Customer Rating:  
Summary: give this a try..
Comment: this video of stomach exercises moves a bit faster than I could do. I did as many as I could & moved on to keep with the video workout.
Customer Rating:
Summary: No heavyweights here!
Comment:
Richard Simmons is known for producing good workout videos and this 1 hour Stomach Formula is produced by the same company, Karl-Lorimar, that did Jane Fonda's early workout videos. The production is done very professional and pleasing to the eye.
The workout concept is to do SEVEN Minutes, SEVEN Days a week. The exercises are from the old school. They are good strenuous workouts that focus on mid-section. Most are doable, but some will simply not be doable if you have not worked at it. You need to "get there", with practice. And with discipline, it has to work. If you are familiar with the early work of Jane Fonda, you will recognize the same mid-section movements and the classic terms like scissors, bicycle, etc.
The Set:
What is pleasing to the eye is the setting and color scheme for each day. The young exercise group is dressed in clothing that coordinates well with the strategically placed mats and background colors. Each day is a different color scheme enhanced by the workout outfits and mats. It's easy to see what day you are on. Overhead cameras capture attractive patterns.
Legwarmers!
Made in 1984, you will see plenty of dated workout costumes, and tight curly perms. And, there are no heavyweights here, only slim young people who do it well.
Music:
I always like to workout to my own music, because most exercise music is horrible and repetitive. This one is so similar to Jane Fonda's early videos, nerving, but tolerable! This tape production is so NOT Richard Simmons, who loves good music.
Overall, this is a tough daily shortened workout! ....MzRizz
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Workouts - No Music
Comment: Richard Simmons' The Stomach Formula can be difficult for beginners. Stick with it for a week, and you will not be sore at all. You may want to try doing the first seven-minute workout only during your first week or so. Each daily workout is repeated a second time on the video, and you can, if you try, work up to doing the whole thing twice.
There is a different workout for each day of the week. Simmons does one set of exercises, and then repeats them. Each workout is short and to the point. Most of audio consists of instructions on the exercises. Personally, I prefer the "Oldies" exercise tape Simmons put out earlier.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Lose inches
Comment: This can be a killer tape at first until you get used to it, but once you get going, don't stop and don't skip a day if you can help it. If you have discipline, motivation, and really want to trim and firm your tummy, this is the tape for you. Each day is a different combination of exercises. For all 7 days, Richard does a set of exercises for the first half, then he repeats them for a second time. Take a quick pause if you have to in-between the sets, that's what the button is for, but do your best to get through the complete two sets. You won't regret it. I found it better to have a floor mat to protect your back. I was adjusting the exercises at first to get through them, but as I found myself getting stronger over the weeks, it was easier to do the two sets in a row as per the tape. I do my 7 minutes first thing in the morning, take a short break, and then go on to other aerobics or weight lifting exercises / tapes. This tape is very to the point and there is no irritating "chit-chat" - the majority of audio is strict instruction about the exercises. Definitely not a "fluffy" tape.
Customer Rating:
Summary: excellent
Comment: When I was younger I would laugh at my mother and grandmother "sweating to the oldies". I never dreamed I would be addicted to the stomach formula. I almost died the first week, now I do two a day and my tape is wearing out. It's easy, fast, and WORKS! Although the one woman with the dark hair cheats, the tape inspires me.
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