Kathy Smith - Weight Loss Workout [VHS]

Kathy Smith - Weight Loss Workout [VHS]

Kathy Smith - Weight Loss Workout [VHS]
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Actor: Kathy Smith
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC, Original recording reissued
Running Time: 60 minutes
Release Date: 1998-11-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Sony
Studio: Sony

VHS Movie Reviews of Kathy Smith - Weight Loss Workout [VHS]

Movie Review: Bad cueing, complicated steps, boring floor excercises
Summary: 2 Stars

This was my first Kathy Smith DVD. Its 80s-era look doesn't bother me at all--after all, I'm after the workout, not a fashion statement. That said, I had an awfully hard time keeping up with the complicated combinations of steps and arm movements Kathy presents. I'm as coordinated as the next person, but there were entirely too many different arm movements intended to accompany too many complicated lower-body sequences...and it all comes at you way too fast. No sooner than you finally get a routine down-pat, she's on to yet another.(and some of the moves are just plain silly, like the "circle hands and clap" bit. Ditto the 50s-themed segment)

I also found HER inability to stay in synch with the music very distracting. Often she'd stray off the beat by moving too fast. Her dancers stayed right on beat, so I finally resorted to watching THEM instead of her.

I also had difficulty with some of the names she called the different steps. When I hear the word "double" I expect TWO of something, be it a toe tap, a kick, or whatever. Kathy Smith, however, does not seem constrained by such convention. The names of the moves are anything but intuitive, and so it's hard to follow her cueing. Why? Because it's hard to remember just what the heck type of move she's asking for...especially since her routines switch sequences so darn often and so darn fast. (see paragraph 1) Her cueing, by the way, while spot-on in some places, was inconsistent and often weak.

It's a thorough workout, though, what with legs AND arms simultaneously performing large motions at a fast pace. But it's just not very much fun. It's a drag to always feel confused by the step sequences or just plain frustrated about not being able to execute the moves smoothly...again, because they're hard to learn! And if you keep breaking stride because you've missed a step and are trying desperately to get back in synch with the routine, you're also cheating yourself out of the most obvious goal of an AEROBIC workout: staying in motion! And speaking of motion, I just plain hated the floor excercises. Good post-workout stretching is very important, but it doesn't require all the contortions she offered up.

I mentioned that this was my first Kathy Smith video, but it hasn't completely put me off from buying another. I may very well buy another KS workout video, but I'll be reading the reviews VERY carefully in an attempt NOT to end up with another sub-par workout experience. But I'd advise other buyers to skip this one.

Movie Review: old faithful
Summary: 5 Stars

I've been doing this workout off and on throughout the years since I was a teenager and it is still very relevent today. Kathy targets all areas in this workout and it gets you into great shape; it's not too hard and she is such a nice person who is truly interested in good health. At the end of the video she goes over some basic good food reminders. I call it old faithful because I always return to it when I have gotten out of shape and it never lets me down.

Movie Review: Kathy Smith Weight Loss Workout video
Summary: 5 Stars

This product is fantastic. Kathy has lots of energy. I owned it and lost it. I have done this workout for years. It never gets boring and I bore easily. Covers it all. I love the weights. You control how much you lift. It makes you look sooo good while losing the weight.

Movie Review: Always one of my favorites!
Summary: 5 Stars

I first bought this on VHS in about 1990. I really love it. I always have and even now that I am getting back into shape and am nearly 20 years older, it's still a challenging video.

I like that the video actually works out almost all parts of the body while dancing on your feet.

If you don't like it because of the music, sets, costumes, you need a) accept it for what it is and b) look at the exercise value.

I find it entertaining and nostalgic. I will admit, I am a child of the 1980s and still love the music. I never had mall hair, though.

Movie Review: Good long workout
Summary: 4 Stars

I bought this DVD based on the other reviewers stars and ratings. What everyone else said is true..the clothes are campy, the music is okay, but the aerobic and strength training sessions really made me sweat! I was pleasantly suprised I looked down at my Heart Rate Monitor and saw I was in my fat burning zone and 31 minutes gone. Not realizing I was already 30 minutes in was such a good feeling at 6:30 am..

Summary of Kathy Smith - Weight Loss Workout [VHS]

This hour with Kathy Smith will get you sweating, burning fat, dropping pounds, and strengthening muscles. This moderate-intensity workout includes both aerobics and strength training. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn, and the combination of aerobics and strength training burns more calories than either alone. Smith offers both beginning and advanced modifications so you can work at your own pace. Insets give helpful alignment tips. You start with an 8-minute warm up, then you work your arms with weights for 6 minutes. Four different aerobic segments follow, totaling 30 minutes. Most of the aerobic moves are simple and frequently repeated, with no difficult choreography until the last segment, which becomes dancier. After the aerobics, you do standing legwork for 5 minutes, add weights for another 5 minutes, and cool down for 6 minutes. At the end of the video, Smith explains a nutrition program for weight loss. --Joan Price

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