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Kathy Smith's TimeSaver Lift Weights to Lose Wt. |
 Great If You Are Short on Time |
| These workouts are short and to the point. Not a minute is wasted. You move quickly from one exercise to the other. I just did the lower body workout. My glutes were screaming. The upper body workout is just as good. I do wish that Kathy hadn't hooped and hollered so much. That being said, this is the video I will continue to do on days when I want to tone and tighten but don't have an hour to do so. - posted by Diane on 6/16/2013 |
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| Kathy Smith's Timeless is Priceless |
| Great 15 minute segments for arms, glutes, core, legs. She encourages your every move, easy to follow and the time flies before you know it is over. I love it! - posted by Janet on 1/31/2013 |
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| Great Solid Routine |
| I rated this workout as a five star because I have been weight training for decades, and I was sore after this workout. Kathy uses the "superset" method: about twelve repetitions using medium-to-heavy weights, then some pulsing, then transitioning to a slightly different exercise for the same body part. Each muscle is worked at least twice in the superset format. Not even the calves are neglected. I really like her style. I work out alone, and don't mind the occasional comment because it gives me incentive. Also, I thought it was instructional rather than distracting when she occasionally moved around the room to correct and/or praise an exerciser's form. Kathy is very personable and approachable in this DVD. This is a very good workout for the entire body, and includes a tough ab workout. - posted by Chloe on 9/17/2012 |
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 Disappointed |
| I have several of Kathy's old step tapes, loved them and used them for years. This one, not. I hate the progression of one exercise to the next, it seems awkward. I probably won't use it much if ever again. - posted by Eileen on 7/25/2012 |
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| Excellent toner |
| This is a great tape and its done in short segments that you can fit into any schedule! It works!! - posted by Colleen on 4/21/2011 |
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| good workout |
| All in all I like this workout. Kathy Smith is one of my favorites. She has an amazing figure. She does get enthusiastic in this one, and is at times louder than usual. But I was feeling the burn and was tempted to scream a little myself. I felt I got a great workout, and I was sweating. I will put this in my rotation of dvd's for sure. - posted by kenberly on 2/18/2011 |
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| Great workout - shame about the howling... |
| A great total body workout - I like how it has timers for heavier vs lighter weights (eg showing prompts on the screen for those using heavier weights to put their weights down and recover while those with lighter weights keep going). It gives you something to grow with and allows you to vary the intensity of the workout on different days. I've got most of Kathy's workouts and really like her exercises - in this workout she's the screechiest I've come across, to the point where you actually end up doing it less often than otherwise. She's unusually high pitched, hyper and howls like a dog/wolf several times through the workout which I find hard to take. I prefer the Lift Weights to Lose Weight 2 to this workout. If you've never done a Kathy Smith workout before and think the shrieking would put you off, I'd recommend her earlier DVDs like Super Slimdown Circuit with the excellent Peak Fat Burning - she's very pleasant and surprisingly low key in those ones. - posted by Julie on 2/12/2011 |
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| This is a great workout! |
| I can't imagine why someone would have a problem with this. What screaming? If someone says "woo woo" once in a while this is considered too intense? I love this workout, I do track 2 and do not, as a rule, take any of the breaks. Had this in VHS and then got the compilation "Rules of Fat Burning" and gave the tape to my friend. Give it a try, nice solid intermediate workout. - posted by Robin on 12/24/2010 |
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| One of the BEST weight workouts in my collection! |
| 3 Star average, Really? WOW! I think this is a great 5-star workout and is now a favorite strength workout. I am too young to be a long-time Kathy Smith fan, but she's got something to offer I haven't seen elsewhere! Unlike some of her aerobics workouts, she does NOT scream in this workout. She has a couple of woops or "ah-ha's", but that's it. IMO, Denise Austin is a far worse than this. The workout is a solid intermediate workout and one that offers the chance for challenge and progression. You can do either heavy or low weights and as always, increase when you get stronger. Each section is based off of traditional, weight-room exercises. The DVD however does not offer a warm up so you will need to do that on your own. You get a workout in as little as 20 minutes or the full body worked in less than 60. The lower body includes both traditional and functional styled movements. I'm used to Cathe for dedicated strength, but this Workout for what it is, is amazing! I feel good and strong when I'm finished; I can take on my day. Other instructors tend to leave me feeling fatigued and over trained. Excellent workout and far better than just 3 Stars! - posted by Fit Chic on 7/19/2010 |
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| so many others are better |
| I used to use many Kathy Smith videos, mainly because there were so few choices. Now there are so many much better choices. I do not like her as an instructor (she appears to me to be very arrogant)and I think her form is terrible. - posted by Jodi on 3/4/2009 |
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