Customer Rating: 
Summary: Great total body workout
Comment: I was pleasantly surprised by this workout because of some of the negative reviews. I'm glad I gave it a try anyway. I'm an experienced exerciser (working out daily for the last 25 years). I prefer Cathe or Amy mostly, but like a variety. I found that Kathy is very natural and motivating in this one. She also looks nicely toned. I liked how intense the sculpt and core workouts are making the most use of the time spent. I really think what Kathy does best is core work though. It's delicious, tough and unique. Overall, there is a lot of twisting and rotating to incorporate core and obliques which an intermediate to advanced exerciser can handle, but beginners may not know how it feels to use the correct form and could hurt themselves. Love this one!
Customer Rating: 
Summary: C'mon Kathy!
Comment: I have always liked Kathy's exercise videos but this one is so disappointing. The reason is that she does not follow the beat of the music.
Most of the fun of these types of videos is following the beat. It makes it a lot easier to get through a major workout. But on this one it's like they added some music after the video was made so the music is out of sync with the exercises. It's very distracting for me. I think the exercises are good, but nobody is following the music so it's no fun.
Come on Kathy stay with the beat!
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Summary: You Will Sweat
Comment: I love the workout it's great, but Kathy Smith is a bit annoying jumping around from person to person, why can't she stay put? She's out of step at times, and should stop the yelping. The DVD needs better music. However the DVD is an awesome workout, you really feel it and know you've worked your muscles. I have included this workout in my daily workout rotation. I do Core Secrets with weights-Monday, Orbitrek Elliptical Tuesday, and Ultimate Sculpt-Wednesday-then repeat. I take Sundays off. This is my home gym.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I like this
Comment: I have definitely felt the effects of this dvd. I can see getting bored after getting into the rhythm of things, but I'm not there yet, so its working just as well as I need it to.
And I like the fact that you don't need many additional things - just the weights, and a mat to lie on for the floor exercises.
Overall, I'm very satisfied.
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Summary: Unsafe movements
Comment: I have been working out regularly at home for years and so I own a few Kathy Smith videos, but I don't like this one. I agree with the other reviewer that the movements are just in bad form. Kathy has you rapidly HURLING your heavier weights overhead and moving in bizarre unnatural ways, like doing lunges at weird angles. When doing this video, I didn't feel so much like I was working my body in new ways (as claimed), but more like I was ENDANGERING my body. I know that sounds dramatic, but it just felt unsafe and risky. It is also annoying and distracting that she keeps stopping to go and point out her cast members. Makes me wonder if she has lost some level of fitness herself that she needs to keep taking these "breathers." Also, she seems to be trying to act too young... at some points it's like she's flirting with one of her young male cast members. Eeeew. It's distracting. Kathy, you look good for any age. Just focus on giving us sound, effective workouts with integrity, please. Kathy Smith - Matrix Method - Ultimate Sculpt
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