Two the Max

Kari Anderson
Year Released: 1992

Categories: Step Aerobics


 

Advanced, combined Step (17 min) and Floor (21 min.) Aerobics, 10 min. warm up, 9 min. cool down/stretch.

This is my favorite of all Kari's tapes. It's the one I reach for whenever I'm tired, down, or in a bad mood. It never fails to relax me and to improve my spirits. The split step and floor format makes the workout fly by. This one *definitely* takes a while to learn, though, because of the dancy choreography.

Even the warm up is dancy and more fast-paced than most, but it's very thorough, and gets you ready for what's to come. The warm up is followed by two long step combinations, both are challenging and great fun. The first combines all sorts of interesting, multi-directional steps (turn steps, pivot turns, over the tops, walks around step, etc.) with unique arm movements. The second is more intense, with lots of "over the tops" (across the full length of the step) and some fancy footwork. After the 2 step combos you put away the step and proceed to 2 floor combos. The first is very fast paced, requires a lot of coordination, and makes you stay light on your feet. The second floor section is slower and lower impact, and the music/choreography have a '70s flavor that's different and amusing.

In general, the music is very upbeat and the choreography is perfectly suited to the music. The cool down is funky and relaxed, the stretch segment is very uplifting, with an almost Oriental feel to the choreography and music--a great end to a great video. It's not as intense as some of Cathe Friedrich's tapes, for example, but it's definitely a tape that gives advanced exercisers a good aerobic workout and a change of pace from more athletic routines.

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11/30/-0001