Cardio step mix is a parts tape. I am 7 months along in my pregnancy and this so far is my favorite cardio tape!! It is all low impact except for one section(Tamela) but it's easily modified to low impact lunges on the step. I was surprised that the Firm came out with an "all step" video since they often criticize stepping up and down 400 times being bad for the knee. But this tape isn't just stepping up and down. There are some sections where you use light weights and step around the box.

I wasn't that thrilled to see the same sections of Fat Blaster and Tough Cardio Mix as well as Firm Cardio. It seems like these tapes are recycled so much into parts tapes. But there is alot more in this tape from the newer cardio tapes like Max CArdio, Cardio Burn, Power Cardio and Super Cardio. I love all these step sections. This tape also has 2 sections from Hare and Tortoise. Not the ballroom stuff, just the jazzy last tune in Hare before tricep work and then the warmup in Tortoise.

I like the constant change of instructor, music and fun stepping with and without weights. The workout goes by fast because of this. It's a very long workout so prepare to sweat! There is a good ab section at the end with the same stretch as Hare, Tough Tape and Sculpted Buns Hips thighs. If I could redo this workout, I would take out the Firm cardio step sections and add Jen Carmens other step section from Super Cardio and Nancy Tucker's step section from Fat Blaster.

I am getting so tired of the Firm recycling the old crosstrainers. But I still love this workout and think the Firm did a good job on splitting and splicing other video's to make an all step tape.

Instructor Comments:
Super fun variety of instructors doing basic but intense(depending on step height)stepping. If you like variety, you will love this tape since there are so many instructors.

Mandy Lee