Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Atlantic / Wea
• VHS Release Date: September 19, 1995
• Run Time: 65 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303575633
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,466 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Intermediate aerobic-dance enthusiasts will have lots of fun with this workout from Jane Fonda's Personal Trainer Series. In the first half, three of Fonda's instructors (Jane is nowhere to be seen) lead an upbeat 25-minute aerobic workout, full of constantly changing dance moves. The instructors are engaging and clear, and class members demonstrate lighter intensity and higher intensity variations. If you're not coordinated or experienced with aerobic dance, you might be frustrated by the moves changing before you get them. If you are used to aerobic dance, and coordination is your middle name, you'll love the variety of this workout.

The second half of the video is a 20-minute stretch--"a deep, total-body, head-to-toe stretch-out"--led by Fonda herself. She addresses exercise fanatics who would rather do more cardio than stretch: "One of the nice things about being older is that you gain perspective. You learn there's a middle way between the extremes, and that's what to aim for." She leads a languid, relaxing stretch sequence, advising you to modify for your personal flexibility level. (It's strange that she keeps her aerobic shoes on through the stretch routine--go ahead and take yours off.) --Joan Price

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars with Gilad, an hour just flies by, February 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sculpt & Tone Workout [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I love this video and have been using it for awhile (I can even get my boyfriend to join me in the workout). Gilad is great-- he is down to earth and very motivating. Though some of the moves can get repetitious (especially all those lunges), he does a good job in alternating muscle groups (though I wish he didn't leave the shoulder exercises until the end). He alternates between upper and lower body, following with a decent ab workout, and a brief, athletic-type stretch. One unusual thing about this workout is that you must balance yourself (without a chair) in a lot of the moves (thereby, using more muscles and developing better balance). He also likes to work calves which are often neglected in strength training tapes. This is a great tape for someone who likes simple, back-to basics workouts. Overall, I think this is a great tape for intermediate exercisers-- it made me want to get more Gilad tapes.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars gilad-sculpt & Tone workout, November 23, 1999

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Belinda Liu (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sculpt & Tone Workout [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Great Workout. I can see the results after three months. My weight didn't drastically go down but inches are gone from my legs and arms. I'm three sizes down. Great muscle workout. I recommend it. It is not hard that even a pregnant woman could safely do it. Actually, one of the woman on the video is 4 months pregnant.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very effective and versatile, November 9, 1999

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Allison (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jane Fonda's Personal Trainer Series: Low Impact Aerobics & Stretch [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I use this video in combination with the other two videos in the Personal Trainer series. This is an excellent workout for a beginner and it's short, so you don't get discouraged. The aerobic moves are easy to learn. The stretch segment is also well done, although it some of the stretches should probably be held longer.