Type of Workout: Aerobics & Toning

Fitness Level: Beginner-Intermediate

Equipment Needed: Hand Weights

Region: 0 (Worldwide)

Fans of Kathy Smith will appreciate the highlights from her exercise videos gathered on one DVD for a full-body workout. Use the written chapter menu (no pictures are shown, but the names are descriptive enough) to jump to the segment you want, or use Smith's training schedule, which gives you a weekly routine depending on whether your goal is weight loss (the cardio workout plus walking to be done outside or on a treadmill), body sculpting (the weight and cardio workouts), or stress reduction (a combination of yoga and cardio). The training schedule is an effective and easy way to keep you on track and to keep your routine varied.

The exercise program is broken down into the following segments: warm-up (6 minutes from Functionally Fit: Peak Fat Burning), cardio (20 minutes from Cardio Fat Burner), upper body (20 minutes from Lift Weights to Lose Weight), lower body (20 minutes from Functionally Fit: Lower Body Firming), abs and back strengthening (5 minutes from Lift Weights to Lose Weight), yoga basics (30 minutes from New Yoga Basics), and cool down (7 minutes from Cardio Fat Burner). The extras are negligible--a biography of Smith, clips from her videos, her Web site link--but the heart of the DVD--the workouts--will have you moving and sweating. While many of the segments here are short (it would have been nice if the DVD had included the full 40-minute workout from Cardio Fat Burner, and the ab workout feels brief), this is one program that covers everything: your heart rate will be elevated, your muscles will be toned, and you'll be feeling de-stressed and healthy.