High-intensity cardio or aerobic workouts are a great way to tone muscles and burn calories, which in turn leads to reduction of fat and increase of lean muscle mass in the body. Some of the best types of high-intensity workouts are those that get the heart pumping and engage large muscle groups such as the legs and abdominals. For that reason, step aerobics are considered by many exercises to be one of the best types of exercise. Collage Video, a leader in video workouts for over 20 years, often rates which step workouts are preferred by staff members.
Patrick Goudeau
Patrick Goudeau's workout videos are typically rated high for their heart-pumping action and step aerobic workouts. His Hard Conditioning 24/7 workout is just over an hour long and incorporates light dumbbell moves into his routines, using the step for support and challenge.
Kelly Coffee
Kelly Coffee's 30 Minutes to Fitness: Cardio Blast is also a highly rated step aerobic workout according to Collage Video, offering two different workouts geared toward intermediate to advanced steppers that also offers basic moves, plyometrics and calisthenic moves like jumping jacks and jumps to get the heart pumping and your body sweating.
Kathy Smith
Kathy Smith has been helping men and women get in shape for years. Her Step Workout is geared toward all levels of exercisers, focusing on beginner or basic step moves like the Straddle Repeater, Leg Extensions and inverted bench crunches.
Jari Love
Jari Love offers high intensity with her Get Ripped step workouts, combining weights with basic step moves to kick things into high gear. Love's workouts are geared toward experienced or advanced exercisers, but beginners can also follow along without weights. No matter how well or how intense your moves, you'll burn calories with this one.
Cathe Friedrich
Cathe's Basic Step and Body Fusion step aerobic workout offers two separate high-intensity workouts and several different add-on choices. Designed for intermediate exercisers, the DVD or video offers up to 131 minutes of exercises that can be broken down into 20 to 50 minutes routines depending on your level and time.
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