Step Reebok Circuit Challenge. At first I used 8" risers and couldn't get to my target zone. I was ready to throw this tape on the exchange heap in disgust. Then I decided to do my own low impact moves on a 10" step during the step intervals and to lift the heaviest weights possible while using good form. Bravo! I stayed in my THZ. So I've kept this video, but I use it mostly as an add-on tape. It works mostly the upper body with its weight sections, so I usually tack Step Circuit Challenge on to another upper body strength workout.

The problem with circuit workouts (and Crunch's fun Boot Camp Training falls in this category, too) is that they are too much of "a-little-of-this-and-a-little-of-that." For me, circuit workouts fall short of a genuine strength training session and a genuine cardio session. It's a case of trying to please everyone and ending up pleasing no one. Circuit workouts are valuable to me if I haven't time for one or the other.

Still, I haven't met a circuit workout that I didn't like! Time always flies in circuit workouts because of the wide variety of exercises. Step Circuit Challenge is no different in that respect. I never watch the clock while doing this workout. It's over before I know it! The only (minor) fault I found with Circuit Challenge is its occasional pretension. The live band, the still shots, etc., made me laugh. I don't think that was the producer's intention. That having been said, these quirky affectations didn't take away from the integrity of the workout itself. This video is a keeper.

Michelle Easton