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The Complete Collection of Sweatin' to the Oldies

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Think "Aerobics for Dummies." Richard gets you off the couch and inspires you like no one else can. This workout is truly fun. The live band is great, and such a refreshing change from the recorded 'sound-alike' tracks that are so commonplace today. He uses a spectrum of people as cast members, from those who are aerobics teachers to those just 'getting started.' The routines are easy to follow, and not too strenuous for those who are trying to lose weight and get into shape.

The routines get progressively difficult through the series (Sweatin' 1, 2, 3, 4), so buy the whole set. It's a great price, and will provide with you with that jump start to fitness!

As a busy medical student who spends most of her time in the hospital it is very easy to avoid exercise... By the end of the day I am too tired, or it is too cold outside or (insert many other excuses here). When I decided earlier this year to try harder to exercise I asked myself what would help me stick to it. I knew I did not want to commit to a gym (lack of time and money), I couldn't exercise outside in the winter because frankly it really is too cold. But I could follow videos. So I started looking at some videos. And they were boring. Very, very boring.

Until (while browsing),I saw a small segment on youtube of someone who recorded himself while exercising to 'Sweating to the Oldies'. It just looked like so much fun, and the music was great. So I decided to take a chance and to buy the video.
I am very glad I did. I love the music! Richard Simmons is funny and exciting and I enjoy dancing with the whole group. The video has the following songs:
1. Dancing in the Street
2. Beyond the Sea
3. On Broadway
4. It's My Party
5. Peggy Sue
6. Great Balls of Fire,
7. Wipe Out
8. He's a Rebel
9. Personality
10. Ain't No Mountain High Enough

So, overall this was the perfect video to begin exercising with. It is short, easy, and just pure fun! Richard does not breakdown the movements, but I picked it up pretty fast and didn't feel it was a problem. I loved this video so much that I am planning to buy the whole series and give this video to a friend.

Richard Simmons' charming personality and know-how make Sweatin' to the Oldies a classic of the 80s rage for exercise videos. The music is great, and will appeal to people of every age, and I've enjoyed just listinging to it for inspiration while working around the house.

As an added plus, Sweatin' to the Oldies rates mega-stars as a fabulous family activity that not only entertains, but gets us off the couch for some very real health benefits. Don't be fooled by the simplicity of the routines. There's some serious exercise here.

The Complete Collection of Sweatin' to the Oldies is a tremendous value!

Paraphrasing American Pie*
o/~ A long, long time ago, I can still remember when this music and exercise used to make me smile o/~ and work out with Richard and his diverse crowd of fellow exercisers on VHS.
Now the folks at Time/Life have released the full set of the first 4 on DVD.
But wait!
There's more!!
A motivational and "Get back on the wagon!" never-before-released bonus DVD!!!
I looked through the blurbs and reviews, but didn't find a handy-dandy list of the included tunes to which to sweat, so here it is:
Original
1.) intro
2.) Dancing in the Street
3.) Beyond the Sea
4.) On Broadway
5.) It's My Party
6.) Peggy Sue
7.) Great Balls of Fire
8.) Wipe Out
9.) He's a Rebal
10.)Personality
11.)Ain't No Mountain High Enough
S2tO - 2
1.) intro
2.) The Locomotion
3.) Fever
4.) My Boyfriend's Back
5.) Breaking Up is Hard to Do
6.) Windy
7.) Big Girls Don't Cry
8.) Jailhouse Rock
9.) Summer in the City
10.)Respect
11.)Rescue Me
12.)Oh, Pretty Woman
S2tO - 3
1.) intro
2.) Gimme Some Lovin'
3.) Louie Louie
4.) Out of Limits
5.) Do Yo Want to Dance
6.) the Name Game
7.) I Get Around
8.) Born to Be Wild
9.) Rockin' Robin
10.)Build Me Up, Buttercup
11.) California Dreamin'
S2tO - 4
1.) intro
2.) Shout
3.) Shotgun
4.) Dance to the Music
5.) Up the Ladder to the Roof
6.) Heat Wave
7.) Mony Mony
8.) Proud Mary
9.) Devil with the Blue Dress On
10.)the Wanderer
11.)Someday We'll Be Together

For Extra Credit, you can freestyle/improvise the moves to any tunes on your Ipod when you're away from your TV. My favorite: the Captain & Tenille's *Love Will Keep Us Together.* My only rules are: I gotta keep movin' through the whole song; and every time she sings "STOP!" I gotta kick the alternate leg up over my head (this maneuver not recommended for those not limber enough to find their own toes. ;-)

* You can work out to *American Pie* but you may not EAT any pie on this plan.
/TundraVision, Amazon Reviewer

I bought these DVD's because I wanted to lose weight and feel healthier. I love that I can put one in, crank up the volume, and forget I'm exercising. My kids think they are dancing with me.
The routines increase in intensity and length as you progress through the set. I have been using them for a few months and can do the first few, 3 and 4 still really push me to my limit. But I cannot complain because I've lost 42lbs dancing in my living room.

Everyone laughed at me when I told them I was purchasing these DVDs... Now everyone is doing the exercises with me, including my husband who is a bit of a "REDNECK" and made the most fun of the thought of me getting them and of course Richard Simmons...
But, no one is laughing now... My hole family has been doing these exercises for almost a month and we love them. You really do alot of sweating... For the price and the convenience that you have to be able to do them at home on your own time this is a good deal. I have seen other offers but you only get 2 or 3 DVDs for the same price.

These are basically aerobic workouts, good for starting an exercise routine or for adding to an existing exercise program. They give a better aerobic workout than walking--you'll definately feel yourself working--and they're great for adding variety to your exercising.

Don't be fooled by the first couple of songs in the workout and give up on them...each video starts with warm-up and stretch songs, then high intensity aerobics songs, followed by cool-down and stetch songs. If you think the workouts are getting too easy, the chapters on the dvd's make it possible to customize your workout by repeating songs or making selections from all 4 dvd's. Plus you can do the moves with lots of energy to burn more calories or less energy if you're just starting out. You won't outgrow these dvd's as you make progress.

I alternate these with weight-lifting, sometimes even adding on a few of their tunes at the end of a weight-lifting session. The music makes you feel happy, and I love Richard. His genuine compassion shows through and he makes the workouts fun. I also love the live bands. These aren't your ordinary exercise dvd's!! Thanks, Richard! I hope he will bring out some more of his exercise programs on dvd sets. They're great!

This is a good set if you can get past the 80s clothes, hair, and corny scenes. Also, I think this set would be ideal for someone who has a lot of weight to lose and has not worked out in a long time. I am in pretty good shape currently and not overweight, but was looking to change up my routine with the Denise Austin DVDs I normally work out to. The warm-ups on these are way too long, but again, would be good for someone who hasn't worked out in awhile. Once you've done the warm-up, the exercises really do get you "sweatin." The music is great and Richard's energy is fantastic. I'll continue to work out to these once in awhile when I need a change. Sweatin' 2 is the best DVD in this set workout-wise if you are already in shape.

Thank goodness for Richard. I'm so sick to death of seeing all these SLIM AND TRIM 20 something chicks doing exercises that mature older people could never do in a million years. It's fun, I can sing to every songs and it makes your workout go by fast. Thanks Richard Simmons for putting these on DVD's.

so i realized i'm really overweight for my body frame and it's hard to move.

these videos make it fun to move, they really do! and i'm 26 and not ashamed to say i LOVE these!!! i heard they were coming out on dvd and mom got them for me to help me get up and move...

i just got them today so of course haven't seen results yet, but i wanted to remark about the lightening fast shipping; it was martin luther king weekend the saturday that we ordered them and we got them the tuesday after the saturday we ordered them!! how insanly fast is that? and i got the product i ordered, and i'm getting ready to pop one in and work out. these are so much fun! definitly try them if you want to make working out fun. sure, richard simmons can be really cheesy but you feel so good when you're doing them! i would grab this tape way back when, when i was tired of the Firm or Jane Fonda or whatever workout of the month mom had for me.

i'm thrilled to have these again, i'm so glad amazon had them; they were sold out in all the stores!!