6-Min Cardio + Barre Workout

by Kathy Smith 

Kathy Smith's Barre Body Lift Workout

Amp up your traditional barre workout by adding a cardio component! Popular studios across the country are beginning to offer cardio + barre classes that target-train muscles and give you the deepest burn you’ve ever felt, while incorporating gradually-paced cardio that leaves your body feeling alive.

And today, I’ve put together my own 6-minute cardio + barre fusion to target those hard-to-reach muscles and sculpt and define the back of your arms, buns and legs. The routine is so fun, that it will be the new reason you’ll want to jump out of bed in the morning.

This is NOT your standard workout! It’s a high energy, no impact routine that combines strength training with continual fat burning. You’ll be amazed how strong and full of vitality you’ll full after this 6-minute video!

Ready to give it a try? Grab a chair, and let’s go!

Kathy Smith, New York Times bestselling author, has stood at the forefront of the fitness and health industries for over 30 years. The numbers speak for themselves: Kathy has sold more than 20 million exercise DVDs - landing her in the Video Hall of Fame - and $500 million in Kathy Smith products. With her revolutionary approach to fitness, Smith has touched millions of people, inspiring them to move, live, and love.

THIS IS YOGA FOR INFLEXIBLE PEOPLE

by Kathy Smith

Full workout here!

THIS IS YOGA FOR INFLEXIBLE PEOPLE. So you don’t think you’re flexible? You’re not alone! There are reasons why you may be less bendy…from genetics, to how cold it is outside, to your age.

Kathy Smith, New York Times bestselling author, has stood at the forefront of the fitness and health industries for over 30 years. The numbers speak for themselves: Kathy has sold more than 20 million exercise DVDs - landing her in the Video Hall of Fame - and $500 million in Kathy Smith products. With her revolutionary approach to fitness, Smith has touched millions of people, inspiring them to move, live, and love.

Vegan Meatless Meatballs

by Kathy Smith

Kathy Smith, New York Times bestselling author, has stood at the forefront of the fitness and health industries for over 30 years. The numbers speak for themselves: Kathy has sold more than 20 million exercise DVDs - landing her in the Video Hall of Fame - and $500 million in Kathy Smith products. With her revolutionary approach to fitness, Smith has touched millions of people, inspiring them to move, live, and love.

FREE 10-Minute Cardio Step Workout

by Kathy Smith

The newest workout obsession may surprise you. That’s right, it’s time to DUST OFF YOUR STEP! From Extreme Hip Hop Step to Barry’s Bootcamp, step aerobics are being incorporated into the most popular classes across the nation.

Today, I’ve taken a 10-min clip of my classic step videos, Fat Burning Breakthrough, and added a dance music twist. Because there’s no instruction on the workout, you might want to watch it once before you try it!

Why are people taking notice again?

• Less time, more results! Studies have shown that 1 hour of step aerobics is roughly equal to running 7 miles.
• Get dancing! Adding new music makes it feel like a dance class!
• Who wants great looking legs and a lifted fanny? Step workouts are one of the best ways to tone your tush and legs in the fastest time.
• Gets an A++ for strengthening your heart, lungs and bones.
• Unbelievably easy on your joints!

Plus, I love stepping because it’s versatile…You can also use the step as a bench for strength training or sculpt your buns doing elevated lunges. 

Kathy Smith, New York Times bestselling author, has stood at the forefront of the fitness and health industries for over 30 years. The numbers speak for themselves: Kathy has sold more than 20 million exercise DVDs - landing her in the Video Hall of Fame - and $500 million in Kathy Smith products. With her revolutionary approach to fitness, Smith has touched millions of people, inspiring them to move, live, and love.

Chocolate Almond Butter Protein Balls

by Kathy Smith

Kathy Smith, New York Times bestselling author, has stood at the forefront of the fitness and health industries for over 30 years. The numbers speak for themselves: Kathy has sold more than 20 million exercise DVDs - landing her in the Video Hall of Fame - and $500 million in Kathy Smith products. With her revolutionary approach to fitness, Smith has touched millions of people, inspiring them to move, live, and love.

Strawberry Chia Seed Pudding Recipe

by Kathy Smith

 

Kathy Smith, New York Times bestselling author, has stood at the forefront of the fitness and health industries for over 30 years. The numbers speak for themselves: Kathy has sold more than 20 million exercise DVDs - landing her in the Video Hall of Fame - and $500 million in Kathy Smith products. With her revolutionary approach to fitness, Smith has touched millions of people, inspiring them to move, live, and love.

Garden Turkey Burgers

by Kathy Smith

Kathy Smith, New York Times bestselling author, has stood at the forefront of the fitness and health industries for over 30 years. The numbers speak for themselves: Kathy has sold more than 20 million exercise DVDs - landing her in the Video Hall of Fame - and $500 million in Kathy Smith products. With her revolutionary approach to fitness, Smith has touched millions of people, inspiring them to move, live, and love.

Easy HIIT Workout

by Kathy Smith

A HIIT Workout That’s…Easy?

During the past few years, high intensity interval training (HIIT), has been the breakthrough method for fat burning.

Now, research in Denmark is unveiling a new approach to HIIT training. It’s faster, easier, and more fun.

It’s called the 10-20-30 method, and women are finding that this new intense method is actually….fun!

The basics of the 10-20-30 method are simple.

Choose your favorite cardio activity (running, biking, rowing, etc.) and move at a gentle pace for 30 seconds. Then, increase to a moderate pace for 20 seconds, and accelerate to all-out for an intense burst for 10-seconds. Repeat the cycle 10 times.

The method would make more sense if it was named the 30-20-10 method, but 10-20-30 is more catchy   

YOUR ACTION PLAN

If traditional HIIT training isn’t working for you, or you’re ready to shake up your routine, replace 1-2 of your weekly workouts with the 10-20-30 method. Because the exercise is intense, your body needs time to recover after the workout…so make sure you don’t perform this workout on two consecutive days. Remember, the 10-20-30 plan shouldn’t be your only source of cardio, so keep up your regular walks or bike rides

THE DOWNSIDE OF TRADITIONAL HIIT TRAINING

HIIT training refers to a pattern of short bursts of high intensity efforts broken up with active recovery periods. While the typical routine doesn’t last very long, it has been credited for a long list of benefits, including:

• Improved cardiovascular health
• Greater athletic performance
• Increased metabolism

But, there’s a catch.

Traditional interval training requires you to push yourself to your limits. At the end of 30 seconds, you should feel breathless…like you can’t go any further.

At the end of the “push” segment of your interval, you should feel completely breathless…as if you have no more to give!

The idea of pushing yourself to exhaustion turned some people off, and those who gave it a try had the tendency to give up on the method before they saw results.

Kathy Smith, New York Times bestselling author, has stood at the forefront of the fitness and health industries for over 30 years. The numbers speak for themselves: Kathy has sold more than 20 million exercise DVDs - landing her in the Video Hall of Fame - and $500 million in Kathy Smith products. With her revolutionary approach to fitness, Smith has touched millions of people, inspiring them to move, live, and love.

5-Step Belly Fat Blasting Regimen

by Kathy Smith

Windshield Wipers

How to do it:

1. Start on your back, with your hands on the floor for support and legs lifted up off the floor.
2. Using your core muscles to support you and protect your lower back, keep your knees over your hips as you slowly drop both knees to the right side, forming a 45-degree angle with the floor.
3. Then, fire up your obliques as you drive your knees back to the starting position.
4. Repeat on the other side.

Cannonball

How to do it:

1. Start lying on your back, with your arms reaching out overhead, legs lifted slightly off the floor, and toes pointed. Even here, at the start of the move, you’re activating core muscles by stretching them out. Keep pressing the lower back into the mat or floor to ensure the back doesn’t arch. If this feels like too much tension on the back, try lifting the legs a little further away from the floor.
2. Imagine that, as you’re stretching the fingers and toes away from each other, the core is a strong magnet working to pull them back in. Using the force of that imaginary magnet, bring the knees in toward the chest. At the same time, reach your arms toward the legs.

Ceiling Stamp

How to do it:

1. Lying on your back, squeeze your abdominals and lift your legs off the floor. Extend them up straight, feet facing the ceiling.
2. With your hands on the floor for balance, use your lower abdominal strength to push your feet up 1-2 inches toward the ceiling (meaning your hips come 1-2 inches further away from the floor simultaneously). It’s a quick movement, almost a ˙pulse,” as if you’re stamping the ceiling with the bottom of your feet (hence the title).

Charlie’s Angels

How to do it:

1. Sit upright with knees bent, feet on the floor, chest lifted. Lift your feet off the floor, tucking your knees into your chest. Interlace your fingers and point them forward.
2. Using your obliques, swivel your knees side to side.

Roll-Overs

How to do it:

1. Lying facedown on the floor with your arms and legs extended, lift your upper body and legs off the floor, making sure to keep your feet together.
2. Without moving your shoulders or legs, use the strength of your abs to roll to your right side until your back is on the floor and you’re facing the ceiling. Remember, your hands and feet never touch the floor!
3. Slowly roll back, keeping the belly button pulled in toward the spine throughout the entire movement.
4. Aim for 10 repetitions on each side.

Kathy Smith, New York Times bestselling author, has stood at the forefront of the fitness and health industries for over 30 years. The numbers speak for themselves: Kathy has sold more than 20 million exercise DVDs - landing her in the Video Hall of Fame - and $500 million in Kathy Smith products. With her revolutionary approach to fitness, Smith has touched millions of people, inspiring them to move, live, and love.

Turkey Pumpkin Stew

by Kathy Smith

Kathy Smith, New York Times bestselling author, has stood at the forefront of the fitness and health industries for over 30 years. The numbers speak for themselves: Kathy has sold more than 20 million exercise DVDs - landing her in the Video Hall of Fame - and $500 million in Kathy Smith products. With her revolutionary approach to fitness, Smith has touched millions of people, inspiring them to move, live, and love.