Comments about Greg Smithy:
I like him. I usually get my husband to try each of my
videos at least once. My husband thought he was a little
effeminate.
Comments about the video:
I purchased this video 3 1/2 yrs. ago because the title
made me giggle. It was the first of about 15. The no
impact aerobics (I call it a warm up) and toning are, I
think, great for beginners. I happened to be 6 months
pregnant at the time and it did exactly what I
wanted--firmed up my buns without any complications to my
pregnancy.
I still like this video for variety, although I now
skip the warm up, do my own stretchs, and add 40 min.
aerobics before the leg exercises. One big plus is the
stretch after each muscle group is worked. I've known
people who are more likely to get bored and skip a long
(more that 2 min.) stretch and cool down at the end of a
video, or for that matter class no matter how much the
importance of stretching.
Janet Johnson
Buns of Steel I - with Greg Smith is good, but I prefer a
cardio workout to the body toning. Although I do this
tape morethan the other "toning" tapes I have.
I have "Buns of Steel III" with Tamilee Webb (I
think that's how to spell her name)and I don't like it as
much. I find the squats are harder to do at the pace she
sets.
anonymous
I love the organization that this video contains. I have a lot of bun and hip toning videos, and this one is just basically the best. After I had 2 children, I appreciated the video even more. (when I can find the time to do it too!) For the past 12 years this video has been with me and hopefully for 12 more!
Instructor comments: I graduated from high school the year that this video came out in 1987. My two sisters and I feel like we know him. We have always come back to this video over the years. He is funny! "We're gonna squeeze those cheese-burgers out of those hips, alright and those french fries" He is by far my all time favorite video instructor.
Becky Armstrong
BeckyA1168@aol.com
3-17-99
I love the organization that this video contains. I have a lot of bun and hip toning videos, and this one is just basically the best. After I had 2 children, I appreciated the video even more. (when I can find the time to do it too!) For the past 12 years this video has been with me and hopefully for 12 more!
Instructor comments: I graduated from high school the year that this video came out in 1987. My two sisters and I feel like we know him. We have always come back to this video over the years. He is funny! "We're gonna squeeze those cheese-burgers out of those hips, alright and those french fries" He is by far my all time favorite video instructor.
Becky Armstrong
BeckyA1168@aol.com
3-17-99
The video is from 1987, so the clothes and music are very outdated and unintentionally amusing. The students are very varied in appearance and body size. It was encouraging to see some of them struggling a bit with some exercises and joking with the instructor to hurry up and move on to the next exercise. Most importantly, the exercises are extremely effective. I felt a difference after just the first time. The warm-up and abdominal exercises aren't very challenging, but the leg and buns exercises are great! They may be a bit difficult for a beginner, but I started out with fewer reps and built up to the number of reps that Greg and his students do.
Instructor comments:
Greg makes lots of cheesy comments and jokes, but he is also very encouraging. I find many video instructors intimidating in their perfection, and he's very normal (if a bit nerdy) and non-threatening. He also does a good job of explaining how to do each exercise and makes everything very easy to pick up.
Margaret
February 28, 2004
