Kathy Smith's Step Workout

Classic Kathy Smith - Step Workout Kathy Smith's Step Workout is a splendid introduction to step for the novice, and a solid workout for intermediates. The main workout consists of three 12-minute, progressive step segments. Beginners do only the first, then fast-forward to the cool-down; intermediates do the firs...	Power Step Workout	Kathy Smith: Step Workout System Requirements:Running Time: 70 minutes Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS Rating: NR UPC: 031398221494	Kathy Smith - Power Step Workout "It's fun, it's exciting, you burn lots of calories and fat, and you tone your hips and legs," Kathy Smith says about aerobic stepping. This workout uses "power stepping," adding jumping and hopping to the regular low-impact step aerobics. You can do the workout without the power...	Kathy Smith: Great Buns and Thighs Step Workout GREAT BUNS & THIGHS WORKOUT-- Featuring Kathy's exclusive Butt & Leg Power-Shaping Moves to strengthen and sculpt your innerer thighs while lifting and tightening your greatest asset! Designed with three levels of stepping...cardio sculpt and floor routines will get you maximum l...
Step Reebok: The Video (Reebok Release) True Reebok Release. Small 16 page manual, and of course the original Step Reebok Video.	Step Workout Step Rebok	Jane Fonda's Step Aerobic and Abdominal Workout This multilevel class is safe for and accessible to beginners, and just right for intermediates. Three of Fonda's able and motivating instructors teach the 45-minute step class. Half the room does lower-intensity moves; the other uses higher steps and higher-intensity techniques....	Kathy Smith - Matrix Method - Ultimate Sculpt Studio: Cerebellum Corporation Release Date: 10/24/2006	Jane Fonda's Step and Stretch Workout Four of Jane Fonda's instructors take turns presenting an energetic 45-minute, moderate-intensity step workout. The frequent switching of instructors adds variety and interest, and the different teaching styles keep the workout feeling fresh. The choreography starts out very simp...

Frustrating
I've been stepping for about 3 months, so I'm not a complete newbie. Even so, I found this video frustrating. One: The music seems to have been added as an afterthought. Kathy's movements and counts don't always match the beat of the music. Two: Kathy's explanations of what movement comes next and what arm movements to do are often poor. Her cues to change movements come late and sometimes not at all. I'm sure it's a good workout, but I like to alternate between several different videos for variety, so I don't memorize the routines. I like to be led from one move to the next. I don't get that here.

Good Cardio!
I like the (35 minute long) aerobics part of this workout a lot. I started doing it when I was twenty pounds heavier, and woefully out of shape, and I just did the (12 minute) beginners level. Then as I got fitter, I added on the next (13 minute) intermediate section. Now I can get through the (10 minute)advanced section. I like that flexibility. I thought that the abs section was kind of dumb. There are toning and weight lifting sections too, but I haven't watched them. It took me a while to totally get the hang of the step combos, especially in the second section, but I think that's why I can still do the tape without falling asleep. Another person might not find the combos complicated, but I'm pretty clutzy. The tougher moves are aerobically challenging, not "danc-y", so I felt like it was worth my effort to learn them. This is the best tape that I've seen so far in regard to the leader calling the upcoming moves consistently and at the right time, so you can follow along more easily. Like any video, I don't think I could stand to do it every single day, but I get bored pretty easily. I do it four or five days a week and don't want to run away screaming like I do with some videos.

Great step workout
I have been doing step for about ten years now, and this was one of my first workouts. It is still one of my favorites and can still make me feel like I've had a good workout when I'm through. Beginners might find it complicated at first, but I have found with this tape (and the other 12 I have) that after "klutzing" your way through it several times you will be able to do the entire workout without even looking at your TV after awhile. Well worth the few bucks:)

Too complicated for me.
I like the higher impact of step aerobics, but I am too much of a klutz to follow her dance steps. If you're good at dance, you'll enjoy it.

Step Workout
I love this step workout video tape. Kathy Smith is very entusiastic. The movements are easy to follow and it works the lower body as well as the upper body. I highly recommend it.