Thursday - Grace Laznby the next level (step) and Baron Yoga

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Hi,

Couldn't figure out what to do this morning, so I went

with an " oldie " that is so old it is new for me. I

think this tape came out in the mid-90's. I got it in

a trade a few years ago, did it then, and then sort of

forgot about it. Anyway, this is a nice moderately

paced and moderately challenging step workout. The

level I'd say is upper intermediate, both in terms of

intensity and in terms of choreography. Actually,

working out without AC now, it is hard for me to

gauge, b/c I'm always sweating - fortunately, the room

where i workout is cooler than the rest of the house,

but it definately isn't the same as having AC on full

blast.

The workout reminds me a bit of Kari's Go, Step for

Beginners, except I think this one is more aerobically

challenging. Grace also doesn't cue as well as Kari,

so there were some times when I missed some things.

The choreography isn't boring, not just basic steps,

but not so impossible that it is frustrating.

Overall, a good one and I'll pull it out again. The

workout length is 45 minutes including warm-up and

cooldown, so I'm guessing the cardio part is 30

minutes. There are two sections, within each section

you " take it from the top " but you don't take the

whole thing from the top at the end. The second

section is a bit shorter and includes more high impact

moves. I'm not sure what other workouts Grace has out

- I do have her All the Right Moves workout which is a

very nice fusion workout of yoga, Pilates and dance.

I know there were rumors some years ago about more

workouts from her like this - but I haven't heard

anything about them.

I skipped the cool down and stretch on my step workout

and pulled out Baron's Journey Into Power Level 1.

This was a Ross find. It is a 30 minute " flow "

series, very typical of Baron, but I have to say that

Baron has mellowed (at least in my mind) with age. He

didn't seem to chatter too much in this one or say

anything really off the wall. He did say " people " a

few times, but that was okay. He actually reminded me

of Kest in this workout. The pace was nice,

too. Slow enough so that I felt that I got some good

stretching as well as strength in there. Ross has it

for $3 or $4, so it is a good buy!

I also did T-Tapp's primary back stretch this morning.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Donna

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