Christi Taylor: Totally Cool Step Reviews

• The best instructor EVER

  
  By A24ZFFRQ4MG3XL on 2005-12-27
  I bought this at Collage Video some time ago. I have all of Christies workouts. The reason I have them all? She is AMAZING. She is totally profesional and a joy to watch. She has great personality, and she knows her stuff. She is so quick on the step, I don't know how she calls out all the moves. She'll cues exceptionally well - she'll sing out the cues to the tune of the great music her dvds have. This one has We Will Rock You, Heard It Through The Grapevine and I Love Rock and Roll to name a few. She's quick and on the ball. The choreography is sometimes complex, but once you've done it a couple of times, you'll get the hang of it and wonder how on earth you are doing it. If you are still stuck, there are some exercisers in the back row, who do easier versions that makes following easier. There is also a bonus ab workout. Christie really is the very best instructor and fun to watch.
  
  

• Totally Cool Step

  
  By A1ZM2CQ664B8X2 on 2007-01-09
  I doubt I will ever be able to do all the complex moves in Totally Cool Step by Chrisi Taylor. I have learned to concentrate on the 4 girls in the back, who are doing simplified moves, and I manage to get a good workout without tripping over the step. There is a section that teaches the moves if you want to learn to do the more complicated versions. I haven't had the time or felt the need to do that. There is a short section on abs and back that I use quite frequently after I finish the aerobic portions of other DVDs and videos. Christi's DVD is a lot of fun and provides a good workout. My main complaint is that the moves are too complicated for me.
  
  

• Challenge

  
  By A13Z8V3MFH1J1M on 2006-11-09
  I love this workout. I consider myself to be a fairly experienced stepper and this was a challenge. It took me a couple of workouts to get all the steps, but it was worth it. This DVD provides a great workout.
  
  

• Christi is COOL

  
  By A2UO0LRC27AP76 on 2007-10-30
  As a former aerobics instructor I have high standards for home workouts. Christi Taylor is an exceptional instructor! Not only does she cue well facing the audience, but has a section where she teaches the moves with her back to the viewer. This is essential for me to learn moves that cross-over from front to back etc. Every good step teacher back in the day taught with their back toward the class. Other step DVD's do not even come close to this one. I love step with enough choreography to make me forget I'm working out. I really work up a sweat and have fun doing it. Thanks Christi . . . I'm ordering more DVD's.
  
  

• Great workout!

  
  By A1ILWRRMF0FRTO on 2008-02-26
  This video is not for beginners, but anyone can do it with time and practice. Even during the first couple of times I was learning the steps, the routine was a very effective workout.
  
  
• Tricky at first, but still lots of fun
  By A3CWSDAQZZNBWK on 2007-11-16
  Great fun & a great workout too. It's good to work out to the Doors' "Roadhouse Blues" instead of the usual irritating disco music (no wonder there aren't many men who do step aerobics -- they have a natural aversion to anything disco). The first half is a swingy, leaping blast. The steps seem a little tricky, but Christi's MoveMaster segments break the steps down for you to practice. You then see that the steps aren't so complicated afterall. I recommend this video for intermediate & experienced steppers. For beginners who would like to try something more challenging & who don't mind working on segments at a time, this video makes a good winter project to master over the long months of indoor exercise.
  
  
• Step Aerobic Christy Taylor
  By A2O5P523CLZ0WL on 2007-12-30
  This is an advanced video, more geared toward dancers than a home fitness vehicle. Easy to get hurt with this tape. No warm up, complex spinning moves while adding the vertical component will surely bring injuries to any beginner/intermediate.
  
  
• Not for beginners
  By A11OQ9FQKV1DK1 on 2007-05-07
  I have only tried to do this tape twice. It is definitely not for beginners. I could barely keep up with the girls in the back who you were supposed to watch for the easier versions of the moves. I am sure this is a great workout for advanced steppers.
  
  
• Difficult, But Fun Routine
  By A3FQQK61FW5UBQ on 2007-12-31
  The routine is fun and challenging. I needed to watch the move master to learn the choreography before I was able to master the routine. Once I learned the routine the workout was excellent. If you prefer to pop the DVD in and get a great workout immediately, this may not be for you. (The two girls behind Christi perform the same routine and the four girls in the back perform the modified routine ---the routine is not much different and the girls are hard to see) If you are willing to learn the choreography, you will sweat and have a great time stepping!
  
  
• I'm a fan!
  By A23O8T3LNL9YY8 on 2008-01-24
  Christi Taylor is one of my all-time favorite aerobic/step instructors. On this particular DVD, her enthusiasm is contagious. She sings, moves and steps along with the music with a ton of energy!
  I like the modifiers on this DVD. They show you how to keep moving while learning the more difficult DVD's. It will take a few times to learn the "flipper" moves, but, it will be worth the practice, because your body will change while you're learning.
  My heart rate stayed up the entire time I was practicing this DVD even with the modified moves. I also did the Bonus Cardio, which is a repeat of the entire routine, without the beginning instruction so you feel like you are in a dance show.
  Love this DVD..I did sweat and keep my heart-rate up!
  Thank you Christi
  
  
  
• Awful, not for beginners, or even intermediate.
  By A2Z4AKE8I9TSBC on 2008-02-15
  This DVD was terrible. If I had known she was going to be dancing all over the place, and throw in some step, I would not have bought it. Along with the bad choreography, she sings along with the cues she gives out, which is annoying and fake. And the "Move Master" is not even slow enough for a beginner to learn. You would have to do this DVD so many times to finally learn it.
  
  
• Pretty good workout
  By A1426AM6EJ8R4T on 2008-02-16
  I am an advanced stepper, so I didn't have too much trouble with the moves. I found them fun and liked her choreography. The time does fly by and it is very "dancy" which is what I wanted. I have other DVD's that were MUCH more difficult to get the hang of.
  
  Unfort. the workout isn't as hard as I wanted. I sweat- but was hoping for something more intense. I do have other DVD's for that though and will continue to use this DVD when I want to take it down a notch. I could also power-up more of her moves or modify.
  
  Abs section wasn't bad- quick, but worth doing.
  
  It would be nice if she had a better warm up- I wouldn't even call what she does a warm up.
  
  I have only watched this DVD a few times and her singing the queues is KILLING ME. It's driving me nuts. Hopefully I can memorize her routine at some point and turn the volume off!
  
  Overall I'd recommend this to an advanced stepper looking for fun/dancey choreography.
  
  
• Excellent Advanced step
  By A21VY7OJAFF510 on 2008-03-04
  The moves on this step DVD are difficult, but with a little effort in the tutorial, the workout is excellent. Anyone who has done step before can pick up the moves and once you do, it will be hard to find a better one. Don't give up! It's worth it!
  
  
• If you don't have a lot of time, don't bother.
  By A3FVFIEPZY75QG on 2008-03-27
  As someone who has limited time to workout, this video is NOT what I need. I kept having to stop and start trying to figure out how to do the steps. I do quite a bit of step aerobics and still found Christy's DVD to be very complicated. The instructions are not clear and she does not slow it down and let you figure it out before moving on. I finally gave up and shelved it along with another one of hers. I won't be buying anymore Christi Taylor DVDs.
  
  
• Totally Cool Step: Too hard for this stepper!
  By A39HM28X7A9I81 on 2007-05-24
  I have Christi's Mission Possible DVD and absolutely love it...it didn't take but a couple of times doing it to get it down. This one took up so much of my workout time just trying to master it that I've given up for now. My workout time is limited, so I have to get in there and get it done, not mess around until my time is up. I'm sure that someone more accomplished than myself would enjoy it, though, and I look forward to the day when I can spend the time learning it.
  
  

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