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Step & Awesome Abs [VHS]

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This tape is great for those like me that need to burn calories and need to start from the basics. All you need for this tape is a VCR, step and a willing attitude. Now watch the calories melt away while you are having a great time and increasing your energy level.

This is a good tape for beginners. I was at more of an intermediate level when I bought the tape and I didn't get alot out of it. I prefer 30 days to Firmer Arms & Abs over this tape. I love Donna Richardson's teaching style and recommend her videos to everyone. The Mesoamerican ruins background to the video is breathtaking!

This is the best step workout I have ever owned. I am trying to get another that compares, but I still haven't found it. Donna has a great way of keeping you motivated by using cool moves on the step. My favorite aspect of this tape is that you use the step both horizontally and vertically. Donna's ab workout is also the most effective I have ever seen. This workout makes me feel so happy when I complete it. Thanks Donna, I want to see more just like this one!

This video is one of my fav's for step aerobics. The steps are a little difficult to do at first, but after you do the workout a couple of times, it gets easier. Donna starts you off with a very through stretch and then gets you heart pumping with innovative steps and complex moves. The ab toning segment is like no other, and I especially like how she tries to make sure that you do not over exert yourself and shows you how to monitor your heart rate. It is not easy, and she does work you, but the results are worth it.

This is a good video for those new to step aerobics, or those more experienced who like simple choreography. It is filmed at the Monte Alban archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, very neat scenery. Donna is joined by 2 fellow exercisers, she leads you through a brief warmup then a simple step routine broken down into 6 sequences/combinations. The routine is easy to follow, you will see basic moves such as basic steps, knee lifts,repeaters, straddles, over the tops etc. The name of some of these steps will appear at the bottom of the screen. After the step work you will cool down and go into some ab work. There you will see visuals on how not to do some of the ab work, which is helpful.

This is a decent video, not particularly challenging though. Some intermediates/advanced will find this routine to be too easy. I am one who prefers simple choreography so it works fine for me. Donna is an energetic, motivating instructor, she does a good job in this one.

I honestly tried to like this one but I ended up hating this one too. I'm just not a fan of her videos. She's too perky for me. I felt like throwing a shoe at the TV screen every time she said "Pump it up, Pump it up!" or "Wooooooooo!" Nonetheless, I still find her fitness tips informative because she a respected fitness professional.