Stepsational

Christi Taylor
Year Released: 2004

Categories: Step Aerobics


I have every Christi Taylor workout except this one and its companion, Funktional Fitness. I received this one, previewed it, and immediately got rid of it. It seems the rumors that she has given up complex choreography are true. The new production company she used for this workout also seems to have some issues to work through.

The set is a large room with a wooden floor and a drum set at the back. The camera is set up in what almost seems like another room, many feet away from Christi. She doesn’t seem to be looking at the camera, or doesn’t know which camera to look at. I could hardly see her face. That REALLY bothered me. The other exercisers may as well have been in another workout, they were so far away.

Everyone does the workout on the step platform, without any risers. For this reason, it could be a good workout for someone who wants to try out Christi’s step. However, the distance between her and the camera might be discouraging for someone who hasn’t tried her other workouts. Her personality doesn’t come across very well, nor do her cues.

The DVD is chaptered into warm up, two step sections, cool down, and a move master. I watched a bit of both step sections, and they looked so boring I didn’t even want to WATCH more, let alone try the workout. I have Christi’s other workouts because I enjoy the music and the smooth, dancy choreography. This one didn’t even look fun. Maybe if I had given it another chance I would have learned otherwise, but the fact that the camera was so far away made me not even want to try.

Instructor Comments:
While I love Christi's personality in her other workouts, I can't specifically comment on her presence in this one, since I previewed just bits of it, then decided to trade it.

Pratima

01/21/2005