Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Rating: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Reebok International
• Run Time: 58 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001USM4K
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #672 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Product Description

True Reebok Release. Small 16 page manual, and of course the original Step Reebok Video.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple Choreography, Keeps You In Fat Zone, A Keeper, January 8, 2005

By	Minnesota Raven "Viking Vixen" (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

I received this video with the purchase of my Reebok Step. Just a note about the gray and black Reebok Step, it's much better than the original green flexible step. When I first previewed the tape I wasn't impressed. The set looks kind of dark, with techno music and all these fantastic looking aerobics instructors for class participants. I thought... here we go. I am glad I gave this tape a chance because it is now considered one of my core favorites out of a collection of about 100 exercise tapes and DVDs.

Right off the bat this tape scores points by putting all the hints and instructions on proper techniques at the end of the tape so that you don't have to fast forward through it every time you use it. The other thing it did, which is a very nice feature, at the end of the step segment there is a short toning section with pushups and ab work. Something you can skip if you want depending on your goals for that day.

The actual step workout is truly basic moves with step, knee ups, cross overs and t steps being as complicated as it gets. What I liked the most about this straight forward tape is the coordinated arm movements that allow you to target your heart rate to the level you want along with the normal option of adjusting your step height. I am in good enough shape that if I want to stay in my fat burning zone this tape is just right but if I want a heart conditioning workout then I have to use weight gloves on my hands to get my heart elevated enough. So it depends on your goals. Sometimes uncomplicated, good camera work, excellent cueing are all you want when you workout.

I would have given it 5 stars but I just couldn't get past the super disco look of the stage and all those cute well meaning class participants.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still the only one I use., July 15, 2004

By	E. Ades (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This video actually came with the step that I bought several years ago, and I've been using it ever since. Every so often I start to feel bored with the routine so I buy a different video, but always end up going back to this one after a short time.

I found that the routines are very simple to get down after a few tries, and that the cueing is just about perfect. There are no bubbly instructors or complicated dance moves (things that annoy me), but rather straightforward instructions and moves that really get my pulse rate going.

The video is split into three basic parts - The first stepping section includes warmup and stretching and lasts for about 25 minutes. It's followed by a heart rate check. The second stepping section lasts about 8-10 more minutes, then there is another heart rate check followed by the cooldown. The final section focuses on toning exercises for arms and abs, as well as stretching. It's easy to do one or both of the stepping sections depending on my energy level, and I may or may not do the toning (the ab section is kind of sad).

All in all, it's a great video that I find much better than either Kathy Smith or Jane Fonda's step routines. I give it 5 stars!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The New Battlestar Galactica Meets Step Aerobics, February 22, 2006

By	Ray Salemi (Framingham, MA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is my first and still favorite step video. It is a great beginner workout, with each step slowly being built up from previous moves. The video teaches you the terminology of step such as "repeaters" for 3 successive leg lifts.

So the video wins as a workout. But it is even more fun because of its music video approach to step. Most fitness videos have an instructor at the center of a set with several other steppers working out in unison. There are some camera variations, but the set is fairly static.

This video treats the step class as a music video with an assortment of hardbodies, cool sets, and extensive camera work. It has an interesting, and never repeated, innovation where the leader's face appears on a TV screen giving instructions, while the real instructor in front of the "class" is not speaking.

One of the best parts of this video is the clear cueing. Gin Miller is one of the best step leaders in the business. She makes it almost impossible to get lost doing this video.

My only peeve with the video is that they should tell you to turn your step 90-degrees after the second heart-rate check. The moves at this point in the video work best this way. Other than that this is a great video.

I'd love to see it remastered as a DVD, but the used video is still a great tool.