Kathy Smith - Weight Loss Workout [VHS]

Kathy Smith - Weight Loss Workout [VHS]

Kathy Smith - Weight Loss Workout [VHS]
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VHS Tape Cover Information

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.
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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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