Product Details

• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Goldhill Home Media
• DVD Release Date: June 27, 2006
• Run Time: 160 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000F6ZIHY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,900 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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New Yoga
"New" yoga? Not really. The asanas (poses) in this 55-minute routine are essentially variations on the ones that have been around for millennia. But Kathy Smith and cocreator Rod Stryker for the most part avoid the pitfalls of many yoga videos, which tend to undervalue proper instruction in favor of displaying beautiful bodies in the kind of impossible positions usually seen at the Cirque du Soleil. Split into two sections--the first one concentrates on sun salutes (a series of poses to generate heat and build strength and balance) and various standing poses; the second, shorter one is devoted to sitting and prone asanas--New Yoga offers clear, concise instruction, emphasizing the use of the breath and proper form and alignment (although Smith fails to mention why the latter is important; it's to facilitate the flow of the breath and blood throughout the body). Some of the routine is quite demanding, but experienced yoga people will have few problems and newcomers should catch on quickly. Plenty of alternative and modified poses are offered to accommodate both intermediate and beginning levels. --Sam Graham

New Yoga Challenge
"Each of us has unlimited potential. How completely we realize it is the challenge," says fitness guru Kathy Smith. Smith has been enjoying yoga as part of her own program for more than 20 years. She finds yoga beneficial on its own, and complementary to her other fitness activities. Here she teams up with yoga master Rod Stryker for a rigorous, intermediate-to-advanced yoga routine. This workout is more vigorous than you would expect from yoga--you move from one challenging pose to another without stopping, building strength and stamina as well as flexibility. Stryker does almost all of the verbal direction, and he is a superb instructor: precise, personal, welcoming, and offering plenty of alignment cues. Both instructors demonstrate the poses beautifully with exquisite form--you may get distracted just wanting to stare at them. Occasionally they show modifications so you can do a pose in good form even if you're not as flexible as they are (and who is?). The production is polished and top quality. Running time is one hour, divided into deep breathing and warm-up (5 minutes), continuous standing poses (30 minutes), floor poses (20 minutes), and guided relaxation (5 minutes). If you're experienced in yoga and would like a new challenge, this tape will delight you. --Joan Price

Functionally Fit: Lower Body Firming
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

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars You may already have these workouts :-l, July 8, 2006

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Little Miss Cutey (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kathy Smith - Yoga Sculpt (DVD)

Kathy is one of the best instructors and when I heard she had a new workout dvd, I was busting to buy it and try it, but when it arrived, I saw that it's actually three of her previous workouts combined into one dvd package. I was very disappointed.

However, having said that, she is great and these workouts are still very very good. There are two classic yoga workouts and then a lower body toning one. The first one is called New Yoga and is probably geared more toward intermediates. While there are some easy stretches here, there are also some harder poses. Then there is New Yoga Challenge - that's a bit tougher. I personally like the last routine the best - it's called Functionally Fit Lower Body Firming. You will really challenge your legs, tusch and hips. All these workouts were first recorded in the mid 90's so the costuming is a little more 'old fashioned' but you will really benefit from doing these workouts every couple of days along with your regular cardio.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I loved the original version, love the bundled one better, July 14, 2008

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Jen "buckeyevets" (Bay Village, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kathy Smith: Yoga Sculpt (DVD)

I was a huge fan of Kathy Smith's beginners yoga video, so this reissued version with the addition of the intermediate yoga workout and the added bonuses is right up my alley. Is Kathy Smith a true yoga instructor? No, and if you've done yoga classes, or done any of the Gaiam yoga videos, Kathy's lack of prowess is evident. However, she still offers the best stretching of any yoga video I've ever done. I genuinely feel relaxed after her beginning yoga workout--much like I did when I did weekly yoga class. I can't say the same for the other 5 yoga videos I have.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I am now a Kathy Smith fan!, July 28, 2006

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Kelly Olexa "Kelly Olexa" (Carpentersville, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kathy Smith - Yoga Sculpt (DVD)

I was pleasantly surprised by this DVD. It has three separate workouts - a beginners Yoga, a more advanced Yoga and then a lower body toning segment that is AMAZING.

I have already done the lower body segment and it is really good; functional fitness focused and really works your legs within 20 minutes (not counting warm up and cool down).

I've previewed the yoga and it looks fantastic - great cueing and a nice workout, the advanced one has Rod Stryker with Kathy.

I think this is a great value for anyone looking to try yoga and also get a terrific and different lower body toning workout 'add-on'.