Product Details

• Actors: Jane Fonda
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: March 15, 1992
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302872219
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #199,163 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Stressed? Fitness celebrity Jane Fonda recommends low-impact aerobics followed by a nice, long stretch to de-stress you and leave you healthy and calm, and that's what you get here. This is an older Jane Fonda tape from 1989, formerly titled Jane Fonda's Light Aerobics and Stress Reduction Program, but nothing here is outdated. Fonda leads a 20-minute light-aerobics segment, with easy moves suitable for beginners, clearly cued. Then she rewards you with a luxurious, 20-minute stretch and a 15-minute stress reduction program, releasing the tension in one muscle group after another, feet to face, and leaving you quiet and tension-free. (Flexibility is not a requirement--that will come when you make stretching a habit.) Fonda's voice is calming, and the last two segments are so relaxing that you may want to have a pillow and blanket handy in case you don't want to get up afterward. --Joan Price

From the back cover

Jane Fonda's Stress Reduction Program. 3 workouts in one video for total relaxation! A unique three-part program that burns fat, increases flexibility and de-stresses-all in one. An innovative approach to all-around fitness that works for everybody, including beginners and begin-againers. 20-minute easy-to-follow low impact aerobic workout burns fat, improves cardiovascular conditioning and strengthens your heart. 20-minute full body stretchout improves your posture and flexibility and helps prevent injuries. 15-minute stress reduction program relaxes muscle tension and helps let go of stress. Jane Fonda Workout Programs are reviewed and approved by a team of medical professionals, including cardiologists, exercise physiologists, and orthopedic surgeons. The Jane Fonda workout library includes more than 8 core workout programs. To maximize your overall fitness, the perfect Jane Fonda Workout video compliments to this program are: Complete Workout, Low Impact Aerobic Workout, Lower Body Solution.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the beginning or casual workout program, April 26, 2002

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Lori Freeman "rosaphile" (Milford, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jane Fonda's Stress Reduction Program [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Let's face it - we're not all fitness nuts. I'm sure I'm not the only one who groans out loud at the thought of 45 minutes or more of my day dedicated to WORKING OUT! And I'm also sure I'm not the only one who does not have a consuming drive for artfully sculpted buns and thighs and six-pack abs - just a desire to be attractively healthy.

That's why I love this video so much. In a brief 20 minutes it gets my pulse going and works my lower body. Lots of side-to-side moves focus on inner and outer thigh muscles, which is great. The music is upbeat but relaxing, although some might find it dated (and I have no idea what genre I'd put it in - sort of R&B I guess...?). The moves are smooth and not too hard to learn. There are alternate methods which can increase or decrease your intensity, although there would definitely be an upper limit to the effectiveness of the moves. Jane is refreshingly low-key (I have some Kathy Smith tapes as well and, although I respect her expertise, my GAWD does that woman get annoying!) - the cueing is decent and Jane emphasizes correct form (and demonstrates it as well). The models (besides being tastefully color-coordinated!) are of varying levels of age and physical fitness (although none are patently UNfit), and include a token male. While they're a bit annoying from time to time, for the most part they're quite tolerable.

At the end of the aerobic section, you'll enter a brief stretching program, which is gentle but comprehensively thorough, and enjoyable. The only part of the tape that I never use is the relaxation segment at the end. I'm too impatient to relax THAT much!

I use this video in combination with basic strength training three times a week using dumbbells (based on Kathy Smith's 10-Week Fitness Makeover workbook) to provide a complete basic fitness program that works for me - meaning it doesn't take too much time from my more beloved pursuits of reading, stitching, or playing Diablo II.

The bottom line is, if you are not a hard-bodied gym rat or a habitual jogger, this tape will get you moving just long enough to get some benefit, particularly if you do it every day and/or in combination with other activities like walking, cycling, or dancing.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If I could have only one exercise video, this would be it!, July 13, 2002

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This review is from: Jane Fonda's Stress Reduction Program [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I've owned and used this tape since it first came out in 1989. I've worn it out and am currently buying a replacement copy. I have many other exercise videos, but this is my favorite. The choreography is fun if you enjoy dancing to a light Latin/Bossa Nova and Cha Cha beat. The stretches are yoga based and extensive. This is one of those tapes where I always feel BETTER (relaxed, yet energized) after I have completed the routine. The music is soothing, the moves are smooth, the class is dressed in relaxing pastels, the instructions are clear, and the stretches are wonderful. It's an all around "Feel Good" way to exercise.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent low-impact program, January 30, 2001

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G. Sawaged - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jane Fonda's Stress Reduction Program [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I have quite a few exercise tapes of Jane's as well as others, and out of them all, this is the tape that is really perfect for anybody. Especially beginners, people who haven't exercised in a while, and even the elderly. It is very easy to follow, easy on the joints, and for those who are a bit more experienced there is the choice of high intensity moves within the aerobic section that you can choose to do. The stretching segment is wonderful...very in depth, unlike a lot of excercise tapes that only give you a rudimentary 5 minutes at the end. This is a wonderful full body stretch that lasts 20 minutes, and makes you feel wonderful after. The stress reduction segment at the end I don't do very often. Not because it doesn't work..it works too well, and afterwards I just feel like sleeping instead of doing the work I know I must/should do.