Product Details

• Actors: Jane Fonda
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warnervision
• VHS Release Date: November 7, 1995
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303675441
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,013 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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As one of the highest-profile American exercise mavens, Jane Fonda knows how to work it, and in Total Body Sculpting, she's working all of it with weights. Setting muscle tone and strength as goals, Fonda has designed the segments of Total Body Sculpting as a pair of complementary 25-minute sequences. Together the two sections achieve maximum efficiency and full-body weight training. As a supplement to an aerobic exercise program, Fonda's Total Body Sculpting is a reliable way to tone muscle with no massive dumbbells, steely contraptions, or groaning beefcakes in sight.

As Fonda explains early on, the two halves of Total Body Sculpting focus in turn on different muscle groups and exercises. Each section features optional hand and ankle weights and combines standing, seated, and floor work. After a two-minute warm-up, Fonda heads for the weights and her series of gently paced exercises. Following upper body, lower body, and abdominal strength work, Fonda finishes with a three-minute stretch to keep your developing muscles limber and resilient.

Proper form is critical to strength training, and Fonda is clearly keen on good form. She talks you calmly through each exercise, underscoring what to do and what not to do, listing target muscle groups and explaining future benefits for your posture, your tennis game, and your resistance to injury. With its light and spacious set, polished editing, and unobtrusive soundtrack, Total Body Sculpting is about as relaxing as strength work gets. Fitting it into your regimen requires only moderate space, minimal equipment, and a commitment of fewer than 30 minutes a couple of times a week. --Emily Bedard

From the back cover

Jane Fonda's Total Body Sculpting Personal Trainer Series. Everybody wants quick, simple and effective workouts, and Jane Fonda delivers with her Personal Trainer Series. Jane's own results-focused personal fitness program and on-camera motivation will make the most of your time AND your body! Jane works one-on-one with you to firm, shape and sculpt your body for real results! Total Body Sculpting contains two 25-minute full body workouts that strengthen muscle tissue and encourage weight loss. Each routine is unique and can be used separately or alternated. Tested across America, the Personal Trainer Series has convinced fitness enthusiasts of its simplicity and proven results for all fitness levels! Optional had and ankle weights are recommended. Jane Fonda's Personal Trainer Series. This three-part video series includes everything you need for complete overall fitness: Aerobics, Body Sculpting and Toning, Stretching. To maximize your fitness, alternate all three tapes in Jane's Personal Trainer Series: Total Body Sculpting; Abs, Buns & Thighs; Low Impact Aerobic & Stretch.

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, basic and quick workout that really works, December 26, 1999

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This review is from: Jane Fonda's Personal Trainer Series: Total Body Sculpting [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I used this tape after a few months of doing Tae-bo exclusively. My muscles were SORE the day after. Which means that I had neglected them while doing Tae-bo. Now I've dropped the Tae-bo and do Jane Fonda's workouts exclusively. The moves remind me of Cindy Crawford's video. Most are really basic. Surprisingly, the back stretches are quite soothing to my achy back and has in fact strengthened my back muscles. No more back pains! After about 4 weeks, I've also noticed my arms getting leaner, not bulkier. The two alternating workouts are fast (about 20 minutes each) and basic, but it works! However, I only give 4 stars because the music is poor (don't even try to do the moves in time with the music) and overall the video is quite boring (no MTV-like sequences or exotic settings here). Nevertheless, the workouts are effective. Nice to alternate with something aerobic.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jane is Great!, January 27, 2000

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This review is from: Jane Fonda's Personal Trainer Series: Total Body Sculpting [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I've been working out with weights for years. This video is easy to follow and the advice on form is excellent. Two short 25-minute segments are easy to fit into your busy schedule and nice to alternate each day. Equipment needed is minimal. Definitely worth the investment. Fun to do. I rate it 5 stars.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Core Element in my Weekly Workout Routine for 4 years, April 12, 2000

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M. Husain (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jane Fonda's Personal Trainer Series: Total Body Sculpting [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I first tried Jane Fonda's Abs, Buns, and Thighs video in 1996, then bought the entire Total Body Sculpting Series, and have been using it since. Total Body Sculpting is my favorite, and a good place to start-especially when you have kids that interupt you, since you can pause it anytime. Although you need to have a set of hand and ankle weights you don't need a lot of equipment for this tape. The weight workout gives a good whole body toning--you really feel like you worked your muscles afterward. It also has some of the best stretching I've seen with a workout video. The key advantage of Jane Fonda videos is that she is very good at instructing on proper form. She also gives suggested weight sizes to use, as well as what she uses. The cues for the exercises are good enough that I follow along with only the audio. The only major drawback is that the two-minute warm-up is too short.