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December 2012 Monthly Rotation Saturday - Cathe Sunday - Kickboxing Monday - Cardio Barre Tues, Wed, Thu - FIRM Express Friday - Rest I have several workouts on pre-order.  So I may substitute workouts as they arrived. I am expecting : Ilaria Powerstrike 7 Ilaria Bodystrike 3 Cathe Xtrain Series Les Mills Combat

Step Appeal definitely has the most complex choreography out of of all the Patrick Goudeau step workouts that I have done thus far.  It is approximately 65 minutes in length. The combinations are very intricate and it is going to take me a couple of more times to master this one. Like Patrick's other workouts he starts with a basic moves and then layers from there.  Turns, twist, pivots, working with your back to the camera (TV), rhythm changes, and adding arm moves are all elements that make this workout challenging.  Also this workout requires a lot of space.  You are working off the step quite a bit. In between  breaking down the workout,  your basic move is the step tap (or knee) corner to corner. While doing this move, Patrick explains what is coming next. He then previews it and then you join in. There are three combinations.  However, if you choose the customize workout option on the DVD, it is broken down as follows: Warm Up Step Wor...

Step My Way is a step workout featuring Patrick Goudeau and it is 57 minutes in length.  Along with Patrick there are two other cast members. There is not a beginner modifier. Step My Way contains four combinations that are a mixture of both dance and athletic style stepping.. Each of the combinations starts off with a basic step pattern or group of moves.  As Patrick repeats the pattern, he changes it up by adding more complex moves such a turns, twist and pattern changes so that by the end of the combination you are presented with a challenging step combination. The complexity level I felt was intermediate to advance. Several times I stayed with the more basic move when Patrick added on. Generally, Patrick would show you a new move twice and then the third time through, he wants you to join in with him. The DVD is chaptered and you can select the following chapter points by selecting the Personalized Workout Option: Warm up Combo 1 Combo 2 Combo 3 Bonus Combo ...

Step Up is about a 60 minute step workout featuring Patrick Goudeau as the lead.  The workout contains a warm up, three step combinations, and a cool down.  It is more of a dance step workout than an athletic step workout. In terms of complexity, I would rate the choreography as intermediate.  Patrick starts with basic moves and as he moves through an iterations of the basic moves he add complexity such as turns and twist which make the moves more complicated.  What I found the most frustrating about learning the combos were the camera angles.  So many shot were waist shots and above and I need to see the feet or even better, whole body shots.  That is my only real complaint about the workout. Patrick is enthusiastic and brings energy to the workout.  The  music and set are okay. There are four other cast members besides Patrick and one of the cast members is a beginner modifier. 3 stars

Patrick Goudeau's B.E.S.T Video is a 45 minute step workout. B.E.S.T stands for Best Ever Step Training. This workout features a warm up, three step combinations and a cool down. Patrick uses the layer approach when teaching the step combinations. He starts off with a basic set of moves and then as you repeat the series he add intricacies such as pivots and turns or change of directions. This kept the workout fresh and felt less repetitive than many other workouts. The warm up is about 9 minutes and the cool down is about 4 minutes. The Step Aerobics portion is about 30 minutes or so. Combination 3 is short compared to combos 1 and 2. After you learn all three combos, Patrick takes if from the top and does all the combos back to back. Along with Patrick, there are two other cast members. There is not a beginner modifier. However, I didn't feel the workout was too hard to learn. Patrick always started by teaching you a basic move and you can stay with the basic move eve...