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Kathy Smith's Matrix Ultimate Sculpt |
  One I Keep Coming Back To! |
| I keep this in my rotation - doing it every week or every other week. I lift 3x a week and include this as a light weight day (the other two being heavy). I use 7 lb weights and for some of the twists it is a challenge. I LOVE the core focus and it gets my heartrate up - and it's a full body workout. It may not be super strenuous but it is very functional - seriously hitting the abdominals/core from every angle...without a single crunch. I am an advanced exerciser so this is a lighter day - but it has such value in it's variety. - posted by CJ on 4/23/2012 |
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| My favorite workout |
| I have a LOT of videos, most of them pretty up to date, and I'm intermediate/advanced. This is probably my favorite workout. It's a tiny bit dated, and has been sold under various names, true, but the actual work is just great. If you do all of the parts it's a great full length workout, and the main 30 minute section is just the so much fun. I would definitely get it if you are considering it. - posted by Rebecca on 4/19/2012 |
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| I don't do floor lunges. |
| I have this DVD in its other incarnation. When are they going to give up on this, when its at the dollar store? The ab section and stretch are great, but floor lunges wreck my knees, so I do them on a platform. Impossible with the Matrix System. - posted by Robin on 4/18/2012 |
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| Love me some Kathy Smith! |
| This is my first Kathy Smith DVD and I really like her and the workout. I would say I am at an intermediate level and this dvd really gets my heart pumping. I find that I look forward to doing this workout and that is saying a lot! I will be purchasing more Kathy Smith DVD's. - posted by Suzanne on 2/28/2012 |
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| High Energy |
| Fun, fast paced and high energy. I admit that some of the moves go a little fast but if you pay attention to your form rather than the speed you should do fine. I purchased this DVD several years back. I don't do it as much as I use to because I have so many different workout tapes that I try not to repeat too much. I enjoy the matrix method because it has you using your muscles in different angles so you get to work the small muscles as well as the big muscles. My ONLY complaint is Kathy's yelling through the cardio section. I don't know why it bothers me but it does. Easy fix is mute or fast forward and keep moving. I do however love Kathy's bubbliness, if that's even a word :) and high energy. I don't think she's trying to show off or be cutsie as others have stated, I think she just enjoys what she does. Worth buying that's for sure... - posted by Nicole on 1/22/2012 |
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| Great all around toning and cardio |
| Can be made as difficult or as easy as desired by increasing or dropping the weights. - posted by Bob on 1/5/2012 |
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| This is a great workout!!! |
| I have done this DVD twice in the last few days, and it is one of those workouts that make you feel great all day long! Lots of squats and lunges, but why put in the time if you're not going to be working hard??? Also lots of stretching. This will be in my regular rotation. - posted by Diane on 8/2/2011 |
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| LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| I've been doing Kathy Smith for years, I had this DVD laying around and One day wanted to start working out at home again {was going to the Gym 4x wk} I did this video with Jillian Micheal's 30 day Shed, no more trouble zone, and Banish Fat Boost. and let me tell you..I ended up just doing Kathy smith, a lot of what she does in this video is like Jillian Micheal's the no more trouble zone, but better, because it's not as crazy as Jillian's dvd's. I also like that you can do abs as you are standing, and the days you feel like doing it on the floor you have the 10min work out. this work out is more of a circuit work out, with out all the jumping. She also shows you how to do the work out if you are not able to keep up. if you are not able to do it. I will say that I did not like the background, and lighting of where they made the video, but once you get pass that..your on you way to a fitter you. give it a try. you will love it. - posted by Lily.O on 6/19/2011 |
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| Surprised at how different |
| I have been working out for a number of years to workout videos and at gyms. Kathy Smith is who I liked for STEP and upon purchasing this video, I was surprised at how different the workout is and I really loved it! I am sore and feel as though my muscles are worked in ways that they are not from just lifting weights. Great for the core and easy to do! - posted by R. on 3/31/2011 |
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| Kathy Smith's Build Muscle, Shrink Fat |
| I LOVED this workout. You can tell it's several years old, but I really enjoyed it. Easy to follow basic moves that really target every muscle. You could tell Kathy and her team had fun doing this video, which added to my enjoyment factor. I did the whole thing the first time and felt it the next day. I will definitely use this over and over. Core work was great! - posted by Marianne on 3/24/2011 |
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