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I discovered Kathy Smith in the fall of 1998 with her Timesaver Lifting Weights to Lose Weight and really made the most of the lighter and heavier weight tracks by alternating between them. My next experience was in the winter of 1999 with Aerobox and then finally Kickboxing Workout which is my favorite type in this collection. What I really like about Kathy's tapes is the variety from step, martial arts, yoga, aerobic dance, weight training, strength training, marching, and more to choose from. Having her collection gives me a variety, changeable intensity, flexible time length, so there is no excuses to not working out.
Update since early 2002, I have not pursued Kathy Smith any further then the collection I already have and while I enjoy her older videos the Body Bar series is the direction I moved on to from here.
Cassettes
Kathy Smith's audiobooks mostly deal walking and come on standard audio cassettes that you can hook up to an audio cassette player and with some headphone listen to the workouts. Most of these tapes can be purchased separately and created for outdoor walking and for indoor treadmills. You could use these tapes for indoor mall walking which is popular in many areas and adapting the tapes for use with stair steppers and skiers.
- The Walkfit collection is like having someone come along and guide you through your workout. Walking was never one of my favorite pastimes until I acquired this audiobooks collection and dusted off my stair stepper, skier, and treadmill for a new approach to fitness.
- KS: WalkFit 1992 comes on two cassettes and provides four different walking workouts that range from 30 minutes to 60 minutes. This program works for all fitness level and offers an advanced interval workout.
- KS: WalkFit: Better Body Workout 1994 comes on one cassette and for beginner or intermediate level exercisers. You get three workouts on this tape.
- KS: WalkFit: Weight Loss Workout 1996 comes on one cassette and geared toward intermediate and advanced exercisers. This is a walking interval workout.
- KS: WalkFit Collection 1996 comes on four cassettes.
- KS: WalkFit: Pump Up The Pace 1997 comes on one cassette and offers three workouts for all fitness levels. This tape includes interval walking.
- KS: WalkFit: Let's Go Disco 1997 comes on one cassette and offers two workouts.
- KS: WalkFit: Walking Easy 1997 comes on one cassette and offers two workouts. This beginners tape can also be incorporated to a treadmill.
- KS: WalkFit: Country Crossroads 1997comes on one cassette and offers two workouts.
- KS: Walkfit Plus: Lean Walk System 1998 comes on three cassettes and offers six workouts. This tape is based on aerobic and anaerobic interval walking.
- For traveling I find this audio cassette very handy when I pack my exercise travel bag with my exercise equipment and gear. I can refresh on points without bringing a book or computer along.
- KS: Fat Burning 1992 audio cassette comes on two cassettes and goes through a program for weight control. These tapes provide information and motivation while discovering ways to make graduals changes that will lead to weight control. This is based on the Fat Burning system and Cd-Rom program.
- KS: 5 Days Jump Start audio cassette comes on one twenty minute cassette and goes through jump starting your metabolism with the introduction of principles for people who are on plateaus, brush up on a few principles or for people just starting out.
- Vital Energy - 1993 audio cassette comes on one cassette providing two motivational 30 minute programs to keep you motivated everyday. There are times when you need motivation and Vital Energy is that kind of motivation to assist you in keeping one foot in front of another. I find this very useful when I am not feeling my best and gives me the motivation to go out there a do it even if it means at a low intensity until I am on my feet again.
- Understanding Vitamins and Minerals 1995 - The tape I know exists, but I currently do not have and came as part of collections such as the Understanding Vitamins and Minerals was available in 1997 with a vitamin subscription plan.
Kathy Smith has a number books and programs and one of my favorite programs is: Kathy Smith's Fat Burning System, I bought this program for the book that deals with 10 weeks of fitness and nutrition. Growing up I had bad role models for nutrition and this book has helped me put together a good eating program that meets my athletic body needs. I have listed advertised prices for these programs to give you an idea on what the cost is and should not be taken as an absolute. I purchased the Fat Burning System for $26 because it was a store return and one of the tapes had been opened.
- Kathy Smith: Fat Burning System 1991 - The Fat Burning System $89 included 11 audio sets, the book, daily diary, and Total Body Workout Video. I call this video a sampler because it deals with aerobics, abs, toning, and weights to give you an idea of the areas you should be working on. I use this video for days when I do not have time to do separate workouts. This for me was the best money ever spent and moved me towards reaching my goals by finding out what was missing in my previous programs and correction the conditions that ended in my plateaus.
- Kathy Smith’s WalkFit I 1994 - Walkfit $89 program includes two videos, three audio cassettes, and a FitKit. The two videos are Walkfit Secrets that includes the explanation of the Walkfit program, outdoor walking techniques, and a 20 minutes stretching segment. The second video is March to Fitness and is a 30-minute low impact marching aerobic tape. The Walkfit audio program is on two audio cassettes and provide a 30-minute and 60-minute interval training exercise program. The Vital Energy audiocassette is a 60-minute cassette containing two motivational programs. The FitKit consists of an organizer book with a Program Guide with a fat gram conversion of our 600 foods. A daily Dairy to record all your progress both in fitness and nutritional. Mix & Match Meal Planner and Recipe Guide come to the aid to assist you in making low-fat meals. The Fat Tracker tracks your fat gram intake so you always know where you are at on any given day.
- Kathy Smith’s Walkfit II 1995 - Walkfit $139 program includes four videos, two audio cassettes, and a FitKit. The four videos are Walkfit Secrets that includes the explanation of the Walkfit program, outdoor walking techniques, and a 20 minutes stretching segment. The second video is March to Fitness and is a 30-minute low impact marching aerobic tape. The third is video is Secrets of a Great Body includes Secrets of a Great Upper Body and Secrets of a Great Lower Body all on one video titled, "Secrets of a Great Body." The fourth tape is Weight Loss workout which provides aerobics and weight combinations all on one tape. The Walkfit audio program is on two audio cassettes and provide a 30-minute and 60-minute interval training exercise program. The FitKit consists of an organizer book with a Program Guide with a fat gram conversion of our 600 foods. A daily Dairy to record all your progress both in fitness and nutritional. Mix & Match Meal Planner and Recipe Guide come to the aid to assist you in making low-fat meals. The Fat Tracker tracks your fat gram intake so you always know where you are at on any given day. Finally, a Walkfit program guide to follow.
- Kathy Smith:Fat Burning Breakthrough 1999 - Kathy Smith: Fat Burning Breakthrough is the newest system out an incorporates Walk Fit walking series includes 3 cassettes, Time Saver Lift Weight to Lose Weight VHS, Eating Out Made Easy, Timesaver Recipes, Mix and Match Meal Planner, Journal, Success Journal, and You are Not Alone Motivation and Support. I have not tried this system partly because of a $99 cost and the other part the Fat Burning System dealt with areas I wanted to specifically cover such as nutrition.
- Kathy Smith's Lifting Weight to Lose Weight 2000: A comprehensive program of weight lifting and sensible eating in a twelve week program that also teaches you the basics. Whether you are going to the gym or working with weights at home this book is comprehensive enough just about everyone will pick up a tip or too and will make a good addition to my own library.
- Kathy Smith's Getting Better All the Time : Shape Up, Eat Smart, Feel Great! 1998 - This is Kathy's latest book and comes in soft cover and hardcover and can be readily found in stores and on the Internet. This book provided many hours of reading and I will say was definitely worth it in both time and money. I was able to modify my program and continue to see results without ending in plateau.
- Kathy Smith's Fitness Makeover : A 10-Week Guide to Exercise and Nutrition That Will Change Your Life 1997. This book comes in both soft cover and hard cover and can be readily found in stores and on the Internet. This book has peaked my interest for the exercise portion of this book and I am interested in seeing if I need to make any changes in my exercise program because a few minor mistakes can slow down your progress.
- Kathy Smith's Walkfit for a Better Body 1994 is a book about walking or so I thought. This book covers a complete walking fitness program along with an eating plan, warm up stretching, cool down stretching, tips on buying treadmills and a whole lot more. I purchased this book because I have had good luck with Kathy Smith's books so the curiosity got the better of me and I am glad to add this book to my collection.
- Winning Workout 1987 - Winning Workout is a hard cover book that is no longer in print and very hard to find but is definitely worth it. Winning Workout is a free weights program that has three phases to offer so as you progress from one phase to another it gets more progressively difficult. The book shows how to perform the exercises, how many sets you need to do, and what areas of the body you are working. Incorporated in the book is an exercise log that you use as a checklist to the exercises you have performed. Since this is a progressing program figure about spending three months with it or longer depending on how fast you progress.
- The Ultimate Workout 1983 -This book is out of print and I believe the very first book Kathy Smith's wrote and was released in 1983. I found this title in a library computer but the book was checked out a number of years ago and never returned. Just for curiosity sometime I might try to hunt this book down and add it too my collection to make it complete.
- TKathy Smith's Fat Burning System 1993 on CD-ROM - this is the CD-ROM version of the Fat Burning System that includes the video, books and audio cassettes on one CD-ROM by Xiphias Matrix Interactive. This CD is out of print but still can be located, works on both the Macintosh and PC computer, and would make a worthwhile addition to your fitness collection.
- Kathy Smith’s Personal Trainer 1995 on CD-I -This is a CD-Interactive disk and I believe you need a CD-I player to run this program. This is a Personal Trainer program that guides you through nutrition and exercises interactively.
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