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As one of the highest-profile American exercise mavens, Jane Fonda knows how to work it, and in Total Body Sculpting, she's working all of it with weights. Setting muscle tone and strength as goals, Fonda has designed the segments of Total Body Sculpting as a pair of complementary 25-minute sequences. Together the two sections achieve maximum efficiency and full-body weight training. As a supplement to an aerobic exercise program, Fonda's Total Body Sculpting is a reliable way to tone muscle with no massive dumbbells, steely contraptions, or groaning beefcakes in sight.

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

From the Back Cover

Jane Fonda's Total Body Sculpting Personal Trainer Series. Everybody wants quick, simple and effective workouts, and Jane Fonda delivers with her Personal Trainer Series. Jane's own results-focused personal fitness program and on-camera motivation will make the most of your time AND your body! Jane works one-on-one with you to firm, shape and sculpt your body for real results! Total Body Sculpting contains two 25-minute full body workouts that strengthen muscle tissue and encourage weight loss. Each routine is unique and can be used separately or alternated. Tested across America, the Personal Trainer Series has convinced fitness enthusiasts of its simplicity and proven results for all fitness levels! Optional had and ankle weights are recommended. Jane Fonda's Personal Trainer Series. This three-part video series includes everything you need for complete overall fitness: Aerobics, Body Sculpting and Toning, Stretching. To maximize your fitness, alternate all three tapes in Jane's Personal Trainer Series: Total Body Sculpting; Abs, Buns & Thighs; Low Impact Aerobic & Stretch.