Fitness Formula

Kari Anderson
Year Released: 1993

Categories: Step Aerobics


I am an intermediate exerciser. Right now, my main health goal is weight loss, so I am doing a lot of cardio, and trying to make much of it longer cardio (45 minutes to an hour). I have never done the abs section on this tape because I do the step routine and then tack on another step tape after this one. The abs section looks like it would be a really good and effective section, but I’ve never tried it.

As far as the step section goes, I LOVE it. The tape got me to consider doing choreography that is more complicated. For Kari, it is simple choreography, but it is more complex than what I had been doing (Gilad, Kathy Smith’s Step Workout, Firm). And, she is so good at building routines that I didn’t notice that I are doing more complex steps until I got way into it and was moving in a way I never had before.

The tape is comprised of two sections the step portion and the abs portion. The step portion has two routines that she builds slowly. She demonstrates different levels of complexity and you can choose the level you want. She leads an aerobics class. One half of the class does low impact. The other half of the class does high impact. I generally stick with the low impact side, but follow some of the higher impact moves I can handle.

I would highly recommend this tape for people who classify themselves as basic steppers who want to try to transition to more complex routines. Plus, it’s just a lot of fun!

Instructor Comments:
Kari is one of my favorite instructors. She has a way of breaking things down and cueing well so that you feel you can do complicated steps, whether you are into choreography or not.

Laura S.

04/12/2003