Anyone done the new Step Boxing 2 by KC-M yet?

I did this one yesterday for the first time. I absolutely love it. It will be one of my favorites for sure. Lots of Kickbox moves in it. She does some ab work kneeling on one knee which is basically punching and a side to side move. I think the music is great as well.

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I really liked this workout as well. The first segment is done with an 8" step vertical, the second segment with the step horizontal, and the third just solid floor kickboxing. If you put your all into the moves, it's quite intense -- I was dripping sweat by the time it was over! It goes by very quickly and if you like kickboxing, I think you'll really enjoy it.

I added my Turbojam weighted gloves for intensity and was quite sore the next day!

Laura
 
I did this one just before I left for a conference on Tuesday.
I like it overall.

My first impressions:

It's good that Kelly's moves are fairly athletic and simple, because her cuing is pretty spotty.

I like that she combines punches other than the typical "jab, cross, hook, upper," but do wish she's cue them more, since they are atypical combos (like "hook, jab--which she calls 'punch', hook, upper").

Some of the vertical step moves were done in a way that really pushed the limits of my front-to-back space: I wish she's kept them more 'side-to-side'.

I'm not fond of the ending core work, where she kneels on a 1/2 foam roller. I first tried it on my 1/2 foam roller, and my knee felt like I did something to the bursa! Then I decided to use a balance disc, and it wasn't much better. I think next time, I'll do this while seated on the floor with legs spread in a 'v,' or seated on a stability ball (both of which will serve the purpose of keeping the hips still, but won't risk knee injury).

Overall, I like the way Kelly fuses step and kickboxing.

I felt the workout was similar to the first, not noticeably a lot slower, and didn't seem like a redo of the same moves. It was pure cardio--with the exception of the short core segment--and the step-cardio segment was about twice as long as the one in her first step-boxing workout (almost an hour of cardio).
 
I agree with Diane Sue - loved it and it will be one of my favorite workouts once I get the Combo's down. Kelly is not the greatest with cueing ....or I'm just not used to her style, but I do love her. I had a good intense workout and I was a bit frustrated trying to pick up the combos....so I'm sure it will be even better after you learn it.
 
I absolutely LOVE this workout. I thought it was better than her first step kickboxing workout. She seemed to have more of the kickboxing moves.

I thought the veritcal step portion was more challenging with the choreography. This took a couple times to feel comfortable with it. On the horizontal side, that one I got right away. I enjoyed this one much more - I loved the first blast with the horizontal step. This workout really works your core, better than any I have seen before.

I liked the kneeling core work at the end. I knelt on my foam roller, it wasn't the 1/2 one. I had no problems with my knees with this at all.

I wish I could do this one everyday, but I know that this would be unwise. There is lots of twisting and turning.

This incorporates the two aerobic activites that I love the best: step and kickboxing! I couldn't ask for more!


Cheryl
 
I have tried it once and love it too! In my opinion it is better than her first Step Boxing workout because the cardio is longer. It is a great, fast paced, fun workout! She also has a tutorial section that you can watch to get the moves down. Overall I was very impressed.
 
I can't wait to try it. Mine shoud arrive tomorrow or Tuesday at the latest. I have it in my rotation for Wednesday and her circuit for Thursday. They sound FAB!!!!
Angela:7
 
I got it in the mail a few days ago, but haven't done it yet, I feel the need to preview a video first before I do it. :)
 
Love it, great workout. Fast paced just like the first one, but it is longer and therefore more taxing. She is very innovative and her choreography is creative enough to keep you working mentally, but not so hard that you can't pick it up.

I was not nuts about the kneeling ab work, so I subbed another ab routine for that, but the true bang for the buck is the step boxing. Music is great too!!
 
I previewed the KCM workouts today. I hope to practice sections of the kickboxing after my "real" workout which is Lower Intensity Step & Shoulders.

My first impressions are that these workouts are fast, fresh, and fun! I like that KCM KNOWS what she is good at and continues to produce workouts that are right up her alley. I think there is something to only producing a couple at a time. You can tell she puts a lot of thought into the choreography and flow of the workout. Instead of the music just being "there" the music goes with the workout. I LOVE that the music is somewhat eclectic...not all one genre but a little bit of a variety with a strong beat and a fast pace. I think it's cool how the simple ab section at the end of her circuit workout is somewhat "choreographed" to the music. The music is somewhat funky which I love. I recognized some tunes that I liked from Tracey's Staehle's last series (I traded the workouts b/c I did not like them, but liked the music). I actually think the stepboxing workout will have more of a learning curve for me than Cathe's recent step choreography. Kickboxing is not my forte' so it just doesn't come naturally to me. I enjoy having a learning curve though as I know I will be enjoying these workouts for years to come. It's definitely not the same old, same old kickboxing moves. I was concerned b/c Kelley had mentioned slowing the pace down, but if she slowed the pace down for this stepboxing, I didn't even notice. Mu initial preview opinion is two thumbs WAY up for KCM's newest workouts!!!
Angela:7
 

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