Customer Reviews

Kathy Smith: TimeSaver Cardio Fatburner

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Timesaver is my favorite Kathy video. In fact, I'm finally buying it on DVD because I wore it out on tape. I am not coordinated in the least, and I was able to follow the steps quite easily. Kathy builds the sequences and thus you do v steps, then boxes, then v steps and boxes, then v steps, boxes and Charlestons...through the whole video, and then you do the complete sequence twice. She and the other people on the video are high energy, for sure, but hey, that's Kathy. The yelling on this is not nearly as bad as on Timesaver Lift Weights To Lose Weight. There's actually 2 workouts on this video. The first one, my favorite, is the low impact sequence routine. The second gives you the option to do high impact or low impact, and unlike lots of videos that offer a high/low sequence, you can actually *see the low impact person throughout. It's only about 20 minutes per workout, you can do one or combine them for a longer day if you need to. The end offers a nice cooldown stretch routine. I first did this workout while getting in shape for my wedding 7 years ago, and boy did it work, I lost a ton of weight and got toned just doing workout one 5 days a week. I still come back to it because it's fast, and it works. Plus, you can squeeze it into your day quite easily. Kathy does transition fast, but she does call out the move, and after doing the building sequence a few times it's a no brainer. Love. I found this way easier to do step wise than, say, my Firm videos, which I had to watch more than once just to familiarize myself with the steps, and even after doing the workout 4 or 5 times I still had trouble. I'm the type of person who falls over cracks in the sidewalk, so for me to say this is easy to follow? Believe me, it is.

I am a 60 year old with some osteo-arthritis and not an elite athlete. I have done aerobic exercise for about 20 years. I enjoy the intensity level and duration of this workout--I do only 1 segment on busy days and full workout every other day. It is challenging, but attainable; the steps aren't easy, but they aren't too difficult and I'm NOT a dancer! My only complaint is that you need a good size area to do the workout which I don't always have available to me.

I don't consider myself a beginner in that my fitness level is around the average range, I am a little on the uncoordinated side and I couldn't keep up with this. Kathy doesn't slowly walk you through the steps and neither are they simple steps, so if you are looking for something for that is for uncoordinated people like myself, this would not be the video for you.

This was actually a really great video with a major flaw - the strange camera/picture work. There is the normal picture of people doing the steps, but then it suddenly switches to this blurry video. Great for actions in movies, I guess, but not good if you're trying to follow steps. The first workout became very annoying fast with a million and one different instructors trying to yell out directions.

Otherwise, these workouts are great. The second workout is especially good since it gives a high impact option.

Just that blurry picture they insert in the video every so often really gave me a headache!

Kathy Smith may not have the most complex choreography but she does a great workout. This is one of the best if it's raining outside and you don't have much time. The music is up-beat, the cueing is good and you do break a bit of a sweat. Good for frequent and returning exercisers.

Don't like having to watch the Introduction (5 minutes) every time I play the dvd. I'm usually short on time, so it is really irritating and a waste of time. When I try to go to menu, it won't let me. Other than that, you get a good workout and it is easy to follow.