Product Details

• Actors: Tony Little
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Studio: Peter Pan Industries
• VHS Release Date: December 12, 1995
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302768950
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,194 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

a great total body shape up tape.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent total body workout..., December 23, 2005

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Teedums (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tony Little - Target Training - Total Body Shape-Up & Maintenance [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is the best tape in Tony's Target Training series, it hits the total body (except abs) in about 45 minutes although the video itself is about an hour. The first 15-20 minutes are spent demonstrating each of the exercises that are in the workout, which is good for those that may be unsure how to do them properly. Tony has 2 exercise model assistants who demonstrate.

The first part of the program is the active warmup, which is basically marching in place for a few minutes, followed by static stretching which is a little more thorough. I personally would have liked to have seen the warmup itself be a little longer but one could always start their warmup earlier during the demonstrations. Tony is exercising by himself on a circular carpeted platform and he has 2 sets of weights nearby, one light and one heavy. Although you could use no weights if you choose.

Then it's onto the workout. There are 3 levels, beginner, intermediate and advanced. For the beginners, you will do the exercise for 30 seconds, intermediates 60 seconds, and advanced anywhere from 90-120 seconds. All the muscle groups are hit, starting with legs you will do squats, wide stance squats, and lying side leg lifts. Then you will do one arm rows for back, modified pushups and crossovers for chest. Crossovers being an exercise I have never seen in another video, you will cross your hands in front of each other while lifting the upper body slightly. I personally didn't care for this exercise so I subbed pec flies and bench presses instead. Then you will move onto shoulders with overhead preses, and side lateral raises, then triceps with one arm kickbacks, and bicep curls which finish out the upper body segment. Then you will go back to legs for the final exercise which is calf raises before the cooldown and stretch.

I like this video, although I would consider it a hi-rep low weight workout since you are not counting reps, but seconds. I used very light weights and could really feel it after 60-90 seconds. I normally use heavier weights for strength videos so I thought this was a nice change of pace, plus it is a good workout for days that you aren't up to anything taxing but still want to work your muscles. Tony is his enthusiastic self, he is not for everyone but I thought he did a decent job. His form is not the best for all the exercises, the model assistants will pop up during each of the exercises and they demonstrate good form so they would be good to follow. Motivational pictures will also pop up here and there as well. The music is okay, nothing spectacular and the setting is a bit dark. This workout would be suitable for beginner/intermediate levels, advanced may find this too easy and/or boring.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great workout, July 26, 1999

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This review is from: Tony Little - Target Training - Total Body Shape-Up & Maintenance [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is an excellent strength training workout. Target Training Total Body was the first video I purchased when I began lifting weights 8 months ago - and I've been using it ever since. There are no awkward, jumping aerobic moves in this video, just squats, rows and other strength training exercises. There are also no impossibly thin, perky aerobics instructors in this video. This is a good video for beginner through advanced.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great workout, July 26, 1999

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[e-mail] (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tony Little - Target Training - Total Body Shape-Up & Maintenance [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is an excellent strength training workout. Target Training Total Body was the first video I purchased when I began lifting weights 8 months ago - and I've been using it ever since. There are no awkward, jumping aerobic moves in this video, just squats, rows and other strength training exercises. There are also no impossibly thin, perky aerobics instructors in this video. This is a good video for beginner through advanced.