Customer Rating: 
Summary: Excellent
Comment: This is an excellent workout. As my trouble spot is my lower half I am grateful that I found this workout. I had been looking for a long time for a workout that focuses mainly on the inner thighs. My problem is not so much my glutes but my inner thighs. So again, I thank Karen Voight for this exercise video. And I am sure that all women who has a hard time toning their inner thighs appreciates it too.
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Not for me
Comment: Many people have said "total body" is misleading, and I agree. However, I didn't really expect to work my "total body" despite the title. I expected to work my thighs, and there are not enough thigh/ring exercises to justify what I spent on the ring (over $25). If anybody wants to buy my tape/ring, it's listed here under the Used tapes!
Customer Rating:
Summary: More Pilates inspiration, but still not Pilates
Comment: If you're someone who would like to learn how to perform the Pilates mat movements, this is not the tape you want to start with. It struck me as I did this tape for the third time that while Voight is one of the most precise exercise instructors I've ever seen on video, she is not a great Pilates instructor. I'm not sure whether that's a big deal or not- on the one hand, she does say on the back cover that this is for people who don't have time to do Pilates, yoga or ballet in their pure form. On the other hand, she does call this "Pilates- Total Body Training".If we take it as a workout that's "Pilates-inspired", it's pretty good. Her instructions are very precise, and it's easy to follow along (even if what she's asking you to do isn't easy).
However, "Total Body" it's not. 24 pushups and one set of planks do not an upper body workout make, and while we do work the abs through some variations on crunches and the Pilates Corkscrew, I wouldn't use this as an abdominal workout. The focus is clearly on the lower body.
I'm in the minority, but I am not very concerned with my inner thighs. Therefore, the fact that the majority of the exercises that were performed here focused on the inner thighs annoyed me after a while. However, if this is your "problem area", you'll love this tape. I was hoping that the work for the buttocks would be just as intense. Though she does include some targeted exercises for the glutes, it wasn't nearly as much as it was for the inner thighs. The inner thighs are a tiny group of muscles compared to the buttocks; I would have thought a balanced workout would have been designed the other way around.
Again, if the pet peeve of your body is your inner thighs, this will be a great tape for you. Overall, it's a good tape, just not the same "great" I've come to expect from Voight. If you want to balance the workout for your lower body, cross-train with the Lotte Berk Method Muscle Eats Fat and High Round Assets.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One of the best thigh workouts you will ever find!
Comment: First of all, I want to note that although this video is currently being marketed as "Pilates" (it was originally called "Body Reform"), it is definitely NOT a Pilates workout--at most, there are some Pilates-inspired moves. Secondly, although the video is called "Total Body Training," despite some minimal abdominal and chest work, the workout mainly focuses on the lower body and specifically the inner thighs. Finally, the resist-a-ring is definitely necessary to the workout; although it is not used for every exercise, when it is used, it is vital for make the movements more focused and TOUGH.All that being said, this is a challenging workout for the lower body. It begins with a brief warmup to lengthen and stretch the muscles and then moves on to some beginning inner thigh moves combined with concentrated abs work. Although the latter consists mainly of traditional crunches, the resist-a-ring is incorporated to make the moves more unique and more targeted.
The next section comprises the heart of the workout and mainly targets the thighs. The exercises are are done lying on the side and using the resist-a-ring to specifically focus on the inner thighs. The moves are small but tough, with a high number of repetitions at an increasingly quickened pace. Following the thigh work, it's onto the hands and knees (without the ring) for some tough buttocks moves, and then the entire thigh-buttocks sequence is repeated on the other side. Then, just when you think you can't take any more, there are several sets of pushups plus some plank moves for the abs. Finally, the workout ends with a brief stretching segment.
At 50 minutes, this workout is a definite challenge to your strength and endurance. Instructor Karen Voight is extremely encouraging, constantly reminding you that the workout is difficult but worth the results and saying things like "hang in there with us for just two more." Karen's form is impeccable, and she provides flawless cuing to match her excellent instruction. I know that I will continue to challenge myself with this workout and that the results WILL be worth it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Inner thigh workout
Comment: I was convinced to buy this tape from the oatmeal/dead rats review. Total body? I found it to be little more than an inner thigh workout. The upper body work only consisted of some situps in the beginning and a dozen or so pushups at the end. The butt exercises are ridiculously easy. I should say that I am in good shape (casual triathlete), but we all need to lose a couple pounds and a lot of cellulite. This video just isn't going to do it. I don't understand the great reviews. I do this video when I feel like having a light exercise session.Let me throw in a plug for Denise Austin's "Hit the Spot" videos for arms, abs, and buns (three different tapes). These still challenge me after months and months of doing them.
