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Kathy Smith: Tummy Trimmers

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I was so excited to finally see a new release workout from Kathy - I haven't seen or bought a new one for ages from her. This whole workout is geared around your abs and you work them hard in various styles and for various lengths of time. You can try and do the entire workout, or pick and choose what you want to do and how much time you have to do it in.
There are five 10-13 minute segments and the first which tones as well as warms you up, is done standing. Then the rest are done in various styles such as pilates and bootcamp and a segment with a stability ball and plank and stabilization moves.
I found this not quite as good as doing straight 10 minutes on the floor (for some reason). I think I prefer to get in and then straight out without using stability balls or doing pilates. I have to say though, that I certainly felt this the next day and I will make every attempt to do at least two segments, three times a week. Kathy is always a great cuer and she's outgoing and encouraging and I always find that an extra bonus.

I've been a big Kathy Smith fan for many years. I was also excited to see this new release. I was somewhat nervous that it would be a combination of many of her other workouts only re-released under a different name. It was NOT! There are 5 different workouts to chose from; some are familiar moves from previous DVD's but the majority were exercises I had not seen before and were incredible! True to Kathy, she has one person in the class doing the 'beginner' versions which really helped. After all these years, Kathy still has it!

Kathy Smith has put together 5 different ab workouts that are each 10 minutes. The DVD breaks down like this:

1) 10 min Standing ABS - working with some dance-like moves that strengthen the core and work your abs.
2) 10 min Core ABS - this is usually the one I do. It is moves on the ground that work your abs all over.
3) 10 min Boot camp ABS - a more challenging workout.
4) 10 minute Stability ball ABS - working with a stability ball.
5) Pilates mat ABS - this workout is pretty good as well.

I found all of her ab workouts to be ok; the one drawback that I found to all some of her exercises is that you have to be fairly light to do some of them. For example, you are on your knees with one leg stretched out behind you and one arm stretched out - well this is great for the abs and your core but if you have extra weight on you, it's hard to do. I ended up getting some great ideas from her AB DVD and now I just do a workout on the floor of a variety of some of the great exercises that are on the DVD.

I normally do my ABS at the end of my aerobic and strength training workout and it's great-finishes it off nicely.

I'm not a Kathy Smith fan at all. I think her older workouts are just annoying and she always looked too "top-heavy". I exercise every day and have hundreds of DVDs, because I'm always on the lookout for the next great workout to a point of addiction. So when I saw this one, it looked appealing enough that I bought it. I'm so glad I did. I love it! The variety is great and the timing of each workout perfect to add on to a cardio or strength session. Kathy looks so much better at this age than when she was younger, well proportioned, very inspiring. She is also very calming and pleasant on this DVD. I feel really good after doing one of these ab workouts.

I love the variety of this DVD. I also like the short workouts ~ I like to do this DVD after weight lifting or another workout to just target my abs. You can combine these shorter routines for a longer workout, too.

As I age, I am reminded every day that I have to do core work - for my back, for my abs, and for my posture. I am a fit 44 year old teacher who has worked out for 10 years. I work out at home only - and I am impressed by the variety of core work outs for this DVD. The name of the DVD should be 5 core workouts - if you have 10 minutes. The Boot Camp workout is the toughest! To her credit, she really keeps the pace moving and, as always, provides a modified move for beginners. Standing Abs is more of a warm up - but if you hate to do crunches, this workout is for you. I use this with the Build Muscle, Shrink Fat DVD and Peel off the Pounds Pilates. The six-week rotation is on her web site: [...]

I was kind of wary about buying this DVD for a long time, but now I am really glad I did.

This DVD features 5 short ab workouts that can be done separately or together in any combination (which you can program before beginning). I really enjoyed Kathy Smith's older tape Ultimate Abs and Thighs. The ab work on it was stupendous, but the work on this one is every bit as good and includes much more.

Standing Abs is actually one of the better Standing Abs workouts I've seen in a mainstream fitness release. The moves are really fun and feature a decent amount of repetitions to help get your heart rate up and burn fat. A lot of these moves also focused on lengthening the abs, which is not an area many instructors emphasize.

The other four segments feature a very good combination of more typical stomach moves broken into core work, bootcamp abs, stability ball abs, and Pilates Abs. Some examples from the segments include: Planks, V-sits, crunches, single leg and double-leg straight.

I have good abdominal muscles, but the full length of this workout left me sore the next day - a very good sore mind you!

I think you will enjoy it!

Note: I really have no idea why Lions Gate feels the need to Airbrush Kathy Smith or Denise Austin to within an inch of their life. Kathy is so nice looking within this DVD that why they fixed the cover picture the way they did is beyond me. I notice that on the cover of her latest release Total Body Lift, she is back to looking like a human being, not a mannequin.

I really have enjoyed the DVD it can be very challenging and easy to follow all at the same time.

This DVD includes 5 routines that are fun and easy to follow you almost don't realize you're really working you abs. It's not just crunches and Kathy Smith includes unique routines that can either be done separately every day of the week or you can use all of them in one session for a full 50-minute ab workout! The program provides enough variety and challenge that you are sure to improve your core strength and toning.

Here's the line-up, each one is 10 minutes:
Standing Abs
Core Abs
Boot Camp Abs
Stability Ball Abs
Pilates Mat Abs

I especially like the standing abs and stability ball routines. I alternate throughout the week with my other workout routines (cardio, weight training, and yoga) and these are excellent additions to my full body workouts.

Check my other workout DVD reviews on Amazon for even more great workouts!!!

I have other ab workouts that I love and will not give up. I got this one because the 10 minute time for an ab workout is a good fit for me to work in after another activity. I also liked that each one was something different. I'm really liking the Standing Abs and Stability Ball Abs. Core Abs is good too.