Product Details

• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony
• VHS Release Date: November 3, 1998
• Run Time: 40 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1573309907
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #223,613 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Kathy Smith's 30-minute Functionally Fit: Lower Body Firming video is a sculpting and toning workout for all fitness levels targeted to shape the hips, buns, and thighs. Smith's "fitness made easy" philosophy features functional movements from everyday life. Groups of muscles are trained in an integrated lower-body workout to distribute the effort naturally--as opposed to isolating one muscle at a time. You get great benefits--fast and easy total lower-body strengthening and sculpting, and natural shaping of the hips, buns, and thighs from balanced movements in everyday life--and all with safe, easy-to-follow directions. And no exercise equipment is needed. An active 5-minute warm-up precedes Smith's two powerful 10-minute lower-body workouts. You can do them separately for variety or back-to-back for a definite challenge. (A note for beginners: videotaped exercisers demonstrate modified moves throughout.) You will love Smith's endless variety of squats, pliés, and lunges; her encouraging you-can-do-it approach; and her no-nonsense, simple, yet highly effective moves. A 5-minute cool-down stretches lower-body muscles to safely complete the 30-minute workout. --Christine Aiken

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have!, October 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Kathy Smith - Functionally Fit - Lower Body Firming (DVD)

Every female in my family has "lower body problem". I have inherited it as well. No matter what my mom, aunt or cousins did, it never worked... I thought I can't change it, but still exercised for overall health. I sort of accepted the fact, and learned to live with it.
I have a "perfect pear" body shape, which means very small upper body and heavy lower body. Here is what I did over the years trying to improve the shape:

1) Diet - does not work in this situation. My upper body got smaller, which made my lower body look even bigger.

2) Jogging - gave me overall strength, but it does not really target the specific area.

3) Gym - I used to go 4 times a week, using all the "lower body" equipment. It did not give me anything but sore muscles.

Does this sound familiar? If it does - this tape is a "must have"!
The tape consists of two 10-minute workouts: one for beginners and one for advanced. And you will never grow out of it: I started with beginners workout, when that got too easy, I moved to advanced, then did both of them together, then I used 3 pound weights with it, now I am at doing advanced workout with 5 pound weights. I will never give up this tape!

It's short, which makes it easy to combine with other cardio workouts. I did it in a combination with 30-40 minute cardio workout, five times a week. It's only an hour a day, 5 times a week! But the results are unbelievable! My friends were so shocked, they though I had a liposuction done. I am not kidding!
This workout really does work! If you are like me, tried everything, and losing weight for you means that your lower body looks even bigger... this tape is definitely the way to go! I strongly recommend it!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EFFECTIVE!, August 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kathy Smith - Functionally Fit - Lower Body Firming [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you're looking for a workout video to target your lower body - this is the one! This is one area that has always been a big problem for me regardless of how much I exercise - with this video I saw definate results. Although I already felt I was in good shape, this video made me feel even more fit and strong. Although they take some balance, for the most part the exercises are quick and easy to do - just prepare yourself to be very sore the first few days - like I've said, IT'S EFFECTIVE!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a really "doable" tape, March 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Kathy Smith - Functionally Fit - Lower Body Firming [VHS] (VHS Tape)

OK, so I'm the kind of person that buys every new fitness book, tape, magazine etc, and then get bored of it after a week.

This tape is not so long, so you don't spend half your session waiting for it to end. Her instructions are clear, the moves are easy to modify, you don't need any equipment-it's wonderful!!!!!!