Product Details

• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Live / Artisan
• VHS Release Date: August 22, 2000
• Run Time: 46 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0784017859
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,696 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This 40-minute 1997 video presents fit and lean Denise Austin on a beach leading you and her two assistants (one man, one woman) through a muscle endurance and strengthening workout with weights. Depending on your level, you might choose weights of one to 10 pounds. You want your muscles to fatigue after Austin's 13 to 18 controlled repetitions of each exercise. This workout is more challenging and more technique-oriented then most of Austin's. Austin switches muscle groups non-stop until you've worked all your major upper- and lower-body muscles. She gives plenty of technique and alignment tips so that you know how to do each exercise correctly. You'll need a bench or some kind of platform for some of the exercises. You can grow with this video--as you get stronger, use more weight. --Joan Price

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for beginners!, July 29, 2000

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Heather (Wakefield, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Denise Austin - Hit the Spot:Totally Firm [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have been using this tape faithfully for 3 months and have really seen results! This tape is great for beginners-intermediate who would like an all-over body workout. It is a medium paced workout w/weights. Denise Austin is very motivational and keeps you going. It is set at the beach and about 45 min long. I also like this tape because you do one super set instead of 3-4 sets which get boring. I recommend this to anyone who wants to get tone.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, good for toning, January 29, 2001

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Tanya M. Reynolds "tanyamr" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Denise Austin - Hit the Spot:Totally Firm [VHS] (VHS Tape)

By using this video, you will enjoy a good toning workout which can be easily increased in intensity by using heavier weights. Beware, though, of two things: 1) it is just over 45-minutes, and you MUST do the entire video (including warm-up and cool-down) or you will feel the pain! 2) there is one excercise in it that really requires a bench. I don't have one, but I substitute for it by doing another excerise. For all else, all you need are hand weights and a chair. Very fun!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Video, August 9, 2002

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Jennifer Smith (Saint Joseph, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Denise Austin - Hit the Spot:Totally Firm [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have been using this tape twice a week since January and think it's pretty good overall. Denise seems to cover every part of the body. She does talk incessantly, but she really motivates me to keep trying when I feel like resting. It is a little boring, but oh, well. I think it's worth it. Here's why. . .

Before using this tape, I just walked (speed walking) regularly 5-6 times a week. When I've had fat analyses done in the past five years, I never did that well even though my body weight has been in an excellent range. Without changing anything else and keeping a stable weight, I had another fat analysis last month after 6 months of using the tape. My fat analysis was in the good range this time because I have more muscle now. So that was enough to encourage me to keep using the tape!

My doctor said that weight training is really excellent for keeping bone mass as we grow older (I'm 41 now.), and that's why I ordered this tape. I think the price is excellent for what you get.