CIA 2K06: Cardio Step Attack plus Body Strength
Donna ReadYear Released: 2000
Categories: Step Aerobics , Total Body Workouts
I really like this workout, but I would say it is probably only for real choreography/variety and Donna fans. I think the choreography is great, but it is taught very quickly with not enough breakdown on many moves so people will become frustrated. Also, I guess a lot of people found Donna's comments annoying. They didn't bother me. I guess because I tried the tape after hearing about them, they didn't seem that bad to me. I actually laughed because Donna knew she was being a little annoying and said she would stop.
The video breakdown is:
The cardio section is 6 combos. The first 3rd and 6th combos are simple more intense combos and one has a kickboxing flavor to them. There isn't really TIFTing in this video, she just puts combos 1 and 2 together and 4 and 5 together. The one thing that bugged me about this section is that she didn't break the moves down enough. She had enough time because she repeated the end moves more times that was needed IMO. I would have preferred fewer repetitions of the final moves and a little more breaking down when teaching it. I like quick teaching, but some moves are really just thrown at you.
I also really liked the toning section which surprised me. It has some good leg work (no weights) with a lot of balancing reps, which I love. It also has some tough core work, which I am trying to love. I am not sure if the upper body work was very balanced, but I like this for the leg and core work enough. Overall the moves are different than your usual strength tape so it is nice to do this work for a change of pace.
This is one of the few longer CIA tapes that I like to do from start to finish. The cardio is a good length and intensity to leave me energized to do the whole tape, so I like this factor also.
05/07/2001
