Product Details

• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: Unrated
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warnervision
• VHS Release Date: November 19, 1996
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (155 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304252056
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,029 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Kathy Smith is so upbeat, sensible, and easy to follow that if you abide by her instructions, you can't help but get a good workout. Functionally Fit: Peak Fat Burning should definitely be one of your keepers. Smith's tried-and-true workout method here combines six two-minute intense bursts of aerobic activity, spliced between recovery exercises, which include loads of lunges and squats. The pace is just right for intermediate to advanced students--the high-energy segments really fly by. The presentation is clear and very easy to follow (it helps that the moves are very simple, even when done at the maximum-intensity level). The session includes 6 minutes of warm-up (some of which is vigorous enough that total beginners should plan to take it very easy), 25 minutes of the interval-and-active-recovery workout, and 7 minutes of cool-down and stretch. True beginners, while given options of following some low-impact moves, may find the overall intensity level too high. The upper body doesn't get much attention here, but this video is topnotch for lower-body toning and overall cardio fitness. --Anne Hurley

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

96 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Efficient and Invigorating, July 14, 1999

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[e-mail] (Baldwin, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kathy Smith - Functionally Fit - Peak Fat Burning [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I bought this video after reading positive reviews of it here, and I have to say that the video's praise is well-deserved. The hi-intensity intervals really do get your heart pumping as Kathy encourages you to get breathless. With 2 minute intervals, you are getting as much calorie-burning power you can out of the workout. I think the best thing about the workout is that the moves are very simple and easy to follow, unlike most other aerobic workout videos I've seen. I am pretty uncoordinated, yet even on my first try with the video I was able to keep up. Also, Kathy and her crew are not overly perky and annoying in their enthusiasm for fitness. I'd recommend this tape to anyone looking to burn fat and get their body moving!

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great workout that you can stick with..., May 31, 1999

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Amanda (Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kathy Smith - Functionally Fit - Peak Fat Burning [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I love Kathy Smith, and this is my favorite video so far. With the 2 minute intervals between intense workout & active recovery, it goes fast, and you can't get discouraged and quit. In the intense interval, you push yourself, and then you get to slow down for 2 minutes while you tone your lower body. The moves are fun and easy to do for beginners, and if you're more advanced, they are easily modified (she shows you how). If you're also wanting to tone your upper body, a great complement to this is the "Secrets of a Great Body: Upper Body Workout" by Kathy Smith. It's made to do only twice a week, and can be done on the same day as this video. (There's also a lower body workout, but you probably won't want to do it along with the Functionally Fit video.)

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I lost ten pounds in 2 months, works for me!, January 26, 1999

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[e-mail] (Baltimore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kathy Smith - Functionally Fit - Peak Fat Burning [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Kathy Smith is the right amount of perky. She leads her troupe of excerise groupies with authority and is fun to watch. This is a great workout which alternates 2 minute sections of cardio/aerobic work with lesser impact moves designed to tone the lower body. She has done a good job of choosing excerises which use large muscle groups, so more calories are burned. Kathy and her crew have the required amount of enthusiasm, and are well coordinated, but you should buy this video just to see the guy in the back. I know he means well but it looks like he's having some sort of an attack. Do not try his unique style of aerobics at home, you might hurt yourself :)

No equipment is neccesary for this workout. You'll burn lots of calories but don't expect to get a very good upper body workout.