Kathy Smith's Personal Trainer

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Summary: Nothing new!
Review: . . . I looked high and low to get a fitness DVD and I washighly disappointed with this compilation of Kathy Smith's previousworks. Since I am a Kathy Smith fan I already own every workoutsegment that is on this DVD. It is nice being able to forward quickly to the segments that I want to exercise with. But the cardio segment was from her Timesaver series and is definitely not my favorite, too dancy. Too bad they couldn't come up with any new material to add.

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Summary: Absolutly awesome
Review: By far the best workout DVD out there! I love the different training schedule's of which there are three: weight loss, sculpting, and stress reduction. Of course I am doing the weight loss one. After you select your program it then brings up a weekly schedule that you follow. Say it's Thursday, you just select Thursday and hit play, how simple. You can also customize your own schedule. Since I'm doing the weight loss track, I added Yoga to my Sunday (this is a scheduled day off otherwise). I actually feel like I have a personal in home trainer that is so inexpensive. I was put off by the high cost of actually hiring one. This is a great workout, I'm a beginner and it kicks my [bottom]! Highly recommended.

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Summary: Not bad, needs some improvements
Review: I am a big Kathy Smith fan--she's really encouraging and not overly perky or annoying. When I saw this DVD I thought it would be a great purchase, because I really liked the idea of having lots of exercise options on one DVD. BUT...there are some flaws.

First, there are three sections: cardio, toning, and stretch. I knew when I bought the DVD that it was a hodge podge of old video segments, and that's fine with me. However, I did expect that she would offer more than ONE cardio workout! Hello--with the endless videos Kathy Smith offers, she could have at least put two or three on there. How about some variety!!?? Not to mention that this one cardio workout is quite challenging--if there was a beginner, intermediate and advanced cardio choice, for example, I wouldn't have been so frustrated by this particular workout. It's not for beginners, so cut yourself some slack if you use it.

Second, I did not know that weights were mandatory for the upper body workout. The DVD description I read (not here) did not mention weights. So now I have to go out and buy weights if I want to do the upper body. This is fine, but I wish I had known before I bought it.

Third, on her optional workout schedule, Kathy mentions walking, either outdoors or on a treadmill. That's also fine by itself, but if I wanted to walk I'd buy a treadmill, not an exercise video! The two just don't seem to coincide together.

Despite these negative points, I still give the DVD 4 stars because it's unique and does offer more than a typical workout video.

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Summary: Great video!
Review: I am a Kathy Smith fan and I use this video every other day. As well as cardio and weight training, there is also a yoga segment. I have her videos on VHS and now I want them on DVD. It's a great deal; 3 different workouts on one video. No it's not anything different then her video tapes but if you love Kathy Smith it won't matter. You don't need weights for lower body work and believe me you still feel it. Upper body is quick with great directions.

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Summary: Way too complicated
Review: I just attempted to work out to this video. It will definitely take me several more times to anticipate the moves and understand what the heck is going on. Plus, there are at least 10 people in the background who shout, hoot, "woooh!", and "awww yeah" at every new move Kathy does--this is extraordinarily annoying, especially if you're just trying to learn the steps. In general, I think once you get the hang of it, it will probably be a fun workout. Meanwhile, if perky, dopey people continuously shouting enthusiastically isn't your thing and sucks the motivation right out of you, I recommend something different, such as Denise Austin or Gilad.

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Summary: Good cardio and upper body toning
Review: I love finishing my workout with this dvd. 2o mins building block of simple but fun routine. Gets your heart rate up, perhaps harder to keep up with for those who are not already working out as there is plenty of jumping. The upper body workout is thorough (arms, back and stomach), though I am not as thrilled with the intensity of the lower body workout and choose to do my own seperate lunges w/ free weights. Kathy is perky w/out being cheesy, and offers good advice. Good sound.

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Summary: Good all around workout
Review: I love the variety in this workout series. You can vary it depending in what you feel like doing or what you have time for. I really like the upper body section - the routines with weights are very good. I also like the cool down section and yoga parts. They are great at relaxing you or helping your body cool down from a vigorous workout. This video allows you to change it up by programming your workout the way you want. Very good.

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Summary: Kathy Smith's Personal Trainer
Review: I received this yesterday and I think it's great! I did the cardio portion of the DVD last night and MAN am I feeling the effects today! I would recommend this to anyone who wants a multiple workout DVD. It features cardio, toning, sculpting and even yoga! I also really like the portion for customizing your daily workouts. I think this is a great DVD.

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Summary: A good workout
Review: I thought this provided a good solid workout. The 20 minute cardio section was challenging without being overwhelming, although the choreography was a little too complicated for someone like me who does not know her right from her left. The sculpting section was exellent: the 20 minute uppper body was good and the 7 minute ab workout was better than what I was doing on my own for 1/2 hour. The 10 minute lower body workout was acceptable. I did not like the 30 minute yoga section, but I am not into yoga.

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Summary: Seeing clips from old videos was very disappointing.
Review: I was very excited when I bought this Kathy Smith DVD until I tried it and found out that there were old routines from old videos that I never liked.

However, I have purchased several other videos from Kathy Smith, such as "Secrets of a Great Body: Lower/Upper Body Workout" and "Great Buns and Thighs Workout." I lost 55 pounds in four months using all three of these videos from Kathy Smith. Those videos are priceless to me!!!