Step Reebok: The Video

Gin Miller
Year Released: 1992

Categories: Step Aerobics


This gets my vote for all time "most annoying video that is widely respected." It is very futuristic, with its industrial set with blaring lights and metal floor lit from below. The warriors are garbed in drab colors, stepping with no expressions on their faces, all perfectly in step. How precise! It comes complete with Big Brother (the Gin head) on a TV screen, dictating to the masses the proper movements, and a Drill Sargeant (the Gin Body) who leads with grim determination. (I think there's a communication analysis in there for some eager beaver comm student.) Some of the video cuts are annoying and the lighting seems so harsh. If the lighting had been moderated, I don't think I would've minded the set so much.

But on the plus side, this is a very easy to follow video, very well cued. The music is GREAT!! For intermediates, it is a very complete work out with a toning work out on the end, if you can get past the weirdness.

Instructor Comments:
Gin Miller and her head lead this work out. I like Gin. I have other videos she's done and I like her fun personality and quirky sense of humor. In this tape, she has no personality. First her head is on a TV screen and she does all the talking. The Gin body does the work out with a dour expression on her face and slaps her thighs and pokes her fingers in the air to count. The Gin head cues and offers inspirational gems and tips on form. The only advantage this serves is that you can loose either audio or video and still follow along perfectly well. (Of course, if you're really lucky, you'll loose both. Is it obvious I don't like this tape?)

L'Anne

11/30/-0001