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Everyday with Richard Simmons - Family Fitness [VHS]

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Apparently Richard Simmons was producing videos long before Sweatin' to the Oldies craze. This video was made in 1983, by the same folks, Karl Video, who produced Jane Fonda's very early videos.

Therefore, the exercises are very much the same as Fonda's '82 workout or her others from that era. These are by far, not easy, and many of the exercises here are just not performed in today's workout sets. You may recognize many of the old, but tough steps. It is a lengthy workout.

The video consists of a warmup and a complete body routine, lower torso exercises, abdomen exercises and face and neck exercises.

The name, Family Fitness implies the that the exercises are designed for everyone, all age ranges and sizes. Simmons' class is composed of a mixture of people, few age variations, and most are younger trim people.

There are testimonials who advocate the importance of exercise. Then, when you think it is over, be prepared for an ADVANCED Waist Section. This section includes the very difficult lower back to the ground and raising up. These are always very challenging stomach exercises and certainly not for the inexperienced.

Music is basically as bad as one is to expect for these earlier produced videos, but it is bearable.

What is rare is the inclusion of face and neck exercises. It can only be helpful.

If you have the Fonda videos, the workouts and level of difficulty are similar. The difference is many people just love to workout to Richard Simmons. This video has what may be a companion video, Richard Simmons Stomach Formula and both are indeed hard to find. ....Rizzo

Love it,love it,love it. I've been exercising with Richard for twenty five years and when he became jammed in the video tape player, I was devestated. Over 5 years I have searched Australia, attending every opp shop and garage sale within a reasonable distance for another copy of Everyday Family Fitness with Richard Simmons, I was desperate. Then a friend told me about Amazon.....and you're right. YES! There it was. I ordered it and it arrived within one week and I'm already on my way to having that dream body once again. Now I exercise with a smile on my face.....thanks Amazon. Richard..I couldn't do it without you.

This is a great workout. It is much better than most of the later Simmons. He is upbeat but not silly and anoying.

It does not do really difficult moves and steps because it is just exercise, so it makes me not feel so uncoordinated as wth the dance videos. You also do not need other equipment to do it. The pace moves VERY fast. I had been working out for 4 or 5 months when I got my copy. It definitely stepped up my exercise level a notch. I feel like I will be doing this one for many years to come.

My wife paid $85.00 for this video when it first came out. It got lost during a move and I'm very glad to have found it. She did this workout everyday for a few years. It's a toning workout, not aerobic. For those who can no longer do squats and lunges this a great workout.

I began doing this video in 1987 on the job with co-workers. I have tried others but this one doesnt do a lot of complicated steps and I can do this with my eyes closed.Richard is so positive and lets you know what to do. The running in place steps are a killer. It generally takes me 2 weeks to get the stamina to finish the entire workout. So I started skipping to the parts that I need, sometimes skipping the running, whick kicks my butt. Now, after many years, my husband has started doing it and has lost 21 pounds. I have lost 12 pounds.I have several of his other videos but keep going back to Everyday.