Spicy Step, Step by Step, High Low Cardio

Jenny Ford
Year Released: 2011

Categories: Step Aerobics


I'm only reviewing Step By Step and it'll be brief.

I'm intermediate, love complex step. This was not complex at all.

This is targetted at beginners. She actually teaches what an L-step, turn step, V-step etc are, so for a newbie stepper, it'd be great! I used an 8" step and kept strictly to the workout until The Weave, where I added all the air I could. It wasn't TOOOOO easy though, I just wanted to 'finish off'. The moves lend themselves VERY well to adding intensity (pop the knees & over-the-tops etc) because there's a minimum of dancy moves like pivots & grapevines with one foot on the step that do NOT lend themselves to adding air much at all. This is EASILY adaptable to make it harder without any thought at all - you could concentrate on the work load instead. Bit of 'taking it from the top' but not to the point of thinking "ooohhh, not AGAIN!"

One camera, from the front. Set open & light. Music there, but nothing special, nor awful.

Breakdown:
(8:31) Warmup, includes about 1min stretch
(50:15) Workout
_____(7:20) Combo One
_____(5:58) Combo Two
_____(1:10) From Combo One
_____(4:14) Combo Three
_____(1:52) From Combo One
_____(6:46) Combo Four
_____(4:12) From Combo 1 - the whole thing, done twice through
_____5:38) The Weave (one side of all four, then other side of all four)
(4:45) Cool Down (includes 2:44 stretch)

Instructor Comments:
Impeccable cueing, nothing annoying about her at all, no inane chatter, hooting etc. On that front all around, it was flawless.

Helen

01/28/2013