Personal trainer video star (since the 1980s) Kathy Smith is the instructor for this hour-plus exercise program designed to strengthen, lengthen, and zero in on muscles. Backed by two likewise-barefooted co-instructors, Smith kicks off with a five-minute warm-up, before segueing into four routines: “Upper Body Lift” (including “plank position” and arm extensions), “Leg Lift” (with “second position” and “threading the needle” stretches), “Butt Lift” (featuring pelvis-tucking stretches and spinal twists), and “Tummy Lift” (incorporating “scooping” moves and arm crosses). Suggesting that viewers have hand weights, a mat, a chair, and towel, the customizable program allows viewers to tackle the workouts in the order they choose. Recommended. Aud: P. (J. Williams-Wood)
Kathy Smith: Total Body Lift
(2008) 69 min. DVD: $14.98. Lionsgate (avail. from most distributors). Closed captioned. Volume 24, Issue 2
Kathy Smith: Total Body Lift
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