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#195 Low Impact Step Bootcamp is a metabolic cardio + strength workout. Cathe says this is an intermediate level work. You can increase the intensity by having your step at a higher level, using heavier dumbbells and/or a heavier resistance tube. I don't know... as presented, this workout didn't seem any less intense or any … Continue reading Cathe Live: Low Impact Step Bootcamp
Step Sync is a cardio step workout from Cathe's Step Boss Series. The other two DVDs in this series are PHA 3 and Imax 4. Cathe also created a Quick Start Users Guide to accompany this series. My husband pre-ordered the entire series for me as a gift--I mention this in case readers are wondering … Continue reading Step Boss: Step Sync
IMAX 4 is part of Cathe's new Step Boss series. The other two DVDs in this series are Step Sync and PHA 3. Cathe also created a Quick Start Users Guide to accompany this series. This DVD contains the main workout plus an Ab Bonus and an Extended Chair Stretch. These bonuses are included in the … Continue reading Step Boss: IMAX 4
Stride & Step is a YouTube cardio step workout from Jessica Smith. It is a great, short, uncomplicated cardio workout. And exactly what I need after a long day at work. Some thoughtless cardio. I really enjoyed it. And as an aside--this is what I have been missing! Not this workout specifically, but doubles. I … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: Stride & Step
Grand Total Vol. 1 Going Strong is an intermediate level workout from Tracie Long. She has created two more Grand Total workouts (Volumes 2 & 3) and I have already pre-ordered them. I am not sure what "Grand Total" means to Tracie when she titles these workouts, but this workout is definitely a boredom buster. … Continue reading Grand Total Vol. 1: Going Strong
Power Up is another 30 minute workout from Tracie Long in her Focus series and I did not enjoy it at all. I actually found it a very odd workout and I don't really understand the point of her Focus series now. From what I can see online (and what I have checked out from … Continue reading Focus: Power Up
Step Boxing 2 is the newest offering from Kelly Coffey-Meyer in her 30 Minutes to Fitness series. I have been looking forward to doing Kelly's newest workouts for months but life circumstances kept me from trying them. But I have been feeling great for weeks now, so it was time to finally give them a … Continue reading 30 Minutes to Fitness: Step Boxing 2
TransFIRM Your Body is one of the pink Firms and is led by Allie Del Rio. It uses the Fanny Lifter--but it is not one of the early Body Sculpting System workouts. In fact, it's not even one of the earlier pink Firms. This is one that the Firm created later. And they don't call … Continue reading The Firm: TransFIRM Your Body
Calorie Killer is part of The Firm's Body Sculpting System 2 and is led by trainer Nancy Tucker. This workout is one of the Firm's pure cardio workouts. It alternates circuits of floor or step cardio with more metabolic light weight training using the Fanny Lifter at 14 inches and the Sculpting Stick. The Fanny Lifter … Continue reading The Firm: Calorie Killer
Lower Body Sculpt 1 is part of The Firm's Body Sculpting System 1 and is led by trainer Lisa Kay. This is a great little lower body cardio + strength workout. I didn't do this workout alone. BSS1 has two 30 minute lower body workouts. This one and Lower Body Sculpt 2 which has no … Continue reading The Firm: Lower Body Sculpt 1