CIA 9002: All Star Step

Sharon Money-Twombly, Michele Hanlon, Sue Neese
Year Released: 1996

Categories: Step Aerobics


Money Twombly

Barbara McDermott's stepping section is my favorite. Its 36 minutes of intense stepping - she alternates "sprint" sections with recovery sections. There are approx. 6 "sprinting" sections, which is stepping at your maximum intensity, with cool down sections intermingled. The only thing I don't like is that she doesn't do a different cool down section after her sprinting section - she does the same cool down session each time. Therefore, after you complete the workout, you intimately know the cool down section! Its a

Maria's section is good - excellent stepping! She really has interesting choreography, although I felt this section could have been a bit longer; its only 33 minutes. Its good if you want a light workout one day, or want to do this section with one, or both of the others; its really not sufficient on its own. She works shoulders, triceps, biceps, anteriror delts, along with some quads, outer thigh, and a little inner thigh in the weight routine. The second weight routine requires some balance. Overall its a great routine.

I've only done Sharon's routine once; it was a cute, choreographed routine, although I'd like to do it one more time before I review it fairly. Its 35 minutes, so its a sufficient length; could be done with Maria's routine for a great cardio workout with some weights thrown in as well. In general, I feel the first segment is the best (lots of intensity), but the other two are good as well.

Grade: A -

Kathy Lapinski

11/30/-0001