Product Details

• Actors: Richard Simmons
• Format: NTSC, Color
• Language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Goodtimes
• Run Time: 70 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (123 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303471153
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,464 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Disco Sweat is pure Richard Simmons: "get-up-and-dance" oldies and a bevy of exercisers of all shapes, sizes, and clothing styles, shaking their booties with abandon and joy. This time they're boogying at the "Brooklyn Disco" under flashing lights. The music is all 1970s disco, with songs like "Mighty Real," "Boogie Fever," "Born to Be Alive," "Last Dance," "I Love the Nightlife," and "I Will Survive," accompanied by special effects such as a silver ball overhead or bubbles from a "car wash." Richard's choreography, as always, is easy and accessible to beginners: light, low-impact moves, repeated often. A few songs are especially fast for higher-intensity intervals, but the moves are still low-impact and uncomplicated. An occasional "disco point" of the fingers or "Travolta arms" add effect. After you dance your buns off, Richard takes you to the floor for ab work and stretching. This is a long workout, and if you're just starting, you may not have the stamina to do the whole tape. Just do what you can on this 70-minute video, taking frequent breaks, and each week you'll be able to do more. --Joan Price

Product Description

Item Name: Richard Simmons - Disco Sweat; Studio: Good Times Video

Customer Reviews

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248 of 250 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great when you get the hang of it!, March 8, 2001

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This review is from: Richard Simmons - Disco Sweat (DVD)

This is a lot like Sweat and Shout with Disco music. I was VERY confused when I first tried it. In fact, I was so confused that I didn't even break a sweat because I spent too much time trying to figure out what I was supposed to be doing. The second time I did it, it was a lot better. "Shake Your Booty" is so much fun! My 5 year old son does it with me because he loves that song so much.

There's also 3 high-intensity intervals, which he never did in the "Sweatin' to the Oldies" series. This is supposed to make you burn fat more effectively. I've lost 8 pounds in 3 weeks from doing this every day and I don't have a whole lot more to lose. It's a low-impact, high-intensity workout. You get the same workout without hurting your joints and back.

Great buy!! I'd recommend this to anyone!

140 of 140 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Much tougher than you'd think, May 19, 2003

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This review is from: Richard Simmons - Disco Sweat (DVD)

This routine takes about 50 minutes, and that's 50 minutes of full-on, nonstop exercising. So don't fall into the trap of thinking that this is a piece of cake! It's a serious workout. But it is fun, fun, fun -- the songs are great, the dance steps are NOT difficult after the 2nd or 3rd try (and I'm a pure klutz), and Richard is funny and campy and utterly charming. It's hugely inspiring to see the other dancers, of all imaginable shapes and sizes moving through the routine; I especially loved the ending credits, where each one comes on and shares how much weight they've lost. Very motivating. Try this one, but be prepared, it's not for your light-workout days unless you're very fit. If you're a beginner or intermediate and want to give yourself a push, this is a fun way to do it!!

66 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised!, March 21, 2003

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Iziezi "Iziezi" (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Richard Simmons - Disco Sweat (DVD)

This is my first Richard Simmons workout. I bought it figuring I'm either gonna love it or hate it. I was pleasantly surprised! There are so many things that I like about this workout! I love the music, all the songs chosen are geared towards positive self-esteem and self-acceptance. Richard Simmons is friendly and encouraging, not overly-enthusiastic as I would have expected. I liked that people of all sizes were working out, and everyone had wonderful energy! There are a lot of toning moves mixed in with the aerobics, which I wasn't expecting at all, such as plies for your legs and fly aways (I think that's what they're called) for your arms. Granted this workout isn't designed to give you a beach body, but it will give you basic muscle tone and improve your aerobic stamina. All the moves are low-impact, but can easily be adjusted to higher impact for those who are in better shape. This workout is a lot of fun and completely enjoyable!