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Power Body: Fit to Dance with Christi Taylor

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I can't for the life of me, work out why Amazon aren't releasing this till October of this year when it's already available online elsewhere and I bought a copy already.
I've said it before and again today - Christi is probably one of the top 3 instructors ever. She is amazing and always high energy while staying friendly, motivating and makes you want to move. She knows her stuff, cues better than anyone I've ever seen, and gets your heart rate up with her unique and brilliant choreography. It's low impact, but the choreography is definately something you'll need to keep practising before you get the hang of it. Trust me - it's worth it.
There are intervals again in this dvd and they all feature different songs and exercise styles. I love her latin hip swings and v-sit jacks. She makes exercise fun because her moves are fresh and different. I can honestly say that I've never done exercises to the Sugar Plum Fairy from the Nutcracker.
I can't speak highly enough of this workout. Christi is my absolute favourite and you can't help but get hooked on the high energy pace of the workout. Before you know it, you've done the whole routine and had a blast (and a fat blast). Don't wait for Amazon - go get a copy elsewhere and begin this right away. It's so much fun - you'll love it.

Christi never disappoints. Her workouts are the most fun and creative workouts I've ever done and I've been using exercise videos regularly since 1992. She's simply the best. Nothing else need be said.

I had never heard for Christi Taylor, but bought this workout based on the good reviews...and I am so glad that I did! It's definately not an easy workout, but I found myself smiling almost all the way through it. And sweating too! I'm a runner, and wanted to find something to cross train with, and I definately and happy with my purchase and will be buying more of her workouts in the very near future...maybe today!

I recently became enamored with step workouts, and I bought this as my first "real" step workout. Boy, am I glad I did. This is 70 minutes of pure fun! While it may not be as intense as I would like it to be, I definitely feel like I worked out after doing this DVD. Also, what really made me LOVE this DVD was this: I looked down at the timer on my DVD player during the workout, and realized I had been working out for 40 minutes--and it only felt like 10 minutes!

I think the reason for this "long workout going by fast" feeling is that Christi does interval training--some cardio, some weights, etc. There are lots of moves, and she starts out with basic moves, and adds on to them. This being my first step workout, I was very focused on getting down those moves. And since I am not the most coordinated person in the world, I really had to focus!

Here's the breakdown:

GOOD:

--Lots of variety in the moves
--The ab workout at the end is very simple, but very effective
--Christi's cueing is right on target. Although there were times when I was having a little too much fun and wasn't listening to her cues.
--Even though I stumbled through some of the more complex cardio/step moves, they weren't so difficult that you couldn't pick up the next set of moves, or start over with the next interval.
--You have fun the whole time.
--Has people in the back doing modified moves with lighter weights.

BAD:

--Some uncoordinated people (like myself) may give up early on because they can't get the moves
--The parts of the workouts with the weights is a little dicey. . you're doing dance moves with the weights, and if you're trying to get the legwork down, you may end up swinging the weights wildly and injure yourself. Use very light weights or no weights at all if you're new to stepping the first few times through. Christi uses 5 pound weights; the modifiers use 3 lb weights.
--This is a personal preference for me, but I could have done without Christi singing to the music.

Overall, I was impressed with this workout. I think it wasn't intense enough for me the first time through because I was tripping over my poor feet some of the time; I am sure the next few times through I'll get better. (My heart rate was up more during the weight segments than during the cardio sometimes.) I would recommend this to anyone who wants a good step workout led by a very good instructor.

Time after time, she shows why she is the master. Every DVD I get of hers is just great and this one is no exception. High energy, informative, cute as heck, sweet, knows her stuff, fresh moves...I could go on and on. But I think you get the point. YOu can not go wrong with this one. It's for the ages. Fun and it gets the job done! I'm sooo happy with it! Keep it up Christi! Amazon needs to get this out already!

I really like this dvd!! I was looking for a more advanced workout and I found it with this. Christi does a great job with cueing you and keeping you motivated throughout this video. She has some good tunes for you to work out to and some great moves to go with it. Your legs will feel the burn with this one for sure. This also has one of the best abdominal workouts out there. I know this is sculpting me! I really recommend this one a lot. It is in my top 5 list of exercise dvds right now for sure. Give it a try!

I haven't done this workout but once, because I don't have a step yet. I did it without the step and it was workable, but obviously it would be better with. Christi is pleasant, and unlike some other reviewers, I don't find her singing along to be bothersome. It's a good solid workout. I think I probably have some others that get my heartrate up better, but maybe with a step and a little more effort I could improve that, too. The music is pleasant. Though not my genre, it's not offensive. All in all, I would recommend this video. I try to keep variety in my workouts, so I have a lot of videos that I alternate. I will definitely enjoy using this one.

I have been working out to step aerobic tapes for about a year now, and I have viewed many different videos by many different instructors. Christi is definitely my favorite and this is my favorite of her workouts.

I've read people who criticize her for creating too complicated of workouts, and even for her singing while she's working out. Yes, her choreography can be challenging, but that's part of the fun. Her workouts are just like everyone else's, and I find myself forgetting that I'm working out, because both my body and my mind are fully engaged. And the singing is just part of her fun personality. The fact that she can sing while she's doing aerobics shows me how good of shape she's in.

When I first found her my comment after watching her workout was "Yeah, right. As if I could ever do that." Then something made me take the time to watch the video all the way through, and then spend some time learning it instead of just expecting that I could do it without much practice. And I am so glad I did. I now find that I can just about do her workouts all the way through by practicing using her MoveMaster portion and then trying the workout.

This video is an absolute blast, and an absolute workout. Her workouts are more dance than exercise, but I don't feel silly doing them like I have with some other dance-oriented workouts. And this one is the sexiest (in a good way), most fun of all that I've seen. And if you like this one, you should try her Totally Cool Step, which is my second favorite.

I can't wait to see what she does next!

If you like to work out to videos then you will love this one! It is basically interval training so you do cardio and then cardio with weights and good old fashion abs work. It is all done to really great music and Christi Taylor is fun but cues beautifully. I do it almost everyday!

I LOVE this Power Body workout. It makes me smile while I'm sweating bullets! The high/low circuits are the perfect mix. I can catch my breath after a 15 minute high intensity aerobic circuit while I'm using weights during the lower intensity segments. I did step aerobics in my 30's. I'm now in my late 50's and it's still fun. Christi Taylor keeps the cues coming to help learn the step routine and stay in time. After two frustrating days of trying to get the dance steps, I don't have the hip-hop down but I feel the beat and it's fun everytime.

Don't get me wrong this is a helluva workout but the music and the intervals keep you wanting to come back.