Kathy Smith - Timesaver: Lift Weights to Lose Weight

Pros: Awesome all over workout!
Cons: It could be confusing with regards to which weights to use when

In my recent quest to get into shape, I have been begging, borrowing and stealing exercise videos. (Okay, I haven't really stolen one.) My sister, who is currently pregnant, isn't hasn't been using her videos, and she lent me two great Kathy Smith...

Pros: Short & sweet...20 minutes will do ya!
Cons: None! Burn fat while your just sitting at your desk---if you weight train that is!

Kathy Smith’s “Lift weight to lose weight” is my all time favorite strength training video. I bought it about a year ago I would say after checking it out at the local library. I had been lifting weights for a while but I needed some direction. The best...

Pros: Total body workout; suitable for all levels and for both men and women.
Cons: None

As most of us know, a well-rounded fitness program includes three components: cardio (aerobic), strength (weight lifting), and flexibility (stretching) training. For me, it is very easy to meet my cardio requirements, as I love to run. I really look...

Pros: Brief but doable and effective
Cons: A warm-up section would have been nice

I have liked Kathy Smith's other videos (see my review of the Weight-Loss Workout) and got this tape in the hopes that this would prove a solid weight routine. It did!

There are two main sections, each 20 minutes long. The first focuses on the...

Pros: motivating to actually exercise, time-saving, very effective
Cons: some of the verbal cues don't match what she's doing

This video is a definite must have. It is very effective, covering all the major muscle groups in a short period of time. It's broken down into two segments of 20 minutes each -- one for the upper body and one for the lower body. There are two tracks...

Pros: Shows good form, slow paced
Cons: none

As a woman I was afraid to start lifting weights. I figured that I would bulk up, and that was the last thing I wanted to do! I wanted to lose weight, not gain more! But then I did some reading in health magazines, and soon realized that it's nearly...

Pros: Fun, Challenging, Easy to follow
Cons: Dual track system could confuse beginners

Ok, We all know that the key to better fitness is to combine aerobics and strength training. But who has the time to spend hours a day in the gym doing both? I am an avid runner and I was looking for a way to freshen up my strength workout. I had...

Pros: Incorporates Free Weight Lifting which is difficult to find on video
Cons: I can't think of 1 negative thing about this video

Kathy Smith's Timesaver Workout: Lift Weights to Lose Weight is a must-buy for all "at home" exercisers. Kathy's routine on this video includes a 20 minute segment with free weights for upper and another for lower body that you can do...

Pros: Good instruction and workout
Cons: none, it's great

I really like this workout video. Kathy has divided it into a twenty-minute upper body workout, a twenty-minute lower body workout, and then seven minutes of tough ab/back work. She's good at explaining what you should be feeling or not feeling as you...