Anyone else tried Coffey-Meyer's Stepbox?
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gogigi
Cathlete
The Step Boxing is deceiving in my opinion. I don't feel like I'm working hard, but I sweat like a mad woman now that I have the moves down. I love the pace in this one and the 8 in. step. Did you know she is making a Step Boxing 2? She plans on making one dedicated to the original, keeping the fast pace and one using a slower pace. I'm hoping it will be 60 minutes of pure cardio.
Angela:7
Angela:7
gogigi
Cathlete
>How low was the intensity level? I was thinking about this
>one. Would be appropriate for a day when you wanted to do
>something, but not go 'all out'? Any other work outs to which
>you could compare it? Thanks. Kristan
I do it on an 8 in. step and go all out, but it's shorter than most of my cardio sessions, so on days I want some good cardio but don't have energy for a full hour, it's perfect. It's one of those cardio sessions to me that are perfect in that my heart rate gets up and stays up, I sweat and work hard but don't feel wiped out or like, when is this going to be over b/c I'm sucking paint off the walls, but I don't feel like I wasted my time either. It's nothing near an Imax workout, but it reminds me of RS in that, I don't feel like it's a hard workout, but by the end of the workout I'm drenched...maybe b/c I'm in a lower heart rate zone, but staying in a fat burning zone. No expert here, just thinking out loud. Step Boxing is a worthy purchase in my opinion but this has been a year for me to discover other workouts by different instructors to change things up. I'm very glad to have discovered Kelly Coffey-Meyer!
Angela:7
>one. Would be appropriate for a day when you wanted to do
>something, but not go 'all out'? Any other work outs to which
>you could compare it? Thanks. Kristan
I do it on an 8 in. step and go all out, but it's shorter than most of my cardio sessions, so on days I want some good cardio but don't have energy for a full hour, it's perfect. It's one of those cardio sessions to me that are perfect in that my heart rate gets up and stays up, I sweat and work hard but don't feel wiped out or like, when is this going to be over b/c I'm sucking paint off the walls, but I don't feel like I wasted my time either. It's nothing near an Imax workout, but it reminds me of RS in that, I don't feel like it's a hard workout, but by the end of the workout I'm drenched...maybe b/c I'm in a lower heart rate zone, but staying in a fat burning zone. No expert here, just thinking out loud. Step Boxing is a worthy purchase in my opinion but this has been a year for me to discover other workouts by different instructors to change things up. I'm very glad to have discovered Kelly Coffey-Meyer!
Angela:7
I don't think it's like Imax, but then it's not supposed to be. It's not an interval workout. There aren't many instructors who do Imax type workouts. I did Step Kickboxing today in it's entirety after doing Cardio Coach 2 on the treadmill and it was challenging enough for me .......especially after the CC workout.
From everything I've read on cardio and your body adapting, etc. is that you need to change your intensity levels to keep getting results, as your body adapts to cardio quicker than it does to a weight routine. I used to always just do "all out" cardio for the longest time and just recently have been trying to do days where my HR is different intensities. HOwever, that being said, I do understand that we ARE Cathe fans and we do love the "all out" cardio.....me included!
Laura Max: What type of cardio workouts and what instructors do you mainly do?
The only workout I can think of to compare it to intensity wise is Turbo Jam. I'd say my HR is about the same in both....but it depends on how much you put into it. I really put a lot into both and get a good workout.
From everything I've read on cardio and your body adapting, etc. is that you need to change your intensity levels to keep getting results, as your body adapts to cardio quicker than it does to a weight routine. I used to always just do "all out" cardio for the longest time and just recently have been trying to do days where my HR is different intensities. HOwever, that being said, I do understand that we ARE Cathe fans and we do love the "all out" cardio.....me included!
Laura Max: What type of cardio workouts and what instructors do you mainly do?
The only workout I can think of to compare it to intensity wise is Turbo Jam. I'd say my HR is about the same in both....but it depends on how much you put into it. I really put a lot into both and get a good workout.
gogigi
Cathlete
>I don't think it's like Imax, but then it's not supposed to
>be. It's not an interval workout. There aren't many
>instructors who do Imax type workouts. I did Step Kickboxing
>today in it's entirety after doing Cardio Coach 2 on the
>treadmill and it was challenging enough for me
>.......especially after the CC workout.
>
>From everything I've read on cardio and your body adapting,
>etc. is that you need to change your intensity levels to keep
>getting results, as your body adapts to cardio quicker than it
>does to a weight routine. I used to always just do "all out"
>cardio for the longest time and just recently have been trying
>to do days where my HR is different intensities. HOwever,
>that being said, I do understand that we ARE Cathe fans and we
>do love the "all out" cardio.....me included!
>
>Laura Max: What type of cardio workouts and what instructors
>do you mainly do?
>
>The only workout I can think of to compare it to intensity
>wise is Turbo Jam. I'd say my HR is about the same in
>both....but it depends on how much you put into it. I really
>put a lot into both and get a good workout.
I didn't meant it was supposed to be like and Imax. I was just trying to answer the intensity question.
Angela:7
>be. It's not an interval workout. There aren't many
>instructors who do Imax type workouts. I did Step Kickboxing
>today in it's entirety after doing Cardio Coach 2 on the
>treadmill and it was challenging enough for me
>.......especially after the CC workout.
>
>From everything I've read on cardio and your body adapting,
>etc. is that you need to change your intensity levels to keep
>getting results, as your body adapts to cardio quicker than it
>does to a weight routine. I used to always just do "all out"
>cardio for the longest time and just recently have been trying
>to do days where my HR is different intensities. HOwever,
>that being said, I do understand that we ARE Cathe fans and we
>do love the "all out" cardio.....me included!
>
>Laura Max: What type of cardio workouts and what instructors
>do you mainly do?
>
>The only workout I can think of to compare it to intensity
>wise is Turbo Jam. I'd say my HR is about the same in
>both....but it depends on how much you put into it. I really
>put a lot into both and get a good workout.
I didn't meant it was supposed to be like and Imax. I was just trying to answer the intensity question.
Angela:7
LauraMax
Cathlete
That's an excellent comparison Lora. I'd put it on par with the Turbo Jam workouts. I'm not really complaining b/c I do feel this level of intensity has its place in my routine. I think I was just expecting something different.
I do a lot of kickboxing, some step & hi/lo, & some machines at the gym (funny that the machines at the gym are so much easier than the stuff I do at home }( ). Obviously Cathe is my favorite. I also like Tony Horton just b/c he's so darn great to look at I can take my mind off the cardio. :+ I can't even begin to give you a list of all the DVDs I have--they range from the first Reebok video to Amy Bento's most recent.
But I do have a tendency to stick w/kickboxing whenever possible, with a preference for KPC, Kenpo X, & my latest favorite Kickbox Extreme.
I do a lot of kickboxing, some step & hi/lo, & some machines at the gym (funny that the machines at the gym are so much easier than the stuff I do at home }( ). Obviously Cathe is my favorite. I also like Tony Horton just b/c he's so darn great to look at I can take my mind off the cardio. :+ I can't even begin to give you a list of all the DVDs I have--they range from the first Reebok video to Amy Bento's most recent.
But I do have a tendency to stick w/kickboxing whenever possible, with a preference for KPC, Kenpo X, & my latest favorite Kickbox Extreme.
I've only done it once, and I'm on the fence about it right now. I don't like how "bouncy" she is when she steps, and the pace is really fast. Once I learn it a little better I'll be a better judge. It might be a coincidence, but I had to wear a Pain Patch on my back that day, maybe from my bad form.
Sally
Sally
kathryn
Cathlete
> She does
>seem a little "bouncy" though.
I noticed that, too. She seems to 'bounce' when she steps, and I'm not sure that's safe form.
I like the workout, and it's a nice core work as well, but I wish the step-box segment were longer. She's said that she didn't think it was good to do more than that much intense kb, and so added the light weight work for kind of a weighted cardio. I don't quite get that either, since workout doesn't seem like something you couldn't continue to do for 10 more minutes (maybe the risk is if you bounce?)
>seem a little "bouncy" though.
I noticed that, too. She seems to 'bounce' when she steps, and I'm not sure that's safe form.
I like the workout, and it's a nice core work as well, but I wish the step-box segment were longer. She's said that she didn't think it was good to do more than that much intense kb, and so added the light weight work for kind of a weighted cardio. I don't quite get that either, since workout doesn't seem like something you couldn't continue to do for 10 more minutes (maybe the risk is if you bounce?)
Laura Max - I love Kickbox Extreme...........which leads me to this question. What other Kickbox workouts have you found that are intense enough? For some reason, most Kickbox workouts don't do anything for my HR. I've got to be very creative in Kenpo X and do extra plyos...etc to get to the intensity I need to be at. I love Kickbox Extreme.......so what others (besides Cathe's) have you found like that?