Rating: 
Summary: An exhausting good time
Review: After making The Firm infomercial part of my daily viewing schedule for the past three months, I succumbed to temptation and purchased "The Firm - Body Sculpting System (3 Pack)".
While this gift set contains three fun, motivating and challenging cardio and body-sculpting workouts, the only thing these Southern Belle instructors succeeded in doing was increase my arm strength.
Rating:
Summary: A Great Place to Start!
Review: During my pregnancy I gained a lot of weight and wanted a sensible way to work it off. The Firm did this for me. I'm noticing definition in all areas of my body. You can use the modifications they show as you are starting out and then gradually increase the intensity. No hype, no outrageously complicated moves, just sensible exercise. Great for people new to exercise.
Rating:
Summary: Great Workouts!
Review: First - you really do need the "fanny lifter" I tried doing without it for about a week and then bought it. I have been doing these for about 3 months and have noticed a significant difference in tone and strength. There are 3 workouts and I enjoy them all. The ab workout is about 25 min and is much less intense than the others. Cardio sculpt is about 55 min. and a great workout. I like the interval training of aerobics and weights. Body sculpt is 45 min. This one is my favorite and it has the option to do only lower body or upper body, which is a big plus. That makes each workout 20-25 min. if you do them individually. This is well worth the money.
Rating:
Summary: Great Workouts!
Review: First - you really do need the "fanny lifter" I tried doing without it for about a week and then bought it. I have been doing these for about 3 months and have noticed a significant difference in tone and strength. There are 3 workouts and I enjoy them all. The ab workout is about 25 min and is much less intense than the others. Cardio sculpt is about 55 min. and a great workout. I like the interval training of aerobics and weights. Body sculpt is 45 min. This one is my favorite and it has the option to do only lower body or upper body, which is a big plus. That makes each workout 20-25 min. if you do them individually. This is well worth the money.
Rating:
Summary: Great Workouts!
Review: First - you really do need the "fanny lifter" I tried doing without it for about a week and then bought it. I have been doing these for about 3 months and have noticed a significant difference in tone and strength. There are 3 workouts and I enjoy them all. The ab workout is about 25 min and is much less intense than the others. Cardio sculpt is about 55 min. and a great workout. I like the interval training of aerobics and weights. Body sculpt is 45 min. This one is my favorite and it has the option to do only lower body or upper body, which is a big plus. That makes each workout 20-25 min. if you do them individually. This is well worth the money.
Rating: 
Summary: A great way to get back in shape!
Review: I bought the VHS version of this pack in March and combined with a proper diet and some other workouts at the gym, this set of workouts has been great! I've tried other videos in the past that left me loathing working out at home, but I know that when I pop one (or two) of these in, I'm in for some hard but rewarding work! The only thing I don't like is that sometimes the instructors seem to move a little too quickly from one exercise to the next and you find yourself scrambling to get the fanny lifter into position as well as yourself. Other than that, these workouts do what they say they do! In six months I've dropped 40 pounds and four dress sizes and I'm so convinced that these workouts were a large part of that success that I'm ready to buy the new set that just came out!
Rating:
Summary: A FIRM Believer
Review: I bought this 3-pack because the "See results in 10 workouts" guarantee caught my eye. I thought that was certainly too good to be true, but was bored with the workout videos I already owned. It took me a while to warm up to these workouts. I didn't have the Fanny Lifter to start with and tried to substitute my regular step and a heavy kitchen chair, but soon was sold on the Fanny Lifter. Once that arrived, my FIRM experience was much more pleasant. It is a little inconvenient to take apart, reassemble, and push the Fanny Lifter out of the way during the workout, but the girls on the tape have to do the same, and after a couple workouts, you'll find you move in sync with them as they transition from one exercise to the other. I do these workouts on a three-day rotation, six days a week.
The most intense Upper and Lower Body moves are on Super Body Sculpt. You'll focus on Lower Body first; expect lots of leg presses and hover squats. You're either standing or doing squats for this section. There is no floorwork. The lower body cool down is the upper body warm-up. In the Upper Body section, you'll do some push-ups with your hands at different positions on the Fanny Lifter, bicep work, overhead presses, and exercises specifically for your back muscles. There's a short cooldown stretch at the end, but in all the Firm workouts I've used, they intersperse the stretches with the exercises so you can't skimp on them at the very end. With the DVD, you can go right to the section you want to work, when you're short on time.
Cardio Sculpt mixes some of the exercises from Body Sculpt with low-impact cardio. You don't go into as much detail on each muscle, but this workout is good because you get into a little of that famous FIRM four-limb action, and at the end, you work your abs some. This workout's a little long (55 minutes), but you get upper, lower, and abs, plus cardio, all in one shot.
The shortest of the three, Ab Sculpt, features crunches done with the fully-assembled Fanny Lifter, then with the bottom blue section, then with no Fanny Lifter. You'll work your obliques and lower back muscles as well. The exercises flow from one, right to the next, so the half hour goes by fast and your abs will feel well-worked.
Although the beginner modifier doesn't get much camera time in these workouts, you won't be a beginner for long with these workouts, and usually, the only modification is that she's not using weights or is keeping a plyo jump grounded. You don't need your eyes glued to those modifications to do the workout.
The great thing about the FIRM videos, especially the newer ones, is that once you have your Fanny Lifter (and Sculpting Stick for the more recent ones), there are a lot of FIRM videos that use that very equipment. You might have to pick up heavier dumbbells as you progress, but you'll always have a wide array of FIRM workouts to choose from to keep yourself motivated. collagevideo.com has just about all the FIRM videos known to exist, in case you've exhausted Amazon's offerings.
P.S. While I don't remember seeing dramatic results after just 10 workouts, I have seen dramatic results after a few months of using FIRM consistently. I dropped a jeans size, my abs are starting to ripple, and a little muscle popped out on my arm that I didn't even know was there before. As long as I stick with it, I can only get better results! I hope you find the same, no matter which workout you choose!
Rating:
Summary: A FIRM Believer
Review: I bought this 3-pack because the "See results in 10 workouts" guarantee caught my eye. I thought that was certainly too good to be true, but was bored with the workout videos I already owned. It took me a while to warm up to these workouts. I didn't have the Fanny Lifter to start with and tried to substitute my regular step and a heavy kitchen chair, but soon was sold on the Fanny Lifter. Once that arrived, my FIRM experience was much more pleasant. It is a little inconvenient to take apart, reassemble, and push the Fanny Lifter out of the way during the workout, but the girls on the tape have to do the same, and after a couple workouts, you'll find you move in sync with them as they transition from one exercise to the other. I do these workouts on a three-day rotation, six days a week.
The most intense Upper and Lower Body moves are on Super Body Sculpt. You'll focus on Lower Body first; expect lots of leg presses and hover squats. You're either standing or doing squats for this section. There is no floorwork. The lower body cool down is the upper body warm-up. In the Upper Body section, you'll do some push-ups with your hands at different positions on the Fanny Lifter, bicep work, overhead presses, and exercises specifically for your back muscles. There's a short cooldown stretch at the end, but in all the Firm workouts I've used, they intersperse the stretches with the exercises so you can't skimp on them at the very end. With the DVD, you can go right to the section you want to work, when you're short on time.
Cardio Sculpt mixes some of the exercises from Body Sculpt with low-impact cardio. You don't go into as much detail on each muscle, but this workout is good because you get into a little of that famous FIRM four-limb action, and at the end, you work your abs some. This workout's a little long (55 minutes), but you get upper, lower, and abs, plus cardio, all in one shot.
The shortest of the three, Ab Sculpt, features crunches done with the fully-assembled Fanny Lifter, then with the bottom blue section, then with no Fanny Lifter. You'll work your obliques and lower back muscles as well. The exercises flow from one, right to the next, so the half hour goes by fast and your abs will feel well-worked.
Although the beginner modifier doesn't get much camera time in these workouts, you won't be a beginner for long with these workouts, and usually, the only modification is that she's not using weights or is keeping a plyo jump grounded. You don't need your eyes glued to those modifications to do the workout.
The great thing about the FIRM videos, especially the newer ones, is that once you have your Fanny Lifter (and Sculpting Stick for the more recent ones), there are a lot of FIRM videos that use that very equipment. You might have to pick up heavier dumbbells as you progress, but you'll always have a wide array of FIRM workouts to choose from to keep yourself motivated. collagevideo.com has just about all the FIRM videos known to exist, in case you've exhausted Amazon's offerings.
P.S. While I don't remember seeing dramatic results after just 10 workouts, I have seen dramatic results after a few months of using FIRM consistently. I dropped a jeans size, my abs are starting to ripple, and a little muscle popped out on my arm that I didn't even know was there before. As long as I stick with it, I can only get better results! I hope you find the same, no matter which workout you choose!
Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing
Review: I disliked these new Firms because the pace Body Sculpt was too fast, there was hardly any Cardio in Cardio Sculpt and Ab Sculpt just wasn't interesting. Pass on this set.
Rating:
Summary: I love it
Review: I HATE working out - but I love this video set. I did it once and 2 hours later I wanted to do it again. I feel the results. It is great.
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