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Summary: Decent Workout for Beginners, but Annoying Host
Review: As a beginner, this tape was quite effective and a great introduction to Step-Aerobics, but now that I have been doing step aerobics for over a year at the gym and using other tapes, I find this tape very boring and too easy. I find myself adding "power" moves to the moves Kathy is doing to make it more challenging, even during the advance portion. Speaking of Kathy, she seems very uncomfortable in front of the camera and it is almost as if someone off camera is telling her and her crew to look like they're having fun. It doesn't seem real. Especially with her half-embarassed forced sounding "Uh-huh's" peppered throughout the tape...and how about Richard's mullet and sweaty hanes t-shirt...ew! That's all, if you don't mind the awkward fake enthusiasm, you will have an effective beginner's workout. Good luck!
Rating: 
Summary: Good intermediate step workout
Review: I am not well co-ordinated and prefer simple routines to follow. I was worried that this might be too easy because I own other Kathy Smith DVD's and find them boring and easy. I hadn't done step in about ten years until about a month ago. I do all three segments and get a really good cardio workout. I didn't like the ab or upper body segments at all. If you prefer more complicated moves or are an advanced stepper, this is not for you. I haven't found any exercise videos/DVDs that have good music and as far as instructors go, Kathy Smith is easy to follow and probably one of the least annoying. It's a good intermediate step workout.
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Summary: Fun, lots of sweat
Review: Another Kathy Smith success - interesting but not too complicated, adjustable and effective. I am an experienced exerciser but have no stepping experience; I find this workout quite easy to learn, although some coordination is required... I think it's a fun hard (but not too hard) workout that's a great addition to your Cardio training DVDs.
Rating:
Summary: Hard To Follow For a Beginner
Review: I really like Kathy Smith's workout videos. They are easy to follow and she gives options for various levels of users. If you're a beginner, it's probably better to get one of these on DVD instead so you can easily skip thru the advanced section. but after doing this video for a few weeks (about 2x a week, alernating with other videos and cardio to get 3-4 cardios per week), I find that I can complete the entire video.
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