You're three-on-one with Tamilee, Tracy and Donna for twenty minutes of moderately-paced step aerobics followed by twenty minutes of lower body toning on the step. The intricate step combinations often include over the top and straddle steps done sideways to the TV. (This orientation of the step can be confusing for step beginners and the choreographically challenged.) Each routine incorporates occasional pivot turns and jumps onto the step, although non-impact modifications are usually shown. In the first toning section, Tracy focuses on the inner thigh with lunges onto the step, plie squats and inner thigh lifts. Next, Tamilee works the glutes with a unique squat/lunge routine, leaving one foot on the step throughout. Hamstrings are worked with lifts and curls while lying on the step. Donna finishes the toning workout with a seven-minute outer thigh routine that includes straddle steps, side leg lifts and squats.

Donna is the best instructor. She gives lots of cues for posture and alignment. You could easily divide this workout into two complete workouts. The step aerobics alone is a 27-minute workout. Use the aerobic cooldown as a warm-up for the toning and you have a 25-minute lower body workout. But add stretches to each segment, the final stretch is skimpy after all this leg work. If you have any knee joint instability or do your workouts on carpet, be careful, as there are lots of pivot turns in both the step aerobics and the toning sections.

Cathe's high intensity workout should challenge even the advanced video enthusiast with its 23 minutes of high-impact, fast-paced stepping, 23 minutes of step-toning "power circuits" and 34 minutes of upper body and ab strength training. The intensity starts in the 8-minute step warm-up and never lets up. Most of the warm-up is done off the step, at a fast 132 bpm pace. After the stretches, the pace accelerates to 140 bpm (and higher - way over Reebok's high-end recommendations) and the jumping begins. Cathe teaches and cues masterfully, but doesn't walk you through the individual steps, so until you learn them, keep your remote handy! The step patterns aren't too complicated and flow together seamlessly, but these athletic moves involve a lot of jumps and hop-turns over or around the step, and low-impact options are never shown. Five power circuits on the step are next. Each includes two or more minutes of even more intense power stepping, including a power burst, followed by lower body strength training -- weighted sets of squats (twice) or lunges (3 times).

The upper body strength training is serious stuff too. Using both the barbell and multiple sets of dumbbells, Cathe takes you through five fast-paced, five-minute supersets. The "breaks" between sets give you barely enough time to pick up a different weight. You'll start with 7 sets for the chest, 9 for shoulders, 7 for biceps, and finish with 6 sets for triceps. (This upper body training format is similar to Cathe's Pure Strength Series, which has even more sets for each muscle group.) The workout closes with 8.5 minutes of abs. No unique moves or unusual combos; just many, many sets of upper, lower and oblique crunches.

Even advanced should make some adjustments to the too-fast pace of the strength training and high impact of the stepping. Once a week is enough for this workout! And if you've wondered how your muscles could look after strength training as opposed to "toning," look at Cathe, who obviously trained hard for this video. Her arms are pumped up and her veins are bulging by the end of this workout.

Cathe has designed yet another tough cardio and strength workout for experienced exercisers. It's fast-paced, high-impact, time-efficient and very challenging. The heart of the workout is circuit training: six cycles that alternate five-minute intervals of high-impact, high intensity cardio training with two minute intervals of upper/lower body endurance muscle conditioning that requires good balance and coordination.

In this cardio sampler, four styles of aerobics are presented. Cathe opens with a lively floor warm-up that covers a lot of ground and includes some kickboxing moves and brief stretches. The first two cardio intervals are fast-paced (150 bpm) floor aerobics with high-impact, athletic moves. You'll flirt with your anaerobic threshold as you do multiple sets of jacks, kicks, hops on one foot, pendulums, "airborne" plyo jumps and jogging in place. Two kickboxing intervals are next, the first on the floor (at a slightly slower tempo of 146 bpm), the second on the step. You'll do the usual moves like bob and weave, front and side kicks, knee smashes, punching bags, jabs, hooks and elbow strikes. In the final two step intervals Cathe combines familiar steps in short patterns that can be tricky to learn as they aren't broken down. Until you learn the routines you may have a hard time keeping up as Cathe often cues right on the move, not a step or two ahead.

The stepping tempo is 132 for all three sections, not as fast as Cathe's Body Max, but still higher than the Step Reebok guideline of 128 bpm for top stepping speed. You need stepping experience, fast feet and strong, healthy knees for this workout as all three step intervals include Cathe's signature "power 7's" and many hops and turns over the step. Follow Cathe's lead and set your step at 6 inches -- or even 4.

In five of the strength training intervals one combo exercise repeats for the entire two minutes. Stationary squats are paired with overhead presses; reverse lunges (dips) with biceps curls; plie squats with one arm triceps presses; stationary lunges with double arm triceps presses; and standing quad extensions with hammer curls. The second strength interval has two combo exercises: front lunges with lateral raises and plie squats with front raises. The lifting pace for most of the lower body reps is slow and controlled, but the simultaneous upper body rep is often done twice as fast. The upper body training finishes with one-arm lat rows and push-ups (one set of super-slow reps and a second set up to tempo). Cathe does no abs, because you've worked them in the kickboxing intervals, but includes two planks (resting first on forearms and toes, next on hands and toes) for core conditioning. Each one is held for almost a minute...tough! The five-minute stretch may not be long enough after this workout.

Preview this workout at Cathe's website.

This video, with two stand-alone workouts of step aerobics and muscle toning should be titled Get in Better Shape for Your Wedding, because you have to be in great shape to get through either workout. If you are a beginning stepper or marrying late in life, the high-impact, fast-paced step aerobic section is not for you. Although this step choreography is not as complex as that in some of Cathe's other step workouts, it calls for stepping experience and healthy knees. Nonetheless, Cathe's energy, expert instruction and precision cuing make the step workout easy to learn. After a fast-paced ten-minute warm-up and four minutes of basic stepping, the jumping begins and doesn't let up. At the 24-minute mark the short end of the step is turned to the TV for 15 minutes of even more intense stepping and jumping. (It's too bad Cathe doesn't have one cast member show low-impact options on screen. This would make the workout accessible to more steppers. It's hard to invent low-impact modifications as you try to keep up with the complex patterns.)

The toning section has its own eight-minute step warm-up so it can be done separately. The standing lower body toning is a long series of squats and lunges. The shoulders, upper back, triceps and chest each get two back-to-back exercises. The biceps get only one. The floor toning includes pelvic lifts, outer/inner thigh lifts and many long sets of ab crunches. You need weight training experience and light dumbbells for this muscle endurance toning because the sets are long and include changes in lifting tempo. Cathe also needs a rep counter because she loses track of the rep count a lot and works sides unevenly. This workout will get you in shape, but you need to be in shape for it first. Take it easy.

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This step aerobics and toning workout is Cher's first fitness video. Three distinct sections -- 39 minutes of step aerobics, 10 minutes of abs, and 33 minutes of lower body toning -- can be combined for one long lower body blitz. The workout is taught by Keli Roberts, a qualified veteran instructor, but the camera is usually focused on Cher, who wears unique workout garb, including ruffled lingerie. After a warm-up on the floor, the step section opens with five minutes of basic step-ups, then five more minutes of A-steps. The arm work has bit more more variety but it's quite repetitive too. Despite the simplicity of the steps, the cuing is not easy to follow because Keli cues left and right for the class behind her, rather than the viewers. Later, the straddle steps and crossover steps are done without rotating the step. For eight minutes you must watch the TV sideways, look down at the step, and keep track of which foot you're supposed to be using on which side of the step--as Keli cues the opposite foot. Throughout the step section Cher is in the middle of the screen. Keli is to her left and frequently not on camera, although you can hear her voice. As Cher chatters and sings along, Keli gets distracted. She loses track of the count at times and doesn't cue either the step transitions or arm moves well. Between the loud music, Cher's lame jokes and interruptions, Keli's accent, and the sideways step it's not an easy step workout to follow. The entire cast is wearing black and looks somber -- or maybe they're bored. They clomp through the routines with few smiles.

The Ab routine is very strenuous because your head and shoulders are held off the floor without a break for 10 minutes. This is very tough, even for an advanced exerciser. Rather than doing full crunches, Keli does many sets of tiny pulses at the top of the rep, another advanced ab burner. With minimal instruction, no cuing, no counting, and reps that don't follow the beat, this section quickly gets tedious. Face down on the floor for the back exercises, you again struggle to find and maintain a smooth lifting tempo with little help from Keli. The Leg & Glute routine is also advanced. Keli does six minutes of lying floor work for the inner thigh. The rest of leg workout is done standing with seemingly endless sets of plies, squats and lunges. This workout is hard to follow, intense and repetitive. The music is its most motivating part -- it's too bad the toning reps don't keep time to it.

In this "Fit for 2" workout Lisa Stone educates about safe exercise during pregnancy with cheerful enthusiasm as she leads her visibly pregnant and very fit class through an upbeat, fast-paced step workout and a toning segment that focuses on the muscles that are directly affected by the changes of pregnancy or needed during delivery. The 20-minute step workout starts after a 5-minute off-the-step warm-up/stretch. Two water breaks (Wonderful! they are so rare in video workouts.) divide the stepping into three short segments which feature low-impact step patterns that travel to all sides of the step. While the footwork is not complicated, the energetic stepping pace of 128 bpm (the top limit for stepping cadence recommended by Step Reebok) calls for experienced steppers. Whether pregnant or not, you'll probably reach your target cardio training zone. This stepping section does have some cuing glitches that can leave you out of sync at moments. At other times the stepping feels slightly off the beat. And during the first step segment, after traveling diagonally backwards over the step, you end up doing leg lifts on the same leg throughout the pattern.

The 20-minute toning segment starts with leg lifts. Here some of the intensity comes from standing on one leg for almost three minutes as you do continuous outer and inner thigh lifts with the other. The final toning segments target the muscles that are most affected by the changes of pregnancy. Two band exercises (shoulder blade squeezes and chest presses) are done to improve posture as the breasts grow heavier. The final toning segment is done kneeling, with the forearms resting on the step. Ab lifts, Kegels and glute squeezes are done at various speeds and in different combinations to strengthen the pelvic area for the delivery process. The workout ends with a seated stretch and a short lying-on-the-side relaxation segment. Safe exercise during pregnancy is covered again when the class gathers for a Q & A session with a doctor after the workout.

Please note: Because I have not studied the protocols for exercise during pregnancy in depth, this review is only intended to inform you about the format of the workout. Before any pregnant woman begins this workout she should first consult with her doctor about the advisability of exercise in her particular case. Next she should watch the American College of Gynecologists "guidelines for exercise during pregnancy" which are thoroughly and well-explained on the video before the workout begins. For more information you can contact Lisa at her Fit For 2 website. See my links page.

Gilad's energy and encouragement keep you going as he methodically works every upper body muscle to exhaustion in this 32 minute step-toning workout. You continue to lift your body weight onto and over that step during a challenging 14-minute calf, leg and glute toning section and then use the step again for an intense ab workout. The sunny Hawaiian beach won't be enough to distract you from feeling the burn as the hour mark approaches. After a vigorous eight-minute warm-up, Gilad builds four easy-to-follow step toning routines for the biceps (four exercises), chest (three), shoulders (six) and back and triceps (four). Use light dumbbells--this is muscle endurance training. You learn the step pattern, then add the corresponding upper body exercise and keep adding more. The simple steps flow together well as you step at a moderate pace and focus on controlling the dumbbell toning reps. The step grand finale combines the four routines into an intense eight-minute medley. Whew! Gilad's enthusiasm keeps you moving and you'll welcome the cooldown with tired arms.

The narrow end of the step is turned to the TV for the standing leg toning segment. Crossing back and forth over the step and often keeping one foot on the step, you work the calves, shins, glutes and hamstrings with tiny, controlled moves. You then prop your feet on the step for six minutes of fast and slow tempo ab crunches. This workout is easy to split up. The challenging 44 minutes of step-toning can stand alone. Add the tough 25 minutes of lower body and ab toning to an easy aerobic day. Skip the dumbbells for the upper body and you have an invigorating intermediate step workout.

Basic steps, easy to learn combinations, three energetic instructors and a lively soundtrack add up to a fun and dynamic introduction to stepping for beginners. The team-teaching approach exposes you to three different instructional styles and personalities for the step aerobics, then Jane's excellent instruction for the ab and lower back toning. This beginner step workout, taught by Laurel, Mark and Jeanne, eases you into stepping with uncomplicated yet varied footwork combined with ever-changing arm patterns. The warm-up begins off the step, followed by some easy stretches using the step. The short side of the step is turned to the TV during a few routines. A few simple combos are built in the last two songs. Lower-intensity arm and leg modifiers are always shown on the right side of the screen. Intermediates are motivated to work harder by the higher intensity moves shown on screen left.

Precise instruction, right-on cuing and many modifiers make this half-hour aerobic workout easy for beginners to follow and progress with. The pulsing beat of the music motivates the intense and thorough 10-minute ab workout. Jane teaches three sets of three exercises each for upper, lower, and oblique abs. Next an unexpected bonus--a lower back routine of superman reaches, back extensions, and cobra and catback stretches. Experienced steppers will find the footwork too easy, but beginners should enjoy this peppy workout as they learn step basics.

If you're looking for a high-energy, high-intensity step aerobic workout with easy-to-follow choreography, here it is! Karen's excellent cuing and instruction give plenty of warning about upcoming moves, reminders as to correct posture and alignment, and encouragement to go at your own level and modify moves when needed. The workout begins with a fast-paced warm-up and 9 minutes of leg toning on the step with a variety of dips, lunges, squats, leg lifts--it's almost aerobic too. The aerobic intervals alternate between short, fast-paced recovery intervals off the step and longer, faster-paced sprints on the step. Karen walks you through the footwork slowly, builds easy-to-follow combinations and cues you continually. (One class member doesn't use a step and this floor version can always be seen on screen.) Intensity is increased by adding optional jumps onto the step and more time to each sprint. There are six sprints on the step, ranging from 1.5 to 4 minutes long. Throughout the sprints, the arm moves are deliberate and controlled, adding to the intensity. An on-screen timer keeps track of the sprint time. The last, fastest and longest (5.5 minutes) sprint is done on the floor and is followed by a thorough stretch. (You could end the workout here.)

The toning segment starts with push-ups. Then a unique combo of four exercises for the shoulders, chest and triceps is done lying on the step. Finally, seated biceps, triceps and shoulder exercises are followed by nine minutes of slow and controlled abs. Wow! This fast-paced interval training workout is a challenge... and it's long. So split it up and modify whenever you need to. Grow into it. Let Karen's energy and encouragement keep you moving and burning calories.

As Kari warns in the introduction: this workout is not for beginners--and it's not an easy-day workout either. You need step experience, high energy, good coordination and concentration to make it through this workout smoothly and easily. The 8-minute warm-up/stretch is done off the step. For the first twenty-one minutes stepping combos are built with many straddles and over-the-top moves. However, instead of turning the step vertically to face the viewers, Kari stays sideways as she builds complex patterns with many pivots steps and some high-impact jumps. The arm work is fast-paced with long sweeps or overhead presses--very tiring and tiresome for the shoulders. The stepping pace is fast and lower-impact options are often not shown right away.

During the 8-minute step and band toning routine the stepping patterns are simple, which is good, because it takes concentration to coordinate them with the band pulls. These toning sets are short, and the exercises change quickly. The five-minute cooldown is a dancy routine done off the step "with attitude." The floor toning section starts with three sets of push-ups. Next, sets for the chest, triceps and abs are done lying on the step and pulling on a band threaded underneath it. Kari's dance background is reflected in her teaching style and choice of step patterns. She puts personality and flair into the execution of her steps. The music is peppy and motivating. It's a fun workout, but it's not for beginners or the choreographically challenged.

This 39.5 minute step workout is a great choice for steppers who are making the transition to intermediate choreography and want to try advanced intensity options. Taught at 120-126 bpms (intermediate stepping pace) in short blocks and expertly cued, Kari has you practice each step, add arm moves to it, then add it to another step and build a short pattern. Then you move onto a new block. There is no TIFTing of the entire workout. Kari is an experienced, enthusiastic instructor who strives to show you that working out should be and can be fun.

Advanced steppers on the left side of the screen add power to many moves, even when Kari doesn't mention it, so you can progress with this video for a long time. One stepper directly to Kari's left often shows lower intensity arm options too. There are only a few turns, but there are many leg lifts in all directions to tone the legs. The step is placed horizontally to the TV at the start, then for a nice change of pace Kari turns it vertically (narrow end facing TV) for the last block and cooldown. The 11-minute ab and lower back routine is long and quite challenging. A thorough lower-body stretch follows.

However, the best part of this video is Kari's Fitness Formula. In a short motivational talk after the cooldown, Kari outlines her countdown to success --10 excellent steps that encourage you to use exercise to help you maintain good health -- mental and physical. Whenever you need motivation to work out, Kari's wise words will get you back on track.

Kathy and her crew of 4 women are outdoors at the Descanso Gardens in L.A. for this 52 minute Cardio Stepping and Strength Training workout. Two 18-minute "waves" are designed to help intermediates break through a training plateau. Each wave consists of four short cardio zones (three of gradually increasing intensity, the fourth for recovery) followed by upper body weight training.

The step speed is advanced at 128 bpm, which will challenge intermediates...but won't feel fast enough for advanced Cathe fans. However, this speed lets you really work all areas of your legs with plenty of glute lifts, outer thigh lifts, ham curls and kicks. The third step zone is the most intense and in both waves it includes lots of lunges off the narrow width of the step. Modifiers for easier or harder versions are always shown and one woman demos the entire workout on the floor. The cueing for the step workout is not Kathy's best effort. Sometimes she doesn't cue at all or cues the wrong move. Luckily some cues are added later in voiceovers. However the steps are pretty basic and the patterns easy-to-follow, so after a few times you should be able to follow along.

The first strength section works the upper back, biceps and shoulders with heavier weights for two sets each. Lower body exercises (dips off the step and glute lifts) are shown here as an advanced intensity option. The second strength section uses lighter weights to work triceps for two sets and shoulders for one. Two sets of push-ups are followed by 100 reps for abs (five different exercises) and lower back extensions. This strength work is well-balanced and covers all upper body muscle groups. My only complaint is that Kathy does these reps too fast for my long arms (about the speed of her Timesaver Lift Weights to Lose Weight video). It feels like she's in a big rush to get the toning over with. But she does 16 reps for most sets, so you can easily slow down and do 10 to 12 reps as your own pace.

On Kathy's Fat Burning Pilates DVD along with Pilates for Abs and Pilates for Lower Body

If you're looking for a easy-to-follow step workout with concentrated lower body toning, this workout is a winner. As Kathy explains in the introduction, each of the three segments has a different purpose. Segment 1 has 15 minutes of faster-paced stepping for muscle endurance and calorie burning. There's plenty of variety, yet no complex footwork. The short end of the step faces the TV as you travel back and forth over the top frequently, practicing short patterns. Next, these patterns are combined to work one leg thoroughly before you cross over the step to work the other leg. The routines are not very complicated, but they are repetitive and very tough. Segment 2 is ten minutes of slower-tempo and higher-intensity squats. You travel over the step to work each side with many variations of one-legged squats. Arm moves in this section are minimal and used mainly for balance. The final 10-minute segment of floor exercises isolates your "pre-exhausted" leg muscles. Standard inner and outer thigh leg lifts and hip rotations are followed by a progressively more difficult hamstring routine. Kathy is an excellent instructor. She always demonstrates correct form, instructs and cues meticulously and frequently reminds you to hold in your abs, squeeze the working muscles, stand tall and "Really work it." If you do, your legs will know it -- and show it.

The strength of this three part tape is in its detailed introduction to stepping. Even if you have two left feet, this basic stepping workout is within your reach. An easy eight-minute warm-up and stretch is followed by three progressively more intense step segments for a 35-minute step workout. Step Segment 1 is ideal for beginners. The steps are very basic, with varied arm patterns to keep it interesting. Each step section ends with a heart rate or a perceived rate of exertion check and a chance to fast forward to the cooldown if you've had enough. The narrow end of the step faces the TV for the third segment with the most complicated (but still easy-to-follow) combos. Advanced steppers who want challenging step patterns will find this tape too basic, but beginners and intermediates will have an easy time with the simple choreography. The instruction and posture reminders are good, although Kathy's cuing for the arm movements is sometimes off.

The cooldown from the stepping is also leg toning. Squats and leg lifts are performed at a slow tempo with one leg always on the step for added intensity. The ab toning is done on an inclined step. Most of the ab exercises are basic crunches, but a few variations could be difficult for beginners. Five exercises are done for upper body toning. The first two, push-ups and triceps dips, are advanced exercises. The three for back, biceps and shoulders use dumbbells. The music throughout the ab and upper body section is faint with no real beat, and Kathy doesn't consistently count aloud, so keeping pace with her reps is difficult unless you watch the TV intently. However, she's an excellent instructor.

Once you get beyond Gin's hairdo (imagine Tina Turner on her wildest hair day -- with a wide headband completely covering her forehead), you're in for a classic circuit training experience...stepping and toning exercises alternated in one-minute intervals, followed by a quick but effective ab segment. Gin is a great step instructor. She cues well, previews the steps and upcoming exercise, and offers many intensity options and form pointers.

The workout is divided into three 10-minute aerobic/toning circuits. In each circuit you do five one-minute sets for chest, back, shoulders, triceps and biceps, in that order every time, in between each minute of stepping. Gin uses tubing, but others in the cast use dumbbells. The lifting tempo works fine for either. If you only have the time or energy to do one segment or you're a beginner to step you can stop here and you'll have worked your legs and your entire upper body with one set. Do all three segments and you'll have worked each upper body muscle group with three different exercises and done countless leg lifts, squats and lunges for the lower body.

Anyone can follow this choreography, even beginners to step. A live band provides the 120 bpm tempo for these ultra easy steps. Often one basic step is repeated for the entire minute. A cast member on screen right always maintains the beginner and low-impact version of the step, while Gin and the others add power with jumps onto the step. This format allows you to choose when and how often to add intensity to the step intervals. Although the stepping pace is slow, experienced steppers can still be challenged by raising their step height which provides great toning for the legs and glutes.

Christi and her Yahoo girls will help you work up a sweat, work off calories and work you way to Step Heaven with this three-part workout. Christi's expert cueing, fun and flowing choreography, dynamic personality and a great music track keep you on the move for more than an hour of challenging stepping. Even after previewing the workout like Christi suggests, you'll probably use your remote often as you learn many of the trickier moves. Because so many creative steps are combined into long combinations TIFTing isn't a chore in Step Heaven -- it's a delightful sense of accomplishment!

After a five minute warm-up of a short, fun combination followed by dynamic lower body stretches, the stepping is divided into three stages. Two 25-minute dance combos are followed by 20-minutes of interval training-stepping alternated with weight training. If you don't have the time or energy to do all three stages, you can stop early and follow a cooldown and stretch that's shown on an inset screen after the first and second stages.

Although Stage 1 has easier choreography than the second stage, it still has plenty of intricate steps. However, two Yahoo girls continue to demo the base steps while Christi embellishes them with pivots on the floor or turns over and spins off of the step. You'll do L-steps with a twist, kicks around the world, rock around the end, hamstring straddles, shuffle turns, and hopscotch on top, all at a 128 bpm tempo. But not to worry! Christi is an excellent instructor and a meticulous cuer, so after going through this "easy" stage a few times you'll have it down.

For Stage 2 you'll turn the short end of your step to the TV to tackle two blocks of complex step choreography that will challenge even experienced steppers. While the step speed stays the same (128 bpm) and the foundation steps are very basic, they quickly evolve into more complicated moves like hop-turns, spins off the step, hop-straddles, straddle-kicks and double time steps. In a style she calls "layering" Christi adds steps two or three at a time, changes them slightly, then adds some more. You'll attack the step from all directions as you travel back and forth over the step, squat off the ends, circle around the back, mambo off the front, walk the step, and straddle it with scoops, hops, knee lifts, spins and kicks. You'll do dance steps like Charlestons, cha-chas, mambos, and jazz squares, as well as athletic moves like scissors, squats, lunges and kicks. However, in Stage 2 there are no Yahoos doing the base steps, so if that's all you can handle you're on your own. This stage requires patience, persistence, practice, nimble feet and a clear head. Add a few new steps each time and eventually you'll master this section.

Stage 3 starts at the 55-minute mark, so the option of following the cooldown/stretch on the inset screen is quite appealing. However, if you decide to hang in there, this stage alternates four strength training intervals with five relatively easier step combos at a slightly higher tempo of 132 bpm. Each step interval has only 3 or 4 moves, usually including a turn or pivot that's easy to modify if needed. After 2 to 3 minutes of stepping, you can either follow three Yahoo girls who continue stepping in a very basic holding pattern (like alternating knees corner to corner, or alternating lunges off the back) or join Christi by picking up your weights for about 1.5-minute intervals of upper/lower body combo exercises. You'll do: squats (on the step and off the side) with biceps curls and overhead presses; dips off the step with chest squeezes or hammer curls; glute lifts with one-arm overhead presses; and wide squats with isometric upper back squeezes and lunges with lat rows. But you're not done yet, because Christi has a fun cooldown combo for you and a very welcome stretch.

On Christi's Fantastic Four DVD with three workouts: Still Jumpin, Still Steppin and Hi-Lo Heaven.