Dance and Be Fit: Abs Burn is the latest DVD release from acclaimed exercise video instructor Kimberly Miguel Mullen. Once again, Kimberly uses a fun personality, unique exercises, and quality instruction and music to keep the motivation alive for her at-home exercisers.
Introduction
Dance and Be Fit: Abs Burn is one of the best exercise videos released into the market in 2009, and is published by Acacia. The workouts can be somewhat challenging and incorporate dance, yoga, abs exercises, and even a little Pilates. However, they are not time consuming - the user can program a variety of options. There are two 20-minute workouts, a 5-minute warm up, and a 5-minute cool down.
In addition, there are bonus features that can also be used to exercise and preview other Acacia videos - a 5 minute playful dance from Hemalayaa's Bollywood Dance Workout and an 8-minute samba de roda dance from Mullen's previous Dance and Be Fit video, Brazilian dance.
| Instructor Attitude | Rating  |
Kimberly Miguel Mullen always has a great attitude without crossing the line into phony or cheesy. She also seems sincerely interested in helping her audience succeed at their Abs Burn workouts, and gives lots of gentle praise and encouragement.
| Choreography | Rating  |
As this is an abs video, there are some healthy chunks of time spent on the floor doing exercises. But these are in no way your basic boring crunches. Mullen clearly explains each segment step by step and shows detailed examples. The workouts may be challenging to those well out of ideal shape, but should be accessible to most of those seeking at-home dance/abs firming exercises.
| Warm-Up | Rating |
The warm-up segment is ideal to use for all body types and fitness levels, and could make a good complement to your existing fitness regime.
| Calorie-Burn Factor | Rating |
Abs Burn has a smoking hot calorie burn factor in its complete workouts. Even experienced, fit exercisers have reported feeling the "burn" and sweating profusely due to the workout. An Amazon reviewer noted she would never again go to the gym and use Abs Burn instead. For those who want to really tone up and burn fat in the privacy of their own home, then Abs Burn with Kimberly Miguel Mullen is a great choice.