Customer Reviews

SELF - Trim & Tone Fast!

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I absolutely LOVE this new workout, and I don't understand why SELF Magazine didn't put the instructor, Kimberly Spreen, on the cover! This is another of those "do it all" or "mix and match" DVD's. You can do one, some, or all of the following segments (times are approximate): 5-minute warm up; 5-6 minutes leg exercises, includes lunges; 5-6 minutes back work, including rows; 5-6 minutes shoulder and arm work, including biceps and triceps; 5-6 minutes chest work, including chest presses; , 5-6 minutes core work; a 15-16 minute Full Body workout; 5-minute cool down. I chose "do it all" for my first time, but I will skip the "full body workout" next time because I was totally fried by the individual segments! Kimberly puts her own spin on some familiar moves, and she is so friendly about doing it! The combination of effective exercises, great instructor personality, wonderful outdoor scenery, and pleasant music is sure to make this one of my favorites!

I love this weight work out. Its simple and is flexible to your schedule. I've had many work out dvd's. I lost 50 pounds in the last year and this one is really helping to firm things up.
I'm going to buy more in the series right now!

This is a really brilliant workout that I do a couple of times a week and find it very effective and fun. Kimberly Spreen is a great instructor who is friendly, motivating and knows what she's talking about. She's not annoying and she pushes you a little when you think you want to stop.
It's a little under an hour, and 45 minutes of it is your toning workout. You WILL feel this in the morning, but you'll know you did yourself some good. There are six different segments and each of them work a specific body part. Within each segment, you change tempo or angle etc to really challenge your muscles. I find that that has been a big help in 'shocking' your muscles and making you push through plateauxs you might have.
She cues really well and so you always know what to do next. I highly recommend this for anyone who does a lot of cardio but wants to trim down more by getting your muscles to elevate your metabolism. This is a fun workout (done outside so that is also motivational) that does get results for sure.

I have been working with the Firm DVD's but needed a new strength training DVD so I tried out the Self DVD. It is fantastic! You can customize your workouts or do the entire DVD which is one hour long. Really targets all your trouble zones. I would say it is one of the better total body workout DVD's and can be used by beginners, intermediates or just by adding extra weights even advanced users will get a great workout.

This is a great DVD where you can mix and match all the different segments. You'll get a good workout if you do the 3 upper body sections. There are familiar exercises but Kimberly makes it interesting with tempo changes and different combinations. The core section is short but tough with "v" sit-ups, leg drops and a few crunches. The leg section is all standing with lunges, squats and plie combos. I would've preferred this section to be longer and include some floorwork. In the 15 minute total body section you'll work upper and lower body at the same time doing squats and lunges with a few bicep curls but mostly shoulder work. The last few minutes you'll do chest flies in v sit position then some plank exercises. The pace of the workout is good. I used 5 lb. weights for the individual sections and was sore the next day. For total body, I had to go lighter with the weights because of all the shoulder work. Kimberly is a friendly, soft spoken instructor. She reminds me of Tamilee Webb. The outdoor scenery with mountains in the back was a nice change.

As per my new years resolution to get healthy and fit, I purchased this dvd and I've used it 5 times over the past week. The first time was really difficult for me (I couldn't even get through the entire warmup), but I'm getting more familiar with exercises and my cardio is improving each time. Kimberly Spreen, the instructor, is really motivating. I especially like the fact that she isn't a waif. You get to personalize your workout by choosing what parts of the body you want to focus on from the main menu. The first couple of times I simply chose warmup, full body, and cool down. The past few times, however, I've been choosing to do legs, back, core, shoulders and arms, chest, and cool down separately. The leg segment is really challenging, but I know its working (my legs burn and tremble beneath me!!) But as they say, no pain no gain. I'm pretty small (5'3", 108 lbs.) so I'm already seeing some definition in my legs and stomach. Definitely not a full body transformation, but it's a start. And my posture is improving as well. I highly recommend this dvd.

I really like the format of this video and you really do get a great overall sculpt and tone workout. I gave it four stars because it is not as upbeat or energizing as some of the other videos I have.

This is choreographed nicely so that you get a burn in each muscle group, but you are not killing yourself. Unlike some other videos, you don't do so many reps of each exercise that you want to just quit and wait for the next move. Before I realized it I had broken a sweat without feeling like I was really pushing myself, but I did feel the benefits.

I am a huge fan of Amy Dixon's videos by Women's Health and she is the master of instruction and motivation. So for me everything else gets compared to her videos. This is no exception. I thought the moves and routine in this video were relatively easy to pick up, although the cueing could be improved.

I did enjoy the scenery. I will keep this in my library as part of my rotation for an alternative to my other sculpting and maintenance videos.

It's not Bad but it's not great. I feel like it goes too slow and is boring. I didn't really feel like I worked out after I did it. I am going to keep it in my circuit of videos but will not use it but once every week or two. I also purchased Toatal workout in ten from womens health and Love that one. I would recomend it instead of this one.

In the Trim and Tone Fast Video, Kimberly Spreen is upbeat and encouraging as she takes you through the 6 mix-and-match workouts to tone up the body. She doesn't make you jump around too much, but creates enough of an impact to keep your heart rate up, make you sweat, and burn off fat.

I tend to comment on the "pick and choose!" workouts that I normally hate since most videos usually include seperate warm-ups. However, after pressing 'play all" I was happy to see that it ran through everything without having to press the fast forward button once. On the video, running time is 60 min.

My thighs and butt felt the burn more than anything else. She incorporates tons of squats and lunges both with and without weights, and I can guarantee that if you don't have good balance you might get frustrated at first. If you're looking for a great workout to tone up and sculpt, I highly reccommend this video to use at least two to three times a week for a low-impact workout. After opening Trim and Tone Fast today and after using it once, I can't wait to see my results after a few weeks!

This workout is moderately challenging and is in a convenient format.

My problem with the workout is that some areas of the body are exercised multiple times, while other parts are completely neglected. For example, the back section only exercises the upper back, while completely neglecting the lower back. The shoulders are excessively worked out, but the outer thighs are never exercised (for another example).

Still, you might be able to pair this video with others that exercise the missed muscles. I really like 'Strong Body, Ageless Body' with Erin O'Brien.