Level
Beginner: Just starting out, very overweight or haven't exercised in over six months.
Intermediate: Active in sports, dance or any regular exercise (2 to 3 times per week).
Advanced: Very active in sports or consistently work out four or more times per week.
Aerobics Impact
Lower Impact: Both feet never leave the ground at the same time. This minimizes stress on your knees.
Higher Impact: Includes movements like jumps, hops and skips. Very high-impact is called plyometrics.
Mixed Impact: This alternates or combines the above styles.
Aerobics Choreography
Basic: The easiest to follow. It ranges from simple walking-style marches to sports and athletic movements.
Complex: More intricate combinations and patterns. They're ideal for people who like to dance.
Moderate: More interesting than Basic, less dancy than Complex.
Toning Emphasis
Upper body: Arms, chest and back.
Lower Body: Legs, thighs, hips and buttocks.
Abs: Abdominals (stomach), core and sometimes lower back.
Total body: Tones all three of the above muscle groups.
Level: Intermediate
Beginner: Just starting out, very overweight or haven't exercised in over six months.
Intermediate: Active in sports, dance or any regular exercise (2 to 3 times per week).
Advanced: Very active in sports or consistently work out four or more times per week.
Toning Emphasis: Total Body
Upper body: Arms, chest and back.
Lower Body: Legs, thighs, hips and buttocks.
Abs: Abdominals (stomach), core and sometimes lower back.
Total body: Tones all three of the above muscle groups.
Instructor:
Erin O'Brien (Instructor Profile)
SKU: 7929
Runtime:
43 min.
Region:
0
Street Date:
11/01/2007
Certified instructor description: Back-to-the-fundamentals exercises that cleverly integrate optional intensity modifications. It's easy to stick with the base move or follow the corner-of-the-screen inset to see the more advanced variations (e.g. instead of the base plié, you'll do a double-time plié or a plyometric plié jump). It's an effective way to keep challenging yourself as you get stronger. For balance and variety, each lower-body exercise is followed by a complementary upper-body routine (e.g. squats, then bicep curls; reverse lunges, then tricep rows). Erin O'Brien is a down-to-earth, straight-forward instructor — she always lets you know what you're doing and why. Simple set, one-on-one cuing. Requires 2 to 5 lb. dumbbells. ©2007.