Ultimate Cardio Core Workout

Christi Taylor
Year Released: 2007

Categories: Balance/Medicine/Mini/Stability Ball, Step Aerobics , Total Body Workouts


This is a step workout featuring Christi Taylor. In this step workout, she offers a twist by using a 5 pound Soft Touch ball to up the intensity and complexity of the moves. There are four main combos to the workout, and then at the end she does everything four times without using the ball.

The first combo starts out with stomps on the step, grapevines, hamstring curls, and passing the ball behind your back. All this is done while holding the ball. The second combo spends more time on the step with tangos, knee ups, lunges, and the like. The third combo is more on the floor, and features more hamstring curls, grapevines, tricep extensions, and sashays. The fourth segment I can't remember right now :)

I thought this was a great workout for a day that you're not up for very complex choreography, but still want an intense, athletic style step workout. As usual, Christi's cueing was spot on. I was lukewarm on the music, but it wasn't bad.

PROS: Christi is friendly and very personable. You could tell she was having fun, especially when she put down the ball in the last segment and just started flying all over the step. Her cueing was very good, and I liked using the ball during the workout.

CONS: There was a lot of TIFTing. I don't usually mind when the music is great, but the music was just okay in this one. Plus, I think she could have added another combo rather than just putting the ball down and doing the last section four times!

Instructor Comments:
Christi is friendly and very personable. As usual, you could tell she was having a good time. Her cueing is always good.

bubbles76

07/22/2010