Customer Reviews

Platinum Series: Arms & Abs of Steel 2000 [VHS]

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This video is 50-plus minutes of step aerobics with a little bit of arms and abs thrown in. If you're looking for a fast and fun workout with a focus on toning arms and abs, don't bother with this video.

I had this video, and got rid of it. I counted the reps, and many times there were only 6! This video would have been a keeper for me, if the arms were challenging. Not even using my 10 pound weights challenged me with this video. This would be good, if you didn't want to tone your upper body, but wanted a good step workout with abs. If you want tighter arms, and definition, you won't get it with this video!

This workout is fun the first few times but then becomes very repetitive. The instructors mess up all the time and the camera man does a poor job. The only good things about this tape is that the aerobic sections are broken up between arm toning segments so it seems to go by faster and the ab section is a bit different from the average ab stuff.

Tamilee is great but I did not get the feel from the other two instructors. Its a good workout. Not the best. Its a little confusing with the cardio/step then muscle toning then cardio then muscle. You have to workout, stop pick up weights and back and forth. I do not have strong feelings about this one but I have only tried it once so far.

I went through 15 minutes of this exercise and just turned it off. The intructors work at such a pace that you end up just standing there wondering what they are talking about. It is just choppy and doesn't flow very well. Perhaps if I were a step-aerobic master I would appreciate it more, but probably not. There are many beter work outs than this one. I recommend those.

I tend to disagree with the other reviews. I had this video and was sorry I got rid of it. This video would be great for my current situation. Arthritis in my ankle and haven't worked out in too many years. It's a more controlled pace, with easier moves than some videos/DVDs I have used. I will agree with the toning portion - it's mediocre at best, but the aerobic is a good steady pace for beginners, and I think once you have mastered this video, you would be able to move on to other more complex, challenging DVDs.