For Animals Only

Patti Robinson
Year Released: 1993

Categories: Step Aerobics , Total Body Workouts


I found this tape to be a big disappointment. The positive aspect of the video is Patti's enthusiasm and abundance of energy. However, her movements are hyper and jerky. I sometimes found it easier to follow the female background exerciser who had smoothier movements. Patti's cueing is very hard to follow. Fortuntely, she basically builds upon 2 combos in the aerobic section and her combos are created using basic moves. However, this also makes it more of a monatoneous workout. She uses more original moves at the end of the last combo. She calls these moves the 'Sherman'. My knees cringe at the thought of this combo. She basically jumps on and off the bench at a rapid rate moving to face different directions (jump on facing front, jump off facing right side, jump on facing right side, jump off facing left side, jump on facing left side, jump off facing front). I would recommend modifying this move. I believe most instructors, including Cathe, don't recommend jumping off the step.

Tammie M

10/01/1999