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Summary: Great Results
Review: Each 20 minute segment flies by. I've been doing the tape for 3 months and my arms are in much better shape. It's a great video to combine with one of her cardio videos or a TaeBo video.
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Summary: It's Short but Effective
Review: I like it for those days where I'm short on time but want to get in a quick workout. I like that it's only 20 minutes for each segment (granted you have to do your own warmup and cooldown). If I have extra time, I'll go about 10 minutes into the lower body section. I think she looks fantastic. I can't handle this tape more than once, maybe twice a week, though, because her perkiness is a little irritating, although not as bad as Denise Austin. And she does do some of the moves a little fast.
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Summary: Timesaver for sure...
Review: This weight workout is good. However, the speed at which Kathy and her fellow exercises move from one body part to another causes me to have to push the pause button frequently. I like to make sure my form is completely correct before moving on. She does hit all the major muscle groups and overall it's a good workout. I use the whole introduction period where the "Kathy Smith Fitness Collection" is introduced to do the warm-up she mentions once the workout begins.
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Summary: Wonderful toning...
Review: I enjoy this video 'cause it gives you a total body toning workout in a short amount of time. My favorite segment of this video is the part that deals with the upper body. The exercises are great and effective, and easy to day. I enjoy the lower part segment, but it's a little bit more difficult. The exercises are effective and you can really feel them, but I'm no fan of lunges, and they're are plenty of those. But, still, no pain, no gain. The floor work of the lower body segment is awesome!! Those exercises are definitely effective and you can really feel your body working. The bonus ab section has really good exercises for the abs, and although it's only 7 minutes, it's very helpful to get the stomach that you want.
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Summary: Solid Support for a Workout
Review: I am a big fan of a diversified workout and need to have a solid rotation of tapes to choose from. This tape is a must. I use it with a shorter cardio video. It adds a good 20 minutes of toning to target upper or lower body. Together a both segments are a solid weight lifting routing. Kathy Smith is never overbearing in her attitude. Six months later I have not tired of the video.
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Summary: Timesaver-Lift Weights to lose Weights
Review: Very pleased with these "timesaver" videos. I am a novice to exercise, and 50. The "cardio timesaver" is a great place to start, and I then add a 20 minute upper OR lower w/o w/weights from this video. Sure beats the price of a gym! The only issue I have is the pushup portion which, for me, is kinda tough on us wimps. I'll keep at it though!
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Summary: Good work out in a fraction of the time...
Review: Great strength training workout in under an hour. Upper and lower body are covered and you get to do a 7 minute hard-core abdominal workout at the end of the tape.I love it and have been using this tape since Jan. 2001.
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: This tape is effective and efficient. As a chronically time-challenged stay-at-home mother of a one year old baby, I attempt to save time whenever and however I can without sacrificing the quality of the results. The rigorous pace of the upper body workout keeps me from getting bored or losing focus and targets the muscles effectively. While I like the lower body segment, I don't find it particularly challenging. I strongly suggest that users plan a warm-up session prior to diving into this workout, I usually start with a 30 minute session with a step bench. I have worked out an average of 6X/week, including cardio and strength-training, for 15+ years, and I still derive a burn in my arms from this tape. Kathy is a little too happy and peppy on this tape for my taste, but it is only a minor distraction once you get into the workout.
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Summary: This Workout Works!
Review: As someone who has always hated lifting weights, I find this workout totally "do-able". Many of the exercises were too challenging at first but after 6 weeks, I can do the whole thing and I am definitely noticing results. That said, this work out is definitely not a timesaver in my book. It takes a full hour to complete, including your own warm-up. Also as a novice I found it hard to understand what weights I should be using for each move. The first week I was using a very heavy weight for some of the moves and could have seriously injured myself if I had not consulted a personal trainer.
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Summary: Twenty Minutes FLIES By!
Review: A great tape for adding weight training to your exercise routine. A caveat about equipment you'll need. I watched the intro and it said all you need to get started is a set of dumbbells and either a chair or a weight bench. I went w/ the bench. Then I got to the second workout, where they suggested ankle weights, and also the exercises required a straight-backed chair, which I did not have, as I bought the bench. Sigh! (If I did this over again, I'd skip the bench cause a chair will work just as well). That said, these are two fast, fun workouts that produce results. The lower body, especially, seems to burn my legs up but then, maybe that's where I need the most work. The mercifully-short abs/back "bonus" workout is over before ya know it, which (if you hate abs work as much as I do) is a good thing. I can really feel a difference, though, so hey, it's working! The background music is cheesy but fun, and Kathy's enthusiasm is infectious. If her motivational outbursts piss you off, you should really try to get in a more positive frame of mind when you work out, I think. One final suggestion: try vigorously vaccuuming your workout space as your warmup. Five minutes, and you really warm up all the muscle groups. PLUS... you've cleaned your carpet. No sense in jogging in place for five minutes when you can vaccuum!!
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