVD and the instructions are easy to follow and the moves are adaptable to my level.
I've told several people about Barre. It's something that has strengthened and toned my body and I don't need equipment to accomplish.

This DVD helped me with my functional mobility/ balance/ tone/ flexibility. I recommend it to anyone wanting to get back to exercise or after training. I like to do 1-2 of these 10 minute workouts at a time as a cool - down after my kettlebell workouts. I don't get sore as I actively engage/ stretch the muscles and find these workouts therapeutic for muscle conditioning. I normally workout with a 20 pound kettlebell and will set it down for some martial motion like burpees/ sprawls/ and motions that used to be so tiring and too difficult. Now my balance is really good and I able to do workouts that I never thought I could handle. This DVD is great after a kickboxing and/ or kettlebell training. I also got other DVDs by Exhale and loving adding these 10 min workouts to my workouts. I feel it helped me with my balance so when I do the warrior pose and standing on one leg with a 20 pound bell I have no concern for injury or not being able to do it. My favorite one in this DVD is the standing glute exercises and a lot does happen with those small movements. I also like the core fusion power sculpt and they are more challenging then the beginner DVD but this DVD has the building blocks to empower you to do more.

This is a great starting point for anyone who wants to try Barre. There is a tutorial, which can be skipped. This DVD consists of 7 workouts, which can be played continuously. Total: 70 minutes. What I like is that it hits every body part, as follows:
First: 10 minutes of arm work
Second & Third: Thighs
Fourth & Fifth: Butt
Sixth & Seventh: Waist and abs.
If you don't have time to complete the whole thing, you can do just the arm segment, one for the thighs, one for the butt, and one for the waist. Then the next day you can choose different segments. Don't feel discouraged if it's difficult the first time--you build up to it quickly, so just do what you can.
Another thing I like about this DVD is that it shows both a man and woman doing the exercises and from different angles, so you can tell exactly what your positioning should be. Also, stretches follow each segment, which are very helpful.

This was the 1st core fusion DVD that I purchased. I was doubtful that it would work because the workouts are so low in impact, but high intensity. So I would do 10 mins of slow squats on my toes and stretch. I didn't realize that I was losing weight until I found my size 18 jeans falling off of me. I measured myself and found my butt and waist had shrunk. That's when i really got into using all of the workouts. I love the fact that the workouts are flexible and they stretch after and during each workout. I have a sit down job, so my back muscles are always under utilized and used to cause me pain. I had to go the chiropractor 1x/ week. After doing this, within 2 weeks the pain in my back and shoulders was gone. Core fusion is a way of life, not just an exercise.

Bought this DVD with a barre since I used to do ballet. What I love most is these workouts, while tough at first, are easier to fit into my schedule than other workouts. Ten minutes or so, I can find. I can't always find 30 minutes in my day to workout. The exercises are well explained, which makes it easier to get right.