Kathy Smith Timesaver - Cardio Fat Burner [DVD]

I bought this DVD several months ago and still find myself coming back to it regularly. Regardless of some of the negative reviews it has here, it is one of my favorites. It is very fast-paced and definitely keeps you on the toes. But I'm not going to lie, it took me several attempts to get the steps down correctly. The first few times, I was absolutely lost due to the many moves and pace of the routines. It is pretty dancey but it still involves some fundamental aerobic exercises like kick backs, jumping jacks, kicks, lunges and leg lifts. The first 20 mins of the DVD, she teaches you several different moves and you will be building a large routine. Once you have learned the steps, you will go through the routine several times. The second part of the DVD involves four mini routines in which she will teach you the steps. Once you go through them a few times, you will go through it a few more times but with one side of the group doing the "calorie bursts". I am still trying to incorporate some of the calorie burst moves, but they are tougher and is taking some time. Overall, I would rate this DVD an A+ since it still keeps my attention and I still work up a sweat. The shouting, that has been mentioned in the background, is not as bad as I thought it would be from the reviews. I normally stay focused on Kathy anyhow, so I don't hear the background noise.

Unclear instruction, confusing presentation of moves, and a lot of unpleasant "sound effects" (squeals etc) by KS and crew. Could cause confusion and injury. Some of KS' videos are good, this one is to avoided.

This is a great video if you don't have much time to spare for cardio. Kathy negates the warm up and cooldown (although she does start slowly) in order to cram in more cardio in each 20 minute segment. She has good cue-ing and after a few times through this tape you shouldn't have to look at the screen. This DVD is done in group format, like all of Kathy's other videos. The thing I noticed when I first popped this tape in (I always view them first before I attempt them) is that there was a lot of whooping and "Oh Yeah"-ing from the group. It was annoying when I wasn't participating but when I do the video now I hardly notice it. If you are easily distracted though, this might be a problem for you. The first 20 minute segment is a progressive add on sequence, which means you gradually learn moves and put them together. None of the moves are particularily dancy, and kathy does tell you some adjustments if you don't like some of the moves. Once you learn the entire sequence you repeat it a few times. The second 20 minute segment has 4 different segments of exercises and gives you two options: high impact or low impact. You start by learning the moves in the low impact group then after a few minutes you switch to a higher intensity calorie burst. You have the option of following the low impact people on one side of the screen or modifying some of the moves and following the high impact people on the other side of the screen. There is a short 7 minute stretch afterwards. Like I said before, this is a great video for people who only have a few minutes to spare for cardio. You can do either routine or if you have more time you can do both for 40 minutes of aerobic fun! I think this video is really fun and it doesn't require any gear like a step or weights (although you'll probably need a water bottle and sweat rag!)

This workout does keep your heart rate up and energizes you. However, Kathy Smith is very bad at teaching the different steps. There is no time to learn the step and often at the end of the combination I'm still trying to figure out the steps from the beginning. This makes it very hard to keep up with the video. I own many home exercise videos and know the typical aerobics steps (from jazzercise, home videos, etc), yet this video is very hard to follow. Often times, there isn't a very good lead in to the next step or next combination. Also, the steps do not follow the rhythm of the music at all, which makes them twice as hard to follow. I would definitely not recommend this tape to a beginner. While the intensity is do-able by any level, following the exercises is not.

I like Kathy Smith, but I have to admit that her workouts are sometimes very cheesy. This DVD does have some parts that make me cringe, but now I just laugh at it. It is tricky for beginners. It's dance aerobics. I love it because its intense cardio with dance moves...not just the same boring step aerobics. Any of the moves you can modify to an easier or harder version. It is best if you have room, but my living room is tiny and I find plenty of space to do the workouts. By the time I finish both 20 minute segments (also following the option for a cardio burst in the second 20 minutes) I feel exhausted, but very happy and rejuvenated. This is my favorite cardio DVD. I wish there were more dance "like" aerobics out there.

This video is not bad in a time pinch, but if you are in excellent shape this is probably too easy. I had her VHS version of the Peak Fitness and Fat Burning and hoped it would be more like this. It is, but is much less intensive. The steps can seem confusing, but I thought once I did it once it was fine. However, the steps for the high impact version are vague and not so easy to understand. The people are not quite all in the camera shot and therefore difficult to follow sometimes. If you need a fast workout in your hotel room, this is the ticket. I wouldn't use it for an on-going program. Limited stretching to none at all at the beginning, but at the end the 7 minute stretch is great. Overall I think it serves its purpose for a fast workout, but not much more than that.

I am very happy with this workout! Love Kathy Smith!👍🏻

エアロビクス入門編の内容です。基本的なステップ（レッグカールやVステップ）がメインとなっています。 DVDは二部構成となっており、前半はローインパクト中心の20分。後半はローインパクト・ハイインパクトを組み合わせた20分。それぞれで完結しているので、どちらか一方のエクササイズでも良いし、通して40分のエクササイズでもよし。その日の気分と調子で選べます。前半の20分エクササイズをやりましたが、20分だけでもじっとりと汗をかきました。 まるっきりのエアロ初心者だと、最初から全てを真似するのが難しい速度かもしれませんが、すぐに慣れると思います。また英語だけで字幕はありませんが、見よう見まねで十分です。しゃべっている内容は大体次はどの動きをするかの指示ですので。 リージョンコード1となっていましたが、自宅のDVDプレーヤー（普通のリージョン2のみ対応）でも見ることができました。