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	Jane Fonda's Personal Trainer Series: Total Body Sculpting Jane Fonda Warnervision, 1995 average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

As Fonda explains early on, the two halves of Total Body Sculpting focus in turn on different muscle groups and exercises. Each section features optional hand and ankle weights and combines standing, seated, and floor work. After a two-minute warm-up, Fonda heads for the weights and her series of gently paced exercises. Following upper body, lower body, and abdominal strength work, Fonda finishes with a three-minute stretch to keep your developing muscles limber and resilient.

Proper form is critical to strength training, and Fonda is clearly keen on good form. She talks you calmly through each exercise, underscoring what to do and what not to do, listing target muscle groups and explaining future benefits for your posture, your tennis game, and your resistance to injury. With its light and spacious set, polished editing, and unobtrusive soundtrack, Total Body Sculpting is about as relaxing as strength work gets. Fitting it into your regimen requires only moderate space, minimal equipment, and a commitment of fewer than 30 minutes a couple of times a week. --Emily Bedard

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My absolute favorite workout video!

I bought Jane Fonda's Total Body Sculpting about a month ago. I had been going to the gym for over a year and didn't really see any results as far as getting more muscular. I thought I would give this workout at try.

I LOVE Total Body Sculpting!!! Since I am a guy, the only thing I do to make this video more difficult is use higher weights. After the first time I used this video, I was VERY sore the next couple days -- which let me konw that I was really working my muscles! Obviously during my year in the gym, I wasn't working the muscles as effectively as I do with Total Body Sculpting.

This video has two 25-minute workouts, which Jane suggests that you do on alternate days. I do both of them the same day. Both workouts start with a two-minute warmup, which I find just enough. Then Jane takes you through a series of exercises using dumbbells. The first workout starts with lunges and squats, and believe me, you WILL feel them! (If you're a guy, just use heavier weights.) She works your biceps, triceps, back, legs, [rear], pecs, and abs. Ankle weights are also used for some of the exercises, and these exercises are my favorite part of the workout. Using the ankle weights, Jane takes you through leg lifts, which are really fun. She also does seated quad extensions, which you really feel!

One surprise in this workout is the pushups! Of course, Jane does "girl" pushups, so, being a guy, I just do regular "guy" pushups.

Jane is a GREAT teacher! She's very encouraging without being the least bit annoying or phony. The ONLY thing that could have been improved upon is that during some of the exercises Jane doesn't count out loud for you.

In conclusion, I LOVE this workout. I love working out with Jane and I feel that I am getting real results -- toned, firm body and a fun workout with Jane! I'm telling everyone I know about Total Body Sculpting!

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Short, yet effective

This is part of her personal trainer series. It is a short, yet effective workout. She really gives a great wieght workout that works every part of the body: upper body, lower body, abs, legs,etc. There isn't a part of the body that isn't worked out. My only complaint is that she doesn't allow for the 15 second rests between reps. On her Toning & Shaping video, there are 15 second rests between reps. I think this is very important to keep from overworking the muscles and to reduce the risk of injury. But, all in all this is a good workout for anyone that doesn't have a lot of time to do a workout for an hour or so.

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This is a great video!

I can't tell you how much doing these exercises has done for me. I have been using the video for 3 years now, and I am in fine athletic shape, not to mention looking better than I ever have in my life. This is a wonderful set of exercises and I would recommend them to anyone. I began doing them to get rid of a sore back problem. Well, I sure did get rid of that problem and several others, including my high cholesterol problem. I just can't recommend this tape highly enough.


Can't go wrong with Jane

I love Jane Fonda & have many of her workouts. She is the original workout queen. She is so amazing to be in the shape she is at my mother's age!!
This is a great video for beginners & good for seasoned fitness freaks who want to take it easy. This is the first toning video I ever did while being seated in a chair. It's broken up into two workouts. You can do on alternate days or do both for an excellent toning workout.
As usual Jane gives wonderful advice on form & ways to change the workout to suit you.

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Decent strength workout for all fitness levels...

Jane Fonda leads you one on one through 2 - 20 minute strength workouts, each one focusing on different muscle groups. You can do one one day and the other the next day, or you can combine both into a solid 45 minute workout which is what I do sometimes. All you need is a chair, assorted dumbells (Jane uses 3, 5 & 8 lbs) and a set of ankle weights. Before starting the workouts, Jane takes a few minutes to explain the benefits of weight training and how to use each class.

Workout one starts out with a 2 minute warmup, I personally thought that the warmup should be longer but one could start their warmup earlier by marching in place while Jane is explaining things which is what I might do in the future. Then you proceed into the exercises, you will do 3 sets of 3 or 4 exercises, then repeat each series once so you will have 2 sets of everything. Each exercise contains 12 reps, although some exercises have less. The first set includes squats, shoulder shrugs and static lunges, set two has upright rows, bent over rows, tricep kickbacks and rear deltoid raises. The final set includes bicep curls w/rotation, front deltoid raises, and seated quadricep extensions. Then you move on to a short ab session before Jane stretches you out.

Workout 2 is the same setup, brief warmup followed by 4 sets of exercises each set repeated once. The first set contains standing rear leg extensions, calf raise/hamstring curl combo, and another set of rear leg extensions, this time with pulses added. Set two focuses on shoulders, with side lateral raises and overhead presses, The rest of the workout is done on the floor, set three focusing on legs with rear leg lifts, and inner and outer thigh lifts. Then you will do some chest work, with pec flies, bench presses, then some brief ab work before finishing with pushups and back extensions. Then it's time to stretch.

I like this workout, I tend to use this routine during my light or recovery weeks, it is not very difficult but it hits all the major muscle groups which is all I care about. I would say that this workout best suits beginners and intermediates, but advanced exercisers can use it too, though some might not find it very challenging or boring.

Jane does a nice job instructing, she even jokes a little bit about how she doesn't get up in the mornings and say "Oh boy I get to do lunges and squats!" She also will let you know here and there what weights she is using, which can be very helpful for people just starting out.

All in all I would say this is a very good weight workout, I take off one star only for the short warmups. Recommended.

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