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This multilevel class is safe for and accessible to beginners, and just right for intermediates. Three of Fonda's able and motivating instructors teach the 45-minute step class. Half the room does lower-intensity moves; the other uses higher steps and higher-intensity techniques. The teaching technique is excellent: a pattern is taught on the floor before taking it up on the step. One participant does the routines totally without the step to guide beginners or others who don't feel comfortable using the step. The patterns never get very complex, but they are varied enough to keep you interested and energized, and you can adjust your step height to make the workout harder if you wish. The instructors cue seamlessly. Fonda herself teaches the 10-minute abdominal segment, with enough variations of the standard crunch to keep your abs contracting and your mind engaged. Read more

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Very basic, buy very enjoyable...
I really liked this workout, I have been a regular exerciser for nearly 3 1/2 years and would consider myself intermediate where stepping is concerned.I have found that I prefer low impact step workouts with simpler choreography.Plus, I do most of my cardio following strength training, so I need something easy to follow and something that will give me a good workout without being overly taxing.This one fits the bill for me.
Great step workout from Jane
I loved this workout.I thought it was very intense and easy to follow.The ab portion at the end of the tape is very effective.Jane just does the ab portion though.There are three of Jane Fonda`s instructers leading the step routine.I think they are very good at instructing and they cue well.
awesome workout !!!!
I love this tape.. I lost almost 30 pounds and lots of inches doing this 4 days a week.. its worth it.. I know its over 10 years old but I'm telling you.. you will see results right away with this tape.. Highly recommend!! ... Read more

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Sweat!
I have been stepping for some time now and found this video to be clear and easy to follow with alot of basic moves.It definitely was a workout and I am drenched when I finish. The moves are not too complicated so a beginner could follow along but you also get a work out if you have been stepping for awhile.

Still the best....
I haven't done my step in 2 years (replaced by the treadmill). I have so many videos -- all the Reeboks, Kathy Smith, etc.I pulled this video out to try my step again as a break from running/walking and I'd forgotten HOW MUCH I LOVE IT!!!This tape is still the best of all of 'em -- the drumming, the simple yet beneficial moves... an overall great workout. Intense Moves and the Power Workout (both Reebok) are also GREAT videos but much more challenging.Welcome back, step!

The New Battlestar Galactica Meets Step Aerobics
This is my first and still favorite step video.It is a great beginner workout, with each step slowly being built up from previous moves.The video teaches you the terminology of step such as "repeaters" for 3 successive leg lifts.
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They're not kidding - it really does work!
Probably the most cheesy and DIY video that I have ever seen - but by golly - it really does work!
And I thought this was just a gimmick...
I had purchsed this tape for my library, at a patron's request.After it was returned, I figured I'd give it a try.I thought that the first few days doing the exercizes were giving me MORE lines, especially on my forehead. However, after some slight adjustments in the way I did the exercizes, I noticed my face felt firmer and the lines around my mouth and nose have noticably been smoothed out and much less defined! I'm now going to purchase a copy of my own!
Absolutely Incredible. Thanks Face Aerobics!
My doctor suggested I try Face Aerobics because his wife loves this video. After losing over 40 pounds, the skin on my face was loose and sagging - no more fat to fill out my wrinkles! I never thought I'd look old and wrinkly just from losing weight. I was ready to quit my diet and gain weight just so I could have my "plump" face back.
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One of the hardest, most effective videos I have ever done.
I am young and in pretty good shape, and this video still gives me a beating. It's well over an hour of solid sweating. Doing the video a day or two without weights would be a good idea, until you master the tricky steps. I get the feeling some of the quick bends with weights and fast repetitions might not be the safest, so I'm really careful with the knee bends, etc. It might be too much to do every day, but I use it every now and then when I need a good sweat. The only things that bother me are: 1) it's old and slightly cheesy; and 2) Janet Jones is so "perfect" it's annoying. Other than that, a good bang for your buck.

All time favorite.
I've bought and sold MANY a fitness video/dvd - but refuse to part with this one! I actually wore out my very first copy and am on my second. I agree that it shouldn't be title 'low impact' as there are some jumping - fast pace parts. On days when I can't handle that - i just improvise with a low-key movement - non jumping! I wish SHE (Janet Gretzgy Jones) would make a new fitness video! I'd buy it!

Another Great Gem From the Firm
Like was said about Body Sculpting Basics-The Firm Vol 1.The is by far another one of my faves.This one has slightly longer aerobic phase and uses little bit of lighter weights.It is the same mansion setting and same beautiful music with a new instructer Mrs.Wayne Gretzky.She is fab and one of the most beautiful women I have been instructed by.She is my idol and has class just like Susan Harris.Porn Stars wished they looked like this.After losing 80 pounds from alternating frim videos,they have changed my life,this is a gem.Janet Jones Rocks. ... Read more

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Another awesome Firm workout
After using vol. 1 and 2 it was time to add #3.Well worth it.These firm videos are completely changing my body and I never get bored with them.They are tough but I do believe they can be accomplished by anyone who has the willpower to want to get in shape.
Getreadyfor the workout of your life
Along with volumes 1 and 2.This is yet another one of my favorites.I alternate this one with other firm workouts after doing this I have lost 80 pounds and feel great.This has the most aerobic minutes of the early Firm workouts because it is the first interval training one.I think this Interval training will appeal to the beginner because they take rest in between set with weight work.This is the first tape with the Fanny Lifter on it.They use the wooden stools,but you can a substitute of use the new blue and purple fanny lifter like I do.Nothing Has reshaped my lower body,like this has.
Best of the best
I am actually in the process of ordering this video as a back up.It is without a doubt my favorite and I don't want to find myself without it in the near future. I find it intense yet manageable.it is a real work out without the annoying, unnecessaarily complicated step routines.I would like to find more by this instructor. ... Read more

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We need this one on DVD!
This is one of my favorite Jane Fonda workouts. It's fun, it's effective, and if you have old injuries as I do, it probably won't aggravate them in the same way a high impact class would.
low impact workout for those who need light workout
This workout begins with a eight minute warmup leads into a 35 minute low impact aerobic workout ends with an additional ten minute cool down.I read all the reviews of this workout before I bought a copy and most of the reviews were favorable.This is a steady low impact workout with very little stress to the joints.The video requires optional equipment of wrist weights. I have to say this video had some corny aspects to it, in particular the "new guy".The video could have done without that it was kind of silly.Other than that the guy did not bother me to much. This not one of my favorite workouts it is an okay workout.I like to use it as a warmup to one of my other Jane Fonda Workout tapes like workout with weights, complete workout, new workout or easy going workout.I have to say if I were going to truly reccomend a low impact video that is still a challenge I would recommend the complete workout.The music and chreography is better plus you have the option of really pushing yourself.

Can't be exercise, it's fun!
Exercise has always been a dreaded word around me; until recently when I failed a stress test at 45 years old.I knew I had to do something.High impact aerobics always results in shin splints on me, so I was looking for something that would give me a good cardiovascular work-out, hold my interest, and not cause stress injuries.Read more

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Editorial Review

Paula Abdul's fans will really have fun with this 45-minute, high-energy dance workout. Even the warm-up is energetic and jazzy. Abdul teaches two dance routines. She introduces a 16-count pattern slowed down, then speeds it up until you're up to tempo, adding on until you've got a routine. Don't expect teaching expertise from Abdul--she cues the moves, but never explains how to do what she's demonstrating. Just watch and follow. You may need to pause this video a lot at first to learn the moves--she doesn't repeat the slowed-down moves enough to catch them--but after you get them, it becomes pure fun. She is assisted by two of her tour dancers and a crowded class of what she calls "ordinary people," though they're mostly young, good-looking, and very fit. The production is colorful and flashy. The constantly changing camera angles are distracting and sometimes annoying, because they hinder you from watching the feet to learn the moves. You'll enjoy the playful cool-down to Village People's "YMCA," led by the males in the class. An abdominal segment and stretches finish the workout. Coordination and rhythm required. Read more

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good music, too hard to follow for beginners...
I will admit that Paula is inspirational BUT she doesn't give you enough time to "learn" the move before putting you in full gear. I loved the music and Paula's upbeat personality but felt it moved way too fast. This video will definitely get your heart a pumpin'.

Fun - but not easy: Dance like no one's watching! (warning: bad music)
I'm not the most coordinated person; I found this video difficult to learn. BUT had a great time, just moving my "best guess," in the meantime. I get so crazy with videos that explain to you for an entire minute while you are frozen and just waiting to get on with it. Paula Abdul just jumps right in and you have to sink or swim. Disadvantage is that it will take a few viewings before you can accurately emulate these moves. Which can be seen as an incentive to use this video again and again. It is now part of my regular rotation, and each time I put it in it's a challenge to get up to speed...but a fun time while I struggle with my coordination challenges. I mean, we're at home, right? I'd never brave a class like this in reality ... but can freely embarass myself over laughter at home.
Challenging Workout and Fun!
I've had this "tape" for 10 years.I came online to get it in a DVD format before I destroy the tape that I've used off and on for the past 10 years. If you don't like to dance, don't bother with this DVD. However, if you like to dance, then that's what will make this one fun.When I first started this VHS, 10 years ago--and 10 years younger--I thought it was hard.It took me a bit of practicing before I could get the steps; but I DIDN'T QUIT.Eventually, I got all the moves. I didn't even have all the range of motion either, but that improves as your body gets use to doing the routines.I haven't worked this VHS for a few years, and I needed to get in better shape so I pulled it out again.I am 47 years old, and about 30 pounds overweight, and if I can do this routine at my age (it took me about two weeks to be able to get through it again), anyone can do it.The key is, you must love dancing and this kind of aerobic workout.You can tone the movements down until you get better at them, and rev it up as you get better.But once you get it, you will always want to do it. This is a great workout, and I will be doing it for along time. For all the nay sayers: either they don't really like to dance, or they just gave up too soon.And by the way, this was not called "Hip-hop" 10 years ago."Hip-hop" is just a new name which includes a lot of old styles.I don't particularly care for "Hip-hop." And I would not consider this a "Hip-hop" DVD. ... Read more

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Great music, fun
What I really love about this video is the music -- it's Motown oldies and not a synthesized bland track, like most of the other exercise tapes.It is a little challenging to learnSOME of the moves, but you can reverse and try again! Also consider that you will have this tape a long time and you can keep practicing. Or just move to the music your own way, until the next song.
Donna-Mite is truly a pick me upper!
I give this five stars because when I first used the tape, even though it was challenging to learn the moves at first (but got it after the 2nd or 3rd time), I was having so much fun I found myself surpised when she said they were going to do a cooldown and I had actually sweated (wearing a sweat shirt)! This is intermediate because she moves fast even though it's low impact. I consider this to be at a steady and consistent space not an up and down (interval) heart rate like in the Firm (which I love).It's a great non-impact, "no equipment needed" and fun workout to do on non-strenous days or in conjunction with strength training!You'll learn some great dance steps in the process too!

Very disappointed!!
I didn't like the workout, Donna's teaching style and some of the music that was played in the background. She talks way too much. It only got my heart rate up very little. The workout was not fun at all!Save your money and invest in Tamilee's Tighter Assets or her "I want that" series. It is a much better investment. ... Read more

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What a fun way to get into shape
This tape is very entertaining, with a lot of fun and easy moves. I recommend it to all beginners.

Low Impact Aerobics
I just bought this tape three weeks ago and have been "doing it" 3 days a week. I have lost 3 pounds by just increasing my aerobic activity, plus Jane Fonda's steps are fun! The music is great (I'm 48� years old). If you don't mind the over-enthusiastic entourage of people working-out with her, plus a little comedic-refief in the form of a lost young man, you'll really enjoy this workout. I look forward to dancing with Jane, and plan to increase my workouts to 5 days a week.

Great low impact workout
This is an effective low impact workout for all fitness levels.It can be done with or without wrist weights.It really works the entire body. ... Read more

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Good for young ones and older ones
like I have said before.The Firm is one of the greatest systems.I bought this one to go along with the other ones I have been buying after my rapid body change.This one uses the 8-10 inch aerobic box and the wonderful fanny lifter.It also adds a little barbel to it,other may use weights if they wish.Jayne Poteet is a marvelous instructer.Another one of my idols.
Absolutely great workout
This is still my "go-to" tape for an all-over great workout. It's almost 60 minutes long with solid moves and doable aerboic sections.When I'm done with this tape I feel strong and athletic. I truly feel like I've had a workout, but not to the point where I want to collapse.I consider it time well spent.Such a wonderful feeling after having been burned (Twice! I'm a sucker for good sales pitch) by those new Firm series that are all over the TV with the informercials. The aerobic sections in the new series make me feel clumsy, uncoordinated, and defeated. By the end of those DVDs I've skipped sections and I feel as those I've wasted a precious hour of workout time.The early and original Firm tapes are still the best and Volume 6 Total Body proves it. ... Read more

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Yawn
There are 5 women featured.None totally shaved.The bulk of this was filmed outside which is it's downfall because a lot of what you're looking at is in the shade or in the shadow because the sun is behind them.Lighting very poor.Not enough close ups.I thought the best part was the shower scenes in the end.If I had paid full price for this one I'd be really upset.I ended up fast forwarding through much of it.

Definitely Nude, Positively NOT Aerobics!
If you're looking for exercise instructions, this is not for you. There are five brunettes here.The ladies are various shapes and sizes.Most guys could probably find at least two bodies that they really liked looking-at in this group. There is five minutes of undressing, 10 minutes of "stretching," 20 minutes of a "workout," five minutes playing catch with a soccer ball in a small pool, and ten minutes of shower scenes.There is no cinematography, no choreography, no technical instructions - just amateur, home-style, video shot by two guys with camcorders. The audio is almost completely dubbed-over by one lady and some unmemorable and un-synchronized music.This is not pornography, it is not sexual or explicit. Some of the shower section is a little sensual.I watched this entire video while working out on my elliptical machine - and it kept my attention during the whole 50 minutes - making the time pass quickly.This is my first look at any of these "nude" series tapes and it was good enough to make me want to try viewing the others.So, for me, it delivered what I expected: something pleasant and inspirational to pass the time working-out.

Silicone?
I give this video a rating of one star, for the only girl in this video with breast implants. Overall, I thought I would be getting "intense" exercises and not some lazy girls looking bored. The only other good thing about this video was when they went to take a shower. As a nudiest living in a nude colony, I have seen far better aerobics done by my fellow nudiests. So I actually saw some breast bouncing, unlike this video. Also unlike this video, the cameraman knows where to zoom in! ... Read more

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The Best Firm tape of all time
I've been doing the Firm for about 20 years. I own or have tried just about every workout they've ever put out.This volume is still, in my opinion, the all-time BEST overall tape. It KICKS BUTT aerobically AND with weights.No time is wasted.It's an hour long and when you finish (IF you finish) you feel like you have worked HARD. I have to admit I haven't done this tape in a while because if I haven't been working out consistently, this one is daunting! That's how good it is. I love Sandahl's presence, the cuing is excellent, and I for one actually prefer the older music and sets.This tape will work every part of your body and you will feel it.Highly recommended, especially for Firm devotees. Do not let the old date of this video shy you from it, it's safe and very effective.

A must-have if you want to get in shape!
I enjoy this video because it's fun and challenging. Ms Bergman keeps you motivated, especially when she tells you to "Get tough!" I highly recommend this tape--do it three or four times a week and you'll have your dream body in no time! ... Read more

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Not full of fluff..
At first, I was a little disappointed in the quality of the video.It did seem to be a home video, but I think that added to it's charm.Rich Grogan seems to be just like some of the father's I know around town, making silly mistakes in his routine.He's real.I found the workout to be easy enough for my 5 year old daughter to follow and challenging enough for me to get a good workout.I have never been able to follow a video workout before.This was great and enjoyable.Both my daughters and I enjoy the workout and get more out of it each time we do it AND it doesn't require a lot of space.I like it's simplicity.
Great for gradeschools - The Best
This video is "A" #1 for gradeschool kids - PERIOD!!!!
Great Program for Kids
My kids & I absolutely LOVE this program. The kids on this program are having fun, because it is a fun workout, and my kids & I enjoy watching these happy little faces exercise. Kids are motivated by other kids having fun, and the joyful atmosphere that Rich Grogan instills helps make this video my families personal favorite. ... Read more

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Fabulous!
I orignally started using this video when I was quite overweight.Now, 80 lbs lighter, I feel I owe a lot of my weight loss to this video.Before buying Easy Aerobics video, Iwasted tons of money on exercise videos.They were all too complicated and fast paced.This was exactly what I needed to get moving!

Great Beginner Workout!
My husband and I bought this video to help us get started in a workout routine. We love it! Greg Smithey is an enthusiastic leader who makes you feel good about exercising. His group of people look like regular people and not supermodels. We were couch potatoes before starting this tape and it was a tape that we could actually finish without collapsing in those first few weeks of exercising. We each lost 15-20 pounds in 4 months using a combination of exercise tapes we bought here. It is also good to do this tape on those days you need something easier even if you get to be more advanced. We have used it so much that we can now talk along with the tape which amuses us when we're exercising. We would love for Greg Smithey to put out a new video with a difficulty level between this one and his Buns Steel tape.

This is a wonderful tape
Of the three beginner-level aerobics tapes I recently purchased (Denise Austin's Xtralite Aerobics and Fabulous Forever with Mirabai Holland are the other two) this one is clearly the best. The instructor, Greg Smithey, is funny, knowledgble, and easy to follow.He is accompanied by a great class of very real-looking women and men, which I found inspiring.I felt that I "fit in" with the other folks in the class.The steps are simple, but what a workout!My heart rate definitely reached my target zone and stayed there.The tape is a bit dated -- 1995 -- but holds its own very well.I truly hope that Smithey will do another Easy Aerobics tape soon! ... Read more

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Awesome Workout!
I am a huge Firm fan, and I own a couple dozen Firm videos.This one is one of my favorite because it gets you sweating and working hard,it's a lot of fun, and you're done in about 45 minutes.I love that it has segments from the original Firm videos, which are tougher than the newer ones.It was put together nicely and it's really easy to follow.Get this video!You won't be disappointed.

really a tough mix
This has aerobic parts from all the 6 original Firm workouts.The first time I did this tape I was going to beg for mercy.After a couple time I have grown to love it.It has all the original insructers featured on it.Susan Harris,Janet Gretzky,Sandahl Bergman, and all the others are featured on it.
Floor & step aerobics, very difficulty
"The Firm Parts: Not-So Tough Aerobics" is a combination of step aeorbics and standing floor moves, some with weights and some without. This tape was edited from about half a dozen earlier "The Firm" workout tapes -- 7 minutes here, 3 minutes there -- like one of those serial TV shows that shows bits & pieces from previous shows. The lady pictured on the cover fills in transitions between segments, telling you what equipment to get and how to stand to get ready for the next segment.
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This is an incredibly fun way to get a workout. Diane is fantastic! ... Read more

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This 52-minute video from 1992 combines low-impact and step aerobics with strength training. You keep the heart rate elevated for fat burning and cardiovascular conditioning while working the muscles. Jayne Poteet leads a class of fit exercisers of varying ages through a workout that's as tough as you want to make it, depending on how heavy your weights and how high your step. The aerobic moves are basic--no patterns, no complicated footwork--so beginners can manage the workout. The strength moves are sometimes combined with aerobic moves and sometimes isolated, and they are done slowly for safety and effectiveness. This is a well-designed workout except that the largest upper-body muscles (chest and midback) are left for the end (they're most efficiently worked early in a workout) and the shoulder presses start behind the neck (they're safer starting in front of the shoulders). Poteet includes both upper- and lower-body strength moves, but emphasizes the lower body. You'll need a barbell, dumbbells, a tall (14-inch) step, and a medium step. Read more

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Works great, just right
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excellent firm workout
i love the ab routine. this workout is the core of my collection. ... Read more

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from friday the 13th
I saw a segment of the workout tape in friday the 13th : a new beggining.a mortician sat and watched the girls bounce for a while after getting rejected by a co-worker.anyway,i've been looking for this tape since. from the short clip i watched, i can say this is the most seductive art i've ever seen...
Excellent workout!
I've used this tape for several years, even to the point i've worn it out...It helped me to get into the best shape i've ever been in, yes the ladies in the work out are a bit "seductive", and the workout is somewhat repetitive, however, it works...I've never had more shapely legs and buns in my life...It's worth the boredom, stick with it, it works...

recommended only for viewing
The exercise is very fast and high impact with very little regard to safety.For instance, the ladies do the exercise barefeet.The moves are fast, and the transitions are jerky. I have had this video for years and have attempted many times to do it without much success.I recommend this video to men who like to watch women exercise.It is really a fantasy video which has very little to do with reality. ... Read more

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