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CIA 2602: Step Generation with Strength Circuit |
  Great choreography |
| At first I just watched this one, and when I did, I thought the instructor was loony (in a good way)! She seems to think in odd numbers, and has a lot of moves that are 3-, 5-, or 7-count moves. As I watched, I thought, "How am I ever going to do that?" However, once I actually did the workout, I was amazed by how easy it was to follow her. In the end, I love the choreography. This is a very fun step workout. - posted by Lyn on 7/26/2011 |
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| OK |
| This DVD is OK. The step portion is complex, but not so hard where you would be completely lost. Her cueing is good and I'm looking forward to doing it again since I didn't get it on the first try. I wish the intensity was higher, so I'm finding myself adding jumps or jogs in place of knees and marches, but it is presented as low-impact. The weight section is mostly compound and depending on the weight used, pretty challenging and well rounded. In-between is a med-ball section as cool-down after the step, or warmup before the weights, but with a heavy ball I found it to be much more than that, quite excellent actually, and is my favorite part of the DVD. One thing completely missing is a stretch at the end which makes it somewhat incomplete, so you will have to add it yourself. Overall, it was a good challenge and better than the negative reviews. - posted by holly on 2/4/2009 |
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| good choreography, poor video |
| Once you learn the choreography, it's a fine work-out. Her cuing is not good, and at one point she starts over prematurely (i.e. before completing all the combinations) - very confusing until you learn what to expect. Worst of all, NO cool-down stretch! - posted by Diana on 2/26/2007 |
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| Not my cup of tea |
| Hi I was looking for a low impact workout and I thought something from CIA would be great! But this is not for me. I had alot of trouble trying to follow her choreography. There was too much pivoting, turning and going all around the step for me. I found it extremely frustrating. Ann Marie seems like a nice person, but not the best cuer. I'm a big Cathe fan, Cathe's cueing and choreography is terrific! I hope she comes out with more low impact workouts; at least they are tough, but doable and fun! - posted by Jennifer on 1/25/2007 |
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| Disappointed |
| I own and enjoy all advanced workout dvd's (Cathe, Mindy, and all CIA workouts). But, I was very disappointed with this one. I tried doing it several times, but can not get the choregraphy yet. And, when I do get it at some point, it does not get my heart-rate up. The toning is not tough and did nothing to me. I would rank it as an intermediate workout with very advanced choregraphy. Good luck! - posted by HomeFitFreak on 9/6/2006 |
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| Breakdown |
| I am an instructor myself, and although the final choreography is really good, I don't know what she is thinking of during her breakdown. This is the same way I felt about her first video. Loved the final routine, used some of the moves, but made up a more make sense breakdown of my own. I would think this would confuse people at home. I do like her personality and her strength work. - posted by Sue on 6/19/2006 |
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| STEP GENERATION ROCKS THE WORLD!! |
| Ann Marie Sill's first video was wonderful and her warm personality made me smile while she kicked my butt into gear! Step Generation once again combines Ann Marie's warmness with her presentor skills and awesome choreography. The video is incredibly fun and light, fast-moving so your workout flies by, and like coffee with a good friend, you wonder where the time has gone. Ann Marie's unique and refreshing choreography and toning moves are just what I needed to jump-start me into swimsuit season!I HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend this video to anyone, unless you dislike smiling and having fun!(have I mentioned how great I think this is) - posted by Shannon on 4/8/2006 |