Reviews needed - SSS HLMB
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LauraMax
Cathlete
I haven't done SSS (& probably won't for some time, I still haven't tried ASC3).
HLMB does not compare to any hi/lo DVDs in existence. It's tough to describe for that very reason. The choreo is pretty basic but there aren't very many moves in it that I've seen in other workouts. It's relatively low impact, not much "hi" in the hi/lo, & I wouldn't consider it a major calorie burner but what it lacks in intensity is made up in the fun factor.
HLMB does not compare to any hi/lo DVDs in existence. It's tough to describe for that very reason. The choreo is pretty basic but there aren't very many moves in it that I've seen in other workouts. It's relatively low impact, not much "hi" in the hi/lo, & I wouldn't consider it a major calorie burner but what it lacks in intensity is made up in the fun factor.
Tygra - Here's my review from VF:
Did Steady State Step this a.m. and...
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I really liked it! Great music, great choreography. She has Barbie doing it on the floor and Jill doing the higher impact choreography. This is true steady state step - it doesn't stop.
Warmup starts out with a lot of hip shaking (she seems to really like to do that), step taps, squats, basics. There's no more hip shaking once the warmup is over.
She did a couple of moves that were in Low Max (or IMAX 3) - 2 knee repeaters and then a walk with a turn around the step and also 2 knee repeaters and triple steps around the step. She does a lot of reverse mambo moves - NOT like Low Max. The first reverse mambo move is a bit tricky. For the most part, she's easy to follow but that move tripped me up a bit. She also does a turning jumping jack on/off the step (the most high impact move of the workout). There are a lot of moves facing away from the step and lots of turning around the step. She does an around the world with 2 kicks and then each foot taps the step and then you turn back to the front. She also does a mambo front and back and then a pony over to the other side of the step. She also does box lunges around the step. This is not for the choreography-challenged but it's not the most complicated choreography I've done. This was easier for me to pick up than HISM1. She does TIFT but the workout goes so fast, you really don't notice it. She's pretty good at cueing but some steps are broken down more than others.
After the main combos are over, Jill and Barbie leave and Tracey is by herself and does a more athletic section - kind of like one of Cathe's blasts in Low Max - Knee repeaters, L steps, L step with kick to the side.
This is all I can remember for now. If I get a chance, I'll try and write out the combos. The whole workout is 55 minutes. There are no stretches in the warmup and there's a quick 4 minute cooldown with grapevines, alternating side lunges, hamstring. hip flexor and calf stretches and shoulder and chest stretches.
I didn't like some of the camera angles - they panned down to just their feet or just their faces at times. I like to see the whole body. Patrick did the same thing in Step Up and it really annoyed me.
I think Tracey delivered with this one. I'd give it an A - it would have been an A-plus if she didn't fool around with the camera angles.
Marcy
Did Steady State Step this a.m. and...
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I really liked it! Great music, great choreography. She has Barbie doing it on the floor and Jill doing the higher impact choreography. This is true steady state step - it doesn't stop.
Warmup starts out with a lot of hip shaking (she seems to really like to do that), step taps, squats, basics. There's no more hip shaking once the warmup is over.
She did a couple of moves that were in Low Max (or IMAX 3) - 2 knee repeaters and then a walk with a turn around the step and also 2 knee repeaters and triple steps around the step. She does a lot of reverse mambo moves - NOT like Low Max. The first reverse mambo move is a bit tricky. For the most part, she's easy to follow but that move tripped me up a bit. She also does a turning jumping jack on/off the step (the most high impact move of the workout). There are a lot of moves facing away from the step and lots of turning around the step. She does an around the world with 2 kicks and then each foot taps the step and then you turn back to the front. She also does a mambo front and back and then a pony over to the other side of the step. She also does box lunges around the step. This is not for the choreography-challenged but it's not the most complicated choreography I've done. This was easier for me to pick up than HISM1. She does TIFT but the workout goes so fast, you really don't notice it. She's pretty good at cueing but some steps are broken down more than others.
After the main combos are over, Jill and Barbie leave and Tracey is by herself and does a more athletic section - kind of like one of Cathe's blasts in Low Max - Knee repeaters, L steps, L step with kick to the side.
This is all I can remember for now. If I get a chance, I'll try and write out the combos. The whole workout is 55 minutes. There are no stretches in the warmup and there's a quick 4 minute cooldown with grapevines, alternating side lunges, hamstring. hip flexor and calf stretches and shoulder and chest stretches.
I didn't like some of the camera angles - they panned down to just their feet or just their faces at times. I like to see the whole body. Patrick did the same thing in Step Up and it really annoyed me.
I think Tracey delivered with this one. I'd give it an A - it would have been an A-plus if she didn't fool around with the camera angles.
Marcy
Vee
Cathlete
I am not a Step fan.
I loved HLMB. I agree with Laura that it is not like any other workout, and that it makes up in fun for what it lacks in intensity. It isnt advanced but it isnt a walk in the park either.
The production quality is not the best, which is a shame because the set, the outfits, the choreo, the music and everything else is great. I could see everything I needed to at all times, so in my opinion the camera angles are fine on HLMB.
Tracey and team are in their element.
The warm up and cool down have some hip swinging dancy moves. The rest of the workout has kickbox combos, latin (but not too hippy) combos and hi/lo combos and a med ball combo - all with fresh moves or new twists to old favorites. There is an Abs section on the floor with the medball before the cool down. It clocks in at just under an hour for the whole thing but is seems like a lot less because time flies.
It is difficult to describe just why this workout is delightful. It just comes together so well.
I loved HLMB. I agree with Laura that it is not like any other workout, and that it makes up in fun for what it lacks in intensity. It isnt advanced but it isnt a walk in the park either.
The production quality is not the best, which is a shame because the set, the outfits, the choreo, the music and everything else is great. I could see everything I needed to at all times, so in my opinion the camera angles are fine on HLMB.
Tracey and team are in their element.
The warm up and cool down have some hip swinging dancy moves. The rest of the workout has kickbox combos, latin (but not too hippy) combos and hi/lo combos and a med ball combo - all with fresh moves or new twists to old favorites. There is an Abs section on the floor with the medball before the cool down. It clocks in at just under an hour for the whole thing but is seems like a lot less because time flies.
It is difficult to describe just why this workout is delightful. It just comes together so well.