This is a ±46–minute workout from 1986 (not to be confused with the shorter, more recent tape in Jane Fonda’s Personal Trainer Series which has a similar title).

This was my first workout video when I started in 1996, and I still use it occasionally. It is a low impact workout - you have one foot on the floor at all times. It’s very thorough, and is great for beginners/intermediates. If you’re just starting out and can’t finish the whole tape, it’s easy to break down into segments. More advanced exercisers can add wrist weights, as Jane herself does. The workout starts with a 6-minute warming-up and stretch, followed by about 30 minutes of aerobics. For the most part, the choreography is easy to follow, with no complicated dance steps, but it’s varied enough to prevent boredom. The workout finishes with a relaxing 10-minute stretch. I really like this stretch, and until I purchased some longer stretching programmes I sometimes used to do this part of the tape alone.

Instructor Comments:
Jane cues well, and the moves are easy to follow. Although there are no “dancy” steps here, she makes it look so graceful. (When I was just starting out, my 5-year-old daughter used to watch me and comment that the lady in the blue outfit - Jane Fonda –could do it much better than me, so maybe I should get a blue outfit. If only it were that easy!!)

Glynis van Uden

02/22/2000