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Kathy Smith's Peel Off the Pounds Pilates |
  A surprise hit! |
| I am generally not a fan of Kathy Smith, but I stumbled across this workout while looking for lightweight and unweighted arm workouts. I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed it! The warm-up and cardio portions are not my favorite (warm-up has a lot of hip rolls and undulating; the cardio is a low-impact version of some classic hi-lo with a dance-y/pilates twist). Not terrible, but not a fave. The real stars of this dvd are the arm and lower body chapters. They are great and I definitely recommend them for those that do barre or ballet workouts. I really felt them! True, Kathy is not the best at cueing, but overall, I'm looking forward to doing this again. - posted by Alison on 5/22/2012 |
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| A surprise hit! |
| I am generally not a fan of Kathy Smith, but I stumbled across this workout while looking for lightweight and unweighted arm workouts. I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed it! The warm-up and cardio portions are not my favorite (warm-up has a lot of hip rolls and undulating; the cardio is a low-impact version of some classic hi-lo with a dance-y/pilates twist). Not terrible, but not a fave. The real stars of this dvd are the arm and lower body chapters. They are great and I definitely recommend them for those that do barre or ballet workouts. I really felt them! True, Kathy is not the best at cueing, but overall, I'm looking forward to doing this again. - posted by Alison on 5/22/2012 |
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| Perfect Combination! |
| I knew I would enjoy this dvd, as I do all my Kathy Smith workouts but, this one has become my new fav! It has a light yet, energy-inducing aerobics that's a perfect 20 min.s, which with a healing hyrniated disc in my spine is what I needed. It also has a separate upper and lower body pilates workout that include abs. Also separate warm up and cool down. Why is it a perfect combination? Because you can put all 5 of these separate parts together exactly the way you want them to go. I alternate my upper and lower body workouts and, sometimes I have time for the aerobics and sometimes don't. Its one of the best gentler dvds out there in my opinion, that still gives you an excellent workout. - posted by Nicoleen on 5/14/2012 |
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| I love this |
| Thank you very much. Easy to follow. - posted by Uma on 3/31/2012 |
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| Really Like It |
| I began exercising with Kathy Smith videos 20 years ago, but over the years I began to get tired of her workouts because they were so long and repetitive. Recently I decided to try her again because I was looking for lower impact workouts to complement my usual high-impact interval workouts (long-time Cathe fan, Kelly Coffey-Meier, the Firm). This is the third DVD of her more recent workouts I've purchased and I am very happy with all three. They are interesting, shorter than her "old" workouts, really hold my attention, and are easy to do yet effective on days I don't want to do a lot of running and jumping moves. I'm glad I bought it. - posted by Giovanna on 1/26/2012 |
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| Not Bad.... |
| I have many Kathy Smith exercise videos and this one is probably one of the better. Hard to believe that she's 60...I thought the pace and cueing of this one was excellent. It was challenging and for the most part completely doable. I get tired of overly speedy dvds that don't take time to concentrate on technique. Because this is heavy on pilates, speed really isn't the issue.... real positive. A real plus...I felt like I got a really thorough workout. It will be a regular part of my rotation. - posted by Joanna on 1/13/2012 |
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| Not Sure Why So Many Are Disappointed? I Love It! |
| So, here's the thing: I'm 40. I used to be a very hard core-Cathe fan, runner of marathons, etc. I'm not quite in that *zone* anymore; however, I still consider myself a high intermediate exerciser, who has her bad days. I bought this DVD on super sale. I did not have very high expectations for calorie burn, etc. I purchased it for my light days (ie days when I would use Ellen Barrett or Rodney Yee Yoga)to add into the rotation. At the same time I bought Jennifer Galardi's Ballet Body (rated intermediate/advanced) and Element Total Body pilates with the mini ball. I used all three in the same week along with Core Fusion Cario. This DVD was the most difficult! I'm gauging it by muscle burn/sweat output/perceived exertion. I did the workout barefoot (since it is low impact). I broke a pretty serious sweat in the arm segment using 5 lb dumbbells. I had to skip a few reps in the outer thigh/leg lift section. In a perfect world I would make the cardio section 5-10 minutes longer and focus more on abs...but overall I think this was an excellent purchase for the price. I will definitely add it to my regular rotation. I also think the exercise level rating is just right. - posted by Elizabeth on 1/6/2012 |
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| One of the Best - a Classic |
| I work out daily and am in the military. This seemingly simple workout put me in excellent condition. I performed this workout three times a week combined with running 3 miles per day 6 days a week a month prior to my Physical Training Test. I scored an off the chart 370. The core strengthening portion of this workout works. Highly recommended! - posted by Joanne on 12/28/2011 |
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| Great total body workout |
| Kathy Smith works every muscle in this cardio and toning workout. She is very encouraging, and although you may have to work up to a few of these moves, it is very doable and gives you a sense of accomplishment and having worked your whole body. It is great for someone like me in my 50s who needs low impact for cardio and wants to incorporate good toning to keep my muscle tone. Some of the moves are challenging, but not out of reach. - posted by Monica on 10/20/2011 |
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| I like it. |
| I have a lot of Kathy's dvds-I even have some old videos that I still do sometimes. I like her most of the time-well I like her all of the time-I just don't like the walking in the desert one most of the time. This dvd reminded me of her other routines-but that was ok because they are in a different order and it just told me that she was ahead of the game way back when. One of the reasons that I like her is that she seems taller than most instructors (except for Patrick lol). So am I and I get tired of all the size 2, 5' instructors-just can't relate. It takes them so much less time to swing their legs around, etc. Kathy is a "real" person to me. - posted by Arel on 5/19/2011 |
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