14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quick but intense toning workout, November 3, 2003
This review is from: Cosmopolitan: Tonetics [VHS] (VHS Tape)
The first thing that you will notice about this video is how outdated it looks: the instructor, Deborah Lee, is wearing bright blue with a wide headband; her four helpers are all in combinations of pink and green; and all five of them have "big" hair. If you can get past appearances, however, you will find a classic toning workout focused mainly on the lower body.
The workout opens with a warmup which lasts just over 5 minutes. Following this is about 8 minutes consisting mostly of traditional standing leg moves such as squats and lunges with a set of pushups thrown in. Then it's to the floor for some quick abs work completed in about 3 minutes. Next comes about 5 minutes of additional leg work (still on the floor) for the inner and outer thights, and finally, there is a short (3 minutes) cool down at the end.
Although this workout is quite short (more like 25 mintues rather than the 35 minutes stated on the box), it is intense, and your muscles will definitely "feel the burn" as they used to say at the time this tape was made (1988). As an instructor, Deborah Lee is extremely straight-forward: she displays each move with excellent form, but her instructions are minimal, and she does not chatter words of encouragement as so many instructors do. No weights are used, making this tape a nice, simple workout for the time-crunched, space-crunched at-home exerciser.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Toning Workout, Easy to follow too, April 8, 2000
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This review is from: Cosmopolitan: Tonetics [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I bought this video 9 years ago after my second child was born and it is the same one I keep going back to for toning. I use it in addition to my Tae Bo workouts to make sure that I am burning fat as well as toning. My tape is in need of replacement now so I was very happy to see that Amazon was still selling it! Thanks Amazon!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Workout Tape Anywhere, March 2, 2000
This review is from: Cosmopolitan: Tonetics [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I've had this one for about 8 years and it is so worn out I was thrilled to see I could get a new copy from Amazon.com. Now matter how many new videos I buy or gimmicks I try I always come back to this quick, VERY effective workout. The stomach and abs workout is the best I've seen anywhere and the entire workout - from warm-up to cool down - is over in less than 30 minutes. CAN'T BE BEAT!
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