Definitely a tape I will never outgrow or tire of. No matter how many times I do this tape it really does get better each time. If you’ve got two left feet or a low threshold for super choreographed hi-lo then you may want to pass on this one. This is by far my most favorite hi-lo workout. Seamlessly integrating hi impact moves with low impact alternative and great choreography keep this tape in my rotation.

While the workout is neither all high nor all low, there is a good mix of both that really helps your to power through the whole workout. Since your brain really has the think the first few time you do it, you need all your wits about you. Also I wouldn’t suggest this for small spaces unless you are creative about modifying some of the traveling moves and also if your on super plush carpet. Christi does lots of pivots and turns so you have to be a bit more diligent on foot placement if you have really thick carpet.

The whole workout is full of great choreography. But someone Christi arranges the moves and combos in a very logical and natural way. If the attitude of “Watch Me” are like curse words to you, then you’re not going to like this one. Instead of breaking down each move she does a base move then “layers” and continues to add intricate foot patterns to the base move. With that in mind expect a big learning curve.

There are six combos. Three before the heart rate check and three after. The warmup will find its way back into the body of the workout. With the way Christi layers and mutates moves, it’s really hard to do a thorough breakdown of the moves. So I’m not even going to try. But if you’re at all familiar with Christi, expect to see grapevines with a twist, turning hamstring curls, leap jumps, lots of traveling, double hamstring curls, spins, and great arm patterns.

The only thing I don’t care for is that the warm-up finds it way into the body of the workout and there is a lot of taking it from the top, especially in the first half of the workout. I would have preferred to leave the warm-up out of the final product. It creates a bit of lag when you take it from the top, since compared to the rest of the workout the warm-up is very low impact and not very intense. Also I would have preferred a few less runs throughs during the first half of the tape. Maybe instead of that one shorter combo before the heart rate check. I don’t mind repeating the whole routine at the end of the workout but when you’re doing it a lot in the body of the workout it can get tedious and repetitious.

Even though this tape is a bit older, it feels to me more intense than Happy Hour Hi-Lo and even Hi-Lo Heaven. That’s probably because is so much more choreographed. But even flubbering the first handful of tries at this tape, I was still having so much fun. Christi’s great attitude is infectious. Maybe one of these years I can master the step portion as well. She and her girls are having such a great time its hard not to following along. Years later this is still one of my all time favorites.

Susie F.