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Reebok: Power Workout with Gin Miller |
  Totally disliked this one |
| I am being generous with 2 stars only because I usually really like Gin Miller. This workout is strange and off-beat. The warm-up is annoying and the workout is just not fun. Save your money on this one and buy Intense Moves instead. Now THAT'S an effective workout. This one is definitely going back. - posted by Melinda on 2/10/2009 |
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| yeah its old |
| It is old but its fantastic. I have done lots of step work out and I just keep coming back to this one. It's the only one I still have on vhs. the cuing is just superb. The moves, oh my God are just geneous. It's like a toning and step video rolled in one. It's definitely a keeper. Not for the faint of heart or for beginners though. It really is challenging and you just don't tire of it because there is just so much room for growth and power . - posted by Sonia on 10/25/2008 |
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| Just weird.. |
| This workout does make me sweat. I think doing slower paced step is more of a workout than the fast paced choreography sometimes. But this is just a weird dvd. - posted by Marsha on 1/14/2008 |
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| Butt Kicking, Heart Pounding Fun on a Platform! |
| This intense total body step workout is clearly one of Gin Miller's best. Yes, it's more than a decade old; however, it kicks butt still! I've been stepping to this video off and on for about five years. I'll shelf it, and then return to it when the pounds add on during vacation season. This is a true calorie-fat burning muscle toning routine that will have you sweating buckets. I like that Gin uses loads of athletic-plyometric moves. She alway advises that you watch her videos at least once so that you know what to expect; that's the sign of a good instructor and true professional. At the end of her videos she always demonstrates difficult moves and she shows modifcations for beginners and for those who may have physical limitations. This video is vintage; but vintage in most instances is priceless and in good taste. As Gin Miller advises, before you attempt to do this step video, you should have proficiency in "The Video," or already be a proficient stepper; this is not a video for the person who has been living a sedentary lifestyle or the beginner. I welcome the cool down and stretch after this workout! 5 stars! - posted by Libby on 5/25/2007 |
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| Makes me SWEAT! |
| I love this workout. I feel like I am really burning some calories when I do it. Now that I've been stepping for a while, I tend to breeze through my other DVD step workouts, but this one makes me sweat! It's a tough workout, but the footwork is not complicated. Yeah, it's a 90s set, but that's not old to me (I was born in the late 60s)! ) Having something different to look at keep things from getting boring and routine. - posted by Carla on 5/18/2007 |
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*The star rating system began in April 2007. Reviews posted before then do not have stars.
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| never get tired of this one |
| i've been doing this workout for over ten years ... came here to buy a dvd since i finally wore out my vhs! i also do cathe friedrich and other high-intensity workouts and this one is perfect for days when you want an intense, less-than-an-hour workout. i now do the workout while wearing hand weights for a new challenge and that helps keep intensity high. for sure the set and mtv-style are dated, but that's part of the fun since i wore the double-socks and frizzy hair too ... - posted by patsy on 2/27/2007 |
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| More fun to watch than to do.... |
| I have the original video and just took it out the other day to review. While I love Gin, this workout has not aged well at all. But it does have some entertainment value. My husband loves to watch this tape;). For me, I'll hold on to the workout for nostalgia purposes but I know I'll never work out to it, again. - posted by RuthNYC on 10/26/2006 |
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| An oldie but a goodie |
| 1998 was the year I bought this video, only my third aerobics tape, and at the time, I did it at least four days a week. Now, six years later, amazingly enough, I only have (I think) four more straight aerobics tapes (without strength training), and two of those are Gin Miller tapes.This one, The Power Workout, is great for any level. You can do the high intensity moves, jumping onto the bench, or if you didn't get a full night's sleep and are a little tired, just walk it up. You can even do "basic" instead of the jacks at the beginning of the routine if you're super tired.And I was a bit leery when I purchased this tape, because I already owned Reebok' Best of Step TV with Gin Miller. In that video she interacts with the four others doing the routine trying to be funny and is annoying--really annoying. I was relieved that on this tape she does a voice-over. If I were stuck on a dessert island and could have only one video (plus a TV, VCR and an energy source), it would be this one. - posted by Elizabeth on 3/9/2004 |
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| different in a weird way |
| I like Gin Miller's other tapes so I bought this one, but it was different from what I expected. She does not talk during the actual workout- you hear a recording- which I found disconcerting. Also she purposefully sounds very robotic and I felt it detracted from the workout because she didn't sound like a real person-- I felt like it could have been anyone's voice reading from a script. Also some people might like the drum music, but I found it boring and repetitive. The actual step workout is very basic and intense, which I liked, since sometimes I prefer having intensity without all the thought that you have to put into more choreographed routines. Overall though if I had seen this video before I bought it I probably would not have chosen this one. - posted by roadrunner on 3/4/2004 |
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| Always come back to this workout |
| This is a classic step workout. The moves are more athletic and less dancy. I enjoy both types but sometimes it is hard to find an athletic workout that still really makes you work. This one really raises your heart rate. I have used and tried many different step workouts over the years and I always come back to this workout. I like the fact I can add the power moves or take them out depending on how hard I want to work that day. Yes the outfits and the set are now dated, I guess I have doing the video so long now that I don't even notice it. It motivates me because I know I am going to get an awesome workout and feel great when I am done. - posted by Nicole on 2/21/2004 |
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