Product Details

• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony
• VHS Release Date: November 3, 1998
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1573309931
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,397 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

You know step aerobic workouts are great fat burners, but did you realize how well they define and sculpt the lower-body muscles? This superb 50-minute workout is one of Kathy Smith's best. She uses the step positioned perpendicular to the TV, so rather than the usual up-up-down-down moves, you're stepping up from the side and lifting the other leg, or going over the top. This workout is divided into three parts. After a 6-minute workout, segment 1 (16 minutes) builds muscle endurance with an aerobic workout using moves that focus on the thigh and buttock muscles. The routine is intense and athletic, with no dance moves or complicated arm work. Smith includes some optional plyometric (jumping) moves. Segment 2 (10 minutes) uses intense, standing exercises to strengthen and shape the buttocks and thighs, such as squats straddling the step and lunges with one foot on the step. Segment 3 (10 minutes) uses high-intensity isolation exercises, similar to traditional floor work with some innovative additions, weights optional. Then a 5-minute cool down lets your muscles stretch and recover. If you want to challenge and sculpt your lower body and get your aerobic workout at the same time, this could become your favorite tape! --Joan Price

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for toning thighs and buttocks!, April 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kathy Smith - Great Buns and Thighs Step Workout [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I used this exercise video 2-3 months before my wedding and the results were great. I wish I had started even sooner! This is the best video for those "hard-to-tone" areas, epecially outer thighs, buttocks, and hamstrings! This is the only video that has given me the results I wanted in such a short period of time! I would highly recommend this video.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Less Jumpin' Around, More Squatin' Down!, November 22, 2002

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This review is from: Kathy Smith - Great Buns and Thighs Step Workout [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is the third Kathy Smith video I've tried and, like the others, I easily jumped right into the workout from the first playing thanks to Kathy's very clear and precise instructions. This video has the same set and most of the cast from Kathy's "Step Workout" video. Like her other videos, this workout includes a warmup (8 minutes), a workout divided into three segments (total of 36 minutes), and a cool down (5 minutes). Unlike her other videos where you switch the placement of the step from a horizontal placement to a vertical one at the third segment, all segments in this workout use a vertical step placement. The first segment has the most aerobics. It is also the longest segment (16 minutes) but is not difficult. It's over before you know it. I found myself adding a lot of propulsion to the moves (airborne moves) to bring more exertion to the workout. The second segment (10 minutes) includes a lot of squats and leg raises. I have a troubled left knee, but I was able to do all the movements without aggravating it. There are a few moves she uses in this segment that I've never seen before (stepping with one foot on the step and the other on the floor, for instance). The final segment is all leg raises on the floor. There is not a lot of jumping around in this video as there is in the other two step videos I have (Kathy's "Step Workout" and "Power Step"). This video is a nice addition to my step aerobics rotation for days I don't feel like jumping around and would rather concentrate on intense thigh and bun work. The music is a little more "hip" in this workout (R&B with a little bit of rap even). It maight also be helpful to note that this video has two different covers offered on amazon (they have the same title), so don't buy them thinking they are different workouts.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll never regret doing this workout!, February 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kathy Smith - Great Buns and Thighs Step Workout [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video targets the areas women tend to need help with: the hips, thighs and buttocks. The music is very upbeat. She is amazingly easy to follow, so you tend to not get all mixed up with the moves. Kathy uses fairly simple moves that are very effective. I have all of her Walk Fit Tapes that I use on the treadmill, but this tape gives me the help I need to get into that swimsuit. She is so motivational!!!