Step Reebok: The Video
by Gin Miller
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Actor: Gin MillerDirector: Gin Miller
DVD: Region Code 1
Format: Color, Digital Sound, Full length, Full Screen, NTSC, Original recording remastered
Running Time: 50 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1995-10-01
Studio: Reebok
Movie Reviews of Step Reebok: The Video
Movie Review: Sets the Standard for Step Workouts
Summary: 5 Stars
This is literally *the* original step workout video, and it launched a trend that dominated the fitness world of the 1990's. The production is quite dated; the lighting, music, and editing have a "Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch" feel, and in fact the back of the box says that they gave it "the look and feel of a music video." The men all look like American Gladiators, and the women have some... interesting haircuts. However, this does not detract from the quality of the workout. The moves are simple, the cuing is spot-on, and the percussive soundtrack makes it easy to stay on pace. This is an excellent video for beginners or intermediate steppers, and particularly for those of us who don't like dancey motions or complicated choreography. By varying the step height, increasing your range of motion, and adding high-impact moves, this workout will stay fresh for quite a while. The VHS version of Step Reebok: The Video was one of the first workout videos I ever owned, and it's still a favorite.
That said, Step Reebok be a bit much for brand-newbies; 50 minutes can be quite grueling at first. If you're just starting out, you could work through the first break (the workout stops a couple times to allow you to check your pulse), then skip to the cooldown/stretch section at the end. Once you're comfortable with that, work through the first two segments, then work your way up to the whole video. If you've never done step before, you can get a feel for the basic steps by watching the 8-minute tutorial at the end, or you can get a more detailed introduction in Gin Miller's introductory video, Everybody Steps: A guide to step aerobics. The latter option is also a good way to build your endurance for Step Reebok: The Video, other beginning step workouts, or a live class.
Perhaps the biggest negative with this product is not the workout, but the medium. The disc is unchaptered, meaning the Skip feature doesn't work like you'd expect it to. You have to Fast Forward and Rewind to get past the ads at the beginning, or to move ahead to the cooldown and the tutorial. If you're used to VHS tapes, this drill will be all too familiar to you. Likewise, there's no menu to speak of, neither a home menu nor a Chapter Select screen. It's a minor inconvenience, particularly if you plan to do the whole workout, but it does give the product a cheap feeling, like it was made on somebody's home computer. This may have simply been the state of the technology at the time; the DVD has a copyright date of 1994, back when DVD's were still a fringe technology. It wasn't until Goldeneye (released on DVD in 1997) and The Matrix (1999) that DVD players became a must-have.
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