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#1: This DVD
targets the beginner/intermediate exerciser. The workouts included
with this DVD are:
Basic Step:
Basic Step is a 35 minute basic step routine that will hold
the interest and truly challenge the beginner stepper for many
workouts to come. While creating this workout, I made sure that
basic steps were introduced, taught and put into combinations in a
way that made the beginner have to focus and think, but not
overwhelm them. Unlike teaching a live beginner class where each
and every workout can change to provide further challenge to the
participant, a DVD workout does not have that flexibility. For
this reason, I have chosen to teach the moves but not over teach
them, thereby giving the beginner stepper a new challenge to work
towards every time they do the workout.
Here is the breakdown:
Warm Up: The warm of this workout is about 6 minutes and contains
basic steps, V-steps, alternating knees, repeater, corner to
corner moves, rock horse, L-steps, A-steps, turn steps
(horseshoe), leg extensions, charleston kicks, and stretches.
We immediately go right into the first combination. Since this
first combination comes right out of the warm up, I teach it a
little longer than I typically would consider doing. This helps to
establish confidence in the beginner stepper. After completing the
finished product we do a perceived exertion test.
Combo 2: This is a little more complex and will probably take the
beginner a couple of tries to master. We introduce knees around
the world, cha’cha’s on the corner, and rock horse along with some
other moves. After completing combo two we do another perceived
exertion test and a light cool down. To View Pictures from
Basic Step Click on the following link:
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This workout concludes with a stretch.
Body Fusion:
It is approximately a 50 minute workout which is formatted as
follows:
Warm up
Step combo #1
Weight segment #1
Step Combo #2
Weight Segment #2
Step Combo #3
Weight Segment #3
Stretch
After the warm up you will go into your first step aerobic segment
which features moves from videos past taught with a longer
breakdown and more repetition than the other two upcoming step
combos since you are just freshly out of the warm up. This segment
is about 10 minutes long.
Now your first weight segment will do squats with overhead presses
and lunges with side and front lateral raises for approximately 5
minutes (light breaks in between).
Step combo two is a little more complex than one but still on the
level of intermediate. It again is about 10 minutes long and
features moves from other videos.
Weight segment two features lunges off the back of the step and
then later bicep curls standing on the floor. The biceps curls end
with a little balance option of doing them while standing on one
leg.
Step Combo #3, totaling about 8 minutes, is the same level of
complexity as two but has more intensity added.
Weight segment three includes deadrows and deadlifts and then
moves onto dips and push ups before completing with a stretch. To
View Pictures from Body Fusion Click on the following link:
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Upper Body Sculpt:20 Minute Upper
Body Conditioning: This workout will tone all of the major muscles
in the Upper Body: Back, Chest, Shoulders, Triceps, Biceps. A
stability ball, light hand weights and a tubing strap will be used
in this workout. Heavier weight can be substituted if preferred.
Lower Body Sculpt:20 Minute
Lower Body Conditioning: This workout will tone all of the major
muscles in the Lower Body: Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Glutes,
Buttocks, Outer and Inner thigh, and Calves. A stability ball,
light hand weights and a tubing strap will be used in this
workout. Heavier weight can be substituted if preferred.
Abs:10 minute Core
Conditioning: This core workout features a stability ball as well
as intermediate level abdominal and core exercises.
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DVD
#2: High
Step Circuit: Beg/Int.... This 50 to 60 minute fitness
conditioning circuit will burn fat and shape and tone your body
from head t o
toe. Upon completing the warm up, you will go
into 6 fitness cycles. Each fitness cycle consists of the
following:
1) A one fun and easy step aerobic combination (that repeats
itself 4 times)totaling one minute.
2) A leg exercise on the high step.
3) A compound exercise that consists of legs and upper body using
3 pound handweights.
4) An upper body exercise using resistance tubing (working the
same body part that was used with the weights just before it)
5) A core exercise
A stretch completes this workout.
More story-like details:
Upon completing the warm up, you will do an "easy to learn" one
minute step aerobic pattern that is designed to elevate the heart
rate to the aerobic zone (we will be on 6 inches for this, use an
8 inch height if you desire greater intensity). Then you will
march in place briefly before selecting the height of your choice
for a leg exercise. Each of the leg exercises are designed to keep
the heart rate up while doing them (some examples of the leg
exercises are leg presses, lunge kicks, running man, sculpting
drills, side back lunges, etc). After the leg exercise, you will
recover VERY briefly and get 3 pound hand weights (if you want
more of a challenge simply use heavier weights here). We now do a
compound exercise to keep the heart rate up while working the legs
and arms simultaneously (ie: plie squats and upright rows, squats
and overhead press, lunge and side lateral raise etc.). Upon
completing this, we briefly rest while getting our tubing and now
the upper body works harder by doing the same upper body exercise
as in the previous compound move with the tubing. (ie: squats and
overhead press with weights now becomes an exclusive overhead
press with tubing ((YOWSA, wink)). We complete this exercise cycle
doing one minute of core work. Depending on the exercise, you can
make it harder by either adding a weight(ie: a basic crunch can be
done with a hand weight held over your chest), using longer arm or
leg levers, or slowing a move down.
After doing all of the 6 cycles, you will have worked each major
muscle group of the body. You will really like the variety and
overall pace of this workout.
To View Pictures from High Step Beginner/Intermediate
on the following link:
Click Here
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DVD
#3:
High Step
Training (Circuit):
Advanced....This 60 minute advanced t otal
body conditioning circuit will provide the ultimate overall
fitness challenge.
You will only need a light and heavy set of hand weights as
well as a fixed weighted barbell. We used 5 pound and 10 pound handweights and a 30 pound barbell.
Warm up
5 fitness cycles of:
cardio (2 min)
Legs (2 min)
3 or 4 exercises for one major upper body group.
Stretch
DETAILS>>>>>>>>
After a 5 minute warm up you will start the first of five
fitness cycles.
Cycle One:
CARDIO: All the cardio step blasts are done on an eight in
step height. This one will consist of power 15's as well as
fast feet agility-type footwork. A brief cool down period will
follow.
LEG PRESS: The music is slowed down considerably and you will
takeone 10 pound handweight and do one set of leg presses (15
per side). Then you will immediately get your pre-made barbell
and do one minute of squats.
Now the music resumes its normal tempo and we do tricep
exercises. Tricep push ups on the high step. Tricep overhead
extensions while doing static lunges (one 10 pound in hand).
One arm dips on the high step (overhead extension shown as
option). Kickbacks (with 5 pound weights).
Cycle Two:
CARDIO: A combination consisting of spike lunges, slam its and
jump freezes.
LEG PRESS: Same as above. Then you immediately go into one
minute of Plie Squats with pre-made barbell.
SHOULDERS: Overhead press with pre-made barbell. One arm side
lateral raise inclined next to High Step(5 pounds). Decline
push ups. Rear delt flys(5 pounds)
Cycle Three:
CARDIO: A combination of wide steps (like a v-step), power
jumps, and plyo jacks. Three levels of intensity are offered.
We do all three.
LEG PRESS: Same as above. Then immediately get a 10 pound
handweight and do hover squats.
BICEPS: Pre-made barbell bicep curls going up 2 counts down 6
counts for a minute. Hammer curls with back lunges (10
pounds). Barbell curls again but this time up 6 counts and
down 2 counts for a minute. Standing Hammer curls or one final
round with barbell (your choice)
Cycle Four:
CARDIO: A combination from Step Fit (2 knee repeater with
power scissors).
LEG PRESS: Same as above but we do two sets back to back this
time.
BACK: Barbell back rows, 2 long sets. Barbell deadlifts. Wide
grip back rows (10 pounds in each hand)
Cycle Five:
CARDIO: A combination of knee straddles and tap straddles
(think Imax2).
LEG PRESS: Same as above for one set and then immediately get
barbel and do Sit N Stands for one minute.
CHEST: Standard push ups. Chest flys with 10 pounds in each
hand on floor while one foot is propped up on step doing
hamstring and glute tucks. Switch legs repeat chest flys too.
Cross Over Push Ups walking side to side across high step with
hands.
Stretch
By the way, since the core was incorporated into many of the
exercises as stabilizers, we did not have a separate core
segment. Bring it on!
To View Pictures from High Step Beginner/Intermediate on
the following link:
Click Here
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