09-25-11, 09:15 AM | |
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Like Gina (Lucky Star), I don't find stepping that much fun. However, I only do low impact high intensity cardio, so, for indoor workouts, my choices are limited on pure cardio days. So it's a nice option. Also, I have to be very careful with step because years of intense running and high impact stepping in the 90's made me prone to recurrences of plantar fasciitis.
After 14 years of trying nearly every step workout out there, here are my favorite, easy-to-do follow workouts which can also provide a surprising cardio challenge, depending on the number of risers used: 1. Energy Sprint (Karen Voight) 2. Gin Millers' Reebok Step Circuit Challenge* (and Power Workout*); 3. Denise Austin's Ultimate Fat Burner*; 4. Charlene Prickett. * Some light weight training is thrown in the intervals, so you'll need a pair of dumbbells. (I also like Cathe's Low Impact Step and Low Max and Kathy Smith's Fat Burning Breakthrough, but that simply won't work for you.) For some reason, I found Gilad and Kathy Smith's other step workouts too uninteresting. However, years ago, I encouraged DH to try Step & Tone, and he really liked it a lot. It's easy to follow but deceptively hard! Anyway, thanks for bringing this topic up. I just ordered Debra Mazda's workout because I love the music on her clip, so it's nice to know she's been recommended here. And somehow Mission Possible slipped by me, probably because I associate Christi Taylor with too much choreography. She has great music, too! |
09-25-11, 11:39 AM | |
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: UNITED STATES
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Gilad is on youtube for free. It looks like a whole step workout broken up into parts.
Which Kathy workouts are step workouts? I haven't used any of her stuff in years. Thanks. Does anyone do Petra step workouts. What are they like for a beginner? |
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beginner step, easy choreography, simple cardio, slower step workouts, step aerobics |
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