This is a very good introductory Slide Video. There is a very complete instructional section at the beginning, teaching all the moves and the names for them. You are expected to do this, because during the actual video, she cues by giving the name of the move only, and then gives some pointers on form. Having said that, I really didn't watch this part of the video, and was able to pick up the moves by just watching. I should add that I am a fairly experienced in-line skater, and the movements were very familiar to me. If you don't have skating experience, it may be more difficult to pick up the moves.

Basically the moves in this video are sliding with additional arm moves, or doing a hamstring curl, or touching your toe to the rear or front of the slide when you get to the bumper. The most unusual moves are "Cross country wide" where you turn and face the bumper and swing your arms and move your legs back and forth in a skiing motion, and "Cross Country Narrow," where you do the same moves with your legs a little closer together. No wild and exciting moves here, just basic safe Reebok moves.

The moves are very basic, if you are an advanced slider, skip this video. This video was too easy for me from the beginning, because I in-line skate a lot, and also considered myself pretty advanced aerobically, so 22 minutes of sliding was pretty easy for me. I rewind the aerobic section usually and do it twice. This however gets pretty dull (one of the main complaints I've heard about sliding is that it's boring). However, the woman who talked me into buying this video said it completely wiped her out, and she was dripping sweat by the time she was done. I have never worked out with her, but she claims to do the stairmaster for an hour. So it may just be that, since I am a skater, the moves were very familiar, and the slide provides less resistance than concrete, so it wasn't challenging for me. So, in other words, your mileage may vary. Either way, it is a very good, low (almost no impact) workout for folks who need it for one reason or another.

Trish Ransom

11/30/-0001