Christi Taylor: Mission Possible Step & Aerobic Workout

I started doing step about 15 years ago, and liked it because it was relatively low impact. Now that I am trying to lose weight I need low impact, jumping is just out of the question at the moment. I read some reviews on other Christi Taylor dvds and saw that people complained about the complicated moves. This dvd took me about 6 or 7 times to complete without having to stop and re-start when I lost my place, but it was fun the whole time. It's fun that it's challenging enough to keep my mind occupied, but that I was able to do the whole thing. I appreciate that I am concentrating so much on the moves, that the dvd is over before I realize it. Now that I have had it about a month or so I can do it well, and still enjoy it. I am looking for other Christi Taylor dvds to do in the future. This dvd starts with a warm up section on the floor of 10 min. Then there is a 20 min. section on the step. It is followed by a 20 min. hi-low section on the floor again with dance like moves and it finishes with a cool down of 5 min or so. I did use the move master section once and once again when a friend did the workout with me, and it was very helpful. Now, I mentioned that jumping is out for me, but the workout does have some small hopping here and there. I just skip that, which works out. In other work outs that I have, when I skip the hopping I can see that I am missing out on the workout, but in this one I think there is hardly a difference, and I still get a very good workout.

First, let me say that I'm 43 & can finish the workout... after having quit smoking just 5 mos ago (a 10+ year habit) & not working out AT ALL during my thirties. So, if I can do it, anyone can. Let me just say this: If you're looking for quick fix, this is not it, and don't invest in this DVD if you don't have the time to commit to learn & get good at the workouts.That said, once I was finally convinced that someone had not actually set out to create a method of slow torture specifically designed to make my life miserable, I really got into the exercises. This DVD will make you WORK & you will feel it - but IT WON'T BE OVERWHELMING.So, here's what I did.I knew immediately that I wouldn't get any of the routines the first time around. So, I continued w/ my regular workout so that I was still on schedule. Then I sat through the entire Christi DVD once. After that, I actually walked the workouts - nothing strenuous, just a light walk-through to get used to the steps so that I could get used to the routine. I continued my regular workout for a couple more nights while doing the light walk-through's w/ Christi in between so that I could move between both workouts seamlessly. Again, it does take a little time to get all the moves - & trust me, it WILL take time to fully get the routines because they are both continuous 20-minute routines. But I found her cuing to be very good &, even better, she's FUN. I found myself smiling a lot throughout the routines. And it helps that she's got a little instructional section to explain some of the moves.

Initially I was disappointed with this DVD on the first viewing: it was not only Step but also Hi-Lo. Not having run into this before with another Step DVD I had ordered, I almost returned it saying it was not as ordered. My workout room has carpeting and a lot of the moves for Hi-Lo require sliding or twisting that puts a lot of strain on my knees. But after doing this a couple of time I have made my own adjustments and find it a great workout and a nice balance between the step and floor. Plus Christi is cute in the way she "sings" out some of the cues. It's novel and quite a lot of fun. I would recomment this for any level of aerobiciser!

I'd never done a Christi Taylor workout before, and this was the first dvd of hers I'd tried. I consider myself an intermediate/advanced stepper. I found Christi's Mission Possible routine challenging but not so difficult as to be frustrating. I consider this a good addition to my step workout when I want to mix it up a bit. If you're a non-beginner you might give this a try. She also includes an aerobic workout and a "move master" tutorial.

Teedums wrote a great description of the whole workout, so I'm just going to say that this is so much fun(!), and that the Move Master helped me get the hang of all the steps at a slow pace so that I never felt lost once I moved on to the workout.I have this and Jane Fonda's Complete Workout. I think Mission possible is the perfect next step up in intensity, while still keeping a few of the same steps and the great cueing. I'm so glad I bought this one.(I watched a clip first on collagevideo.com before buying. Great way to see for yourself.)

This workout is supposed to be for beginners, but how is a beginner supposed to follow instructions that can barely be heard over the music! There are some slightly fancy moves that change regularly but it is difficult to follow when I can barely heard the instructors cues. I understand that some people like the music but I'm doing aerobics for the exercise not for the music.I also think that a beginners workout should have a little more explaination of the moves.All in all, it's probably a good workout but I spent most of the time trying to figure out what was going on and trying to catch up because I couldn't hear her saying what was coming next. Plus she doesn't give much forewarning that a change is coming, but I think that after doing the workout a few times most people will be able to figure it out.

I really like this product. Christi is very good at what she does. She has a lot of rhythm and if your looking for soulful music its on here. Sometimes music is a big part of an exercise video. I would buy for a friend or a group exercise class. Not that 80's music. Looking for easy cueing purchase this its worth the money. Mission possible theme is just that they wear black and are saying you can do this. There is aerobics a warm up and step aerobice also a tutorial for the step exercises and a cool down.

I have worked out to this DVD twice now. I have 2 left feet and feel that this DVD is very easy to follow. I get a great workout in a fairly short amount of time (28 min for warm up and step portion).