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About The New DVDs
 
DVD #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: Click Here

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: Click Here

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.
 

 


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 to 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


  DVD #3:

High Step Training (Circuit): Advanced....This 60 minute advanced total 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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