Step Challenge By The Sea

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Year Released: 1998

Categories: Step Aerobics


Wow! Usually I do a tape 3 times before I submit a review, but I'm so happy with this tape that I decided to go ahead after only one run through it.

This is a step workout, as you can tell by the title, and it is just a total blast. The stepping part is a full 60 minutes, and there is a warmup and cooldown, for a total of an hour and 20 minutes.

They use great music -- some I've heard before and some is new to me -- but it's peppy and keeps you moving. Some of it is what I call G-Force Music, although I've heard it on other tapes besides the G-Force.

Now for the choreography. Awesome! They have some really unique stuff here! But none of it is "dancy" -- well, except for when Georgia shakes her hips during the cooldown, but I can handle that. The moves are all athletic-based, but they're put together in very creative and FUN ways. And the instructors do an incredible job of breaking them down. They start with a move that's rather basic, and then add variations. The way they teach it, the more complicated moves are a breeze to pick up. The variations just kind of "flow" off the basic moves.

Georgia and Michael take turns teaching segments. Michael starts with one combo, then Georgia teaches one, and then you run through the two together twice. They do this a total of 4 times (8 different combos). Finally, at the end, you put all 8 together twice. There is A LOT of stuff here, so I was really glad they did it twice at the end -- the first time through, I kind of stumbled about.

The intensity of this workout is intermediate/advanced, and the choreography is advanced. The time just flies by, even though it's 80 minutes, because you're using your brain as well as your body. The background is really pretty -- you can see the ocean and some palm trees.

I highly recommend this tape! The only place I know of to get it is from MusicFlex (1-800-430-3539). It's $19.95. I give this tape a big A++!

Instructor Comments:
These two are pros! Greg Twombly needs to get a hold of them and put them on some CIA tapes. Both are creative, fun, likeable, and excellent at cueing (although I think Michael is a little better in the cueing department than Georgia). Their bios on the back of the box say that, among other things, Georgia is a Reebok Trainer and Michael is an Avia Select Elite Instructor.

Annie S.

08/15/1998