To tell you the truth any workout can really work for you as long as you are serious and stick to the workout. I know the workouts from the 80s are funny and people are dressed a bit different than they are today. But if you take a look at the workout from then and compare them to know, you'll basically see that people now have added music and a few extra moves. All workouts are basically the same. You will always need to start with stretching to get your body limbered up. Then it goes from there: Stretching Warm-up - this could be a bit of jogging around or some sort of cardiovascular to get your heart rate up. This is very important and should be done at the beginning. More exercises will follow that will keep the heart rate up during the exercise period. You will work on your heart, stomach muscles, arms. legs, and butt area. There are some exercises that will target a certain area at a time and others that can target your entire body. This is up to you to decide what you want to work on or target. Once done you'll do some exercise for your muscles when finished. Otherwise, if you don't spend the time at the end of the exercise to stretch them back out, you'll be sorry. Over the years they have revised a few of the exercises that people do in a workout. But basically, they are the same with a small twist. I think this is to keep people interested and adding music and dance steps will keep your heart rate up.