Power Step Workout
Kathy SmithYear Released: 1994
Categories: Step Aerobics
This was my first video, and I believe that I could not have chosen better. Like Kathy's first step video, this one is also divided into three distinct segments, beginner, inter- mediate and advanced, and like her first, it is easy to fast forward to the end to cool-down if you are not able to do the entire tape. However, this tape continues to be a challenge as you advance as an exerciser, because nearly every move is presented in both a low-impact and a power version, and if you do all of the power moves, the 52-minute workout becomes quite a challenge.
After the warm-up, which has many of the moves from Kathy's Great Buns and Thighs video, Part One is mostly basic steps with a few "power holds" (hopping up on the step one one foot)at the end. Part Two is significantly more difficult, with repeated jumps over the step length-wise, more power holds, a fun lunge section, and a straddle/charleston combination at the end. Part Three includes quite a few jumps, scissor jumps over the bench, T-steps, U-steps and a more challenging lunge sequence. The Cool-down is effective and has some stretches.
Each segment is 13-minutes, and there are two ten-second pulse counts. I enjoyed beginning with this tape because it was easy to work toward goals, and because even as I have advanced, I still consider this a fairly long and challenging workout (provided I do all the power moves). The music is not nearly as much fun as that in the Great Buns and Thighs video, but the production value is much better.
11/30/-0001