Product Details

• Actors: Keli Roberts
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1998
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302967945
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,418 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This step workout is broken into three segments for different levels of stamina and complexity. You can do just level 1 (12 minutes) or continue through level 2, for 22 minutes, or through level 3, for 32 minutes. Within each segment, Keli Roberts's assistants demonstrate different intensities, so you can work at your own pace as you build endurance. Roberts instructs well, with plenty of safety and alignment tips, and she repeats the combinations enough for you to get them. But the camera has an annoying habit of changing angles when she first introduces a new pattern, which is just when you want to keep watching her feet. Advanced exercisers will add some propulsion moves, such as jumping onto the step. After the step workout and stretch, you get 8 minutes of killer abdominals, and finally a calming, guided relaxation. Roberts is a celebrity trainer, and you can see why from the professional way she instructs this video--and from the to-die-for body that must motivate her clients! --Joan Price

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

73 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No so Ultimate, February 20, 2000

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Wendy E. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keli Roberts - Ultimate Step Workout [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I take a lot of classes at the Gym and am used to a more challenging workout. This video is not for beginners because it doesn't explain the moves and Keli doesn't use standard names for all the moves. She also doesn't tell you whether you're leading with Left or Right. If you are an advanced stepper, this tape may be a little boring or slow paced for you. I had to add all the levels to my step to get my usual workout. If you at an intermediate level, this tape is great for you.

The abs section was killer - great abs workout.

If you are a beginner, I would recommend "Jane Fonda's Step Aerobic and Abdominal Workout ", it doesn't use a lot of complicated moves.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My first step video and I love it., October 7, 2002

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Stacy E. Braxton (San Antonio, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Keli Roberts - Ultimate Step Workout [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I'm an intermediate exerciser who had never tried stepping. I was absolutely awed by Keli Roberts after seeing her in Kathy Smith's Kickboxing workout - the woman is so powerful! - so I chose this as my first step video and I couldn't be happier.

Now I've read the comments from people not recommending this for beginners, and I have to disagree. If Keli is using the wrong names for the exercises, as a true beginner I can't tell. Maybe it will screw me up when I try another tape, but that's a chance I'm willing to take.

I was concerened about Keli not cueing right or left, since I'm not the most graceful person and I need all the cues I can get. It turned out not to be an issue since it doesn't really matter if you're using the same side or mirror imaging her. All the moves lead naturally from one side to the next, so pick a starting side and don't sweat it. It'll balance out.

Some right/left cuing would have made the moves easier to learn, admittedly, but it only took me about four runs to get a grasp on the first two segments. I love the music when the steppers get going: the *cthunk cthunk* of shoes on steps fits into the beat perfectly and I find it very energizing.

The ab workout was brutal - it inspired me to buy Keli's Abs & More tape. The guided relaxation was a little creepy, though. Out of nowhere she's gone from leading me through crunches to "feel the satin as it glides across your skin." Gah. No thanks. Some stretch instead would have made this video perfect. Thankfully, it's the last thing on the tape so you can turn it off and stretch on your own.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not A Good Video For Beginners, February 4, 2002

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newmom (Murfreesboro, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keli Roberts - Ultimate Step Workout [VHS] (VHS Tape)

First, let me give you my background. I took step classes at a gym for 2 years before becoming pregnant. After having my baby I started using Kathy Smith's Step Tape. After 4 weeks, I needed something harder, so I purchased Keli Roberts' step tape. Although the box claims the workout is for beginner, intermediate or advanced steppers, I would not recommend it for someone new to step. Keli recommends beginners follow some of the other steppers, but the camera hardly ever shows the other steppers. I found it hard to follow at first. Keli doesn't use the common names for moves and her accent is hard to understand at times. Also, the cues and transitions are not good. Keli and the other steppers will start doing new moves before she cues you. I gave this video 4 stars because it does provide a good workout. After doing this tape 3 or 4 times, I started getting the hang of it and it became easier to follow as I learned the routines. There is a heart rate check half way through and I am always in my target range using a 6" step. The ab workout is really burns!! If you're new to step, I would recommend starting with Kathy Smith's Step Workout. Once that becomes easy, you're ready for this tape.