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Summary: The FIRM's got it!!!
Review: All the Firm videos are great! They never get boring for some reason!!! I think it's because they keep the instruction technical instead of saying cheesy things like other vids do. Plus they switch activities frequently, providing you with a FULL BODY workout EVERY time!! This video is great because it is super intense cardio and you feel proud when you have completed it!! At first I didn't like the music much, but now I don't mind it. The only bad part was the STRETCHES at the end and I'm surprised no one has mentioned it yet in the reviews. Some of the things they do look painful and dangerous in that segment as far as stretching goes!! (when you arch your back and come up on your head...ouch!) I always stop and stretch on my own with more conventional stretches when I do this DVD. Other than that this workout is challenging and fun. A vigorous workout for sure!!!
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Summary: Horrible - don't waste your money!
Review: I absolutely hated this video. I have the original cardio sculpt, ab sculpt, and body sculpt 3 pack and the fanny lifter, and I LOVE that series (although I don't feel the ab sculpt is difficult enough). This video looked like it was produced in the mid-80's. I'm completely uncoordinated--that's why I do aerobics in the privacy of my own home--and could not follow this at all. This video is actually several routines on the same DVD. I didn't like any of the routines or the instructors (I wasn't sure if one of the instructors was actually a woman or a man in drag). Overall, I found the quality of this video extremely poor and outdated, especially when compared to the Firm DVDs that I already own. I even lent this video to a friend to see what she thought and she hated it, too. Now I'm afraid to buy other Firm DVDs--I don't want to waste another $20 on a video I'll watch once then throw away.
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Summary: Cardio is High Intensity!
Review: I bought the newest set of DVD's, Body Sculpting System 2, and love it. It was my first exposure to The Firm and I saw results quickly. I am a new mom for 2nd time and wanted to get back into shape quickly, The Firm is helping me get on my way. However, I wanted to add in another cardio workout inbetween the strength training I do 3 days a week, so I bought this DVD. There are some high impact routines that I will skip due to bad knees, the rest of the sections are ok but also include weights and lots of step work instead of just being cardio. For me, it was very hard to go back to an earlier video in The Firm series - it seemed kind of cheesy and was not as well-polished as the new set, which was disappointing to me. The ability to create your own workout is nice, but you have to re-select the choices every time. Overall, I think there are better choices out there for a pure cardio workout, but if you like The Firm and what they include in their workouts, it's not bad.
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Summary: Hard to go back to older videos after starting with newest
Review: I bought the newest set of DVD's, Body Sculpting System 2, and love it. It was my first exposure to The Firm and I saw results quickly. I am a new mom for 2nd time and wanted to get back into shape quickly, The Firm is helping me get on my way. However, I wanted to add in another cardio workout inbetween the strength training I do 3 days a week, so I bought this DVD. There are some high impact routines that I will skip due to bad knees, the rest of the sections are ok but also include weights and lots of step work instead of just being cardio. For me, it was very hard to go back to an earlier video in The Firm series - it seemed kind of cheesy and was not as well-polished as the new set, which was disappointing to me. The ability to create your own workout is nice, but you have to re-select the choices every time. Overall, I think there are better choices out there for a pure cardio workout, but if you like The Firm and what they include in their workouts, it's not bad.
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Summary: One of my Favorites
Review: I have 30+ exercise tapes and this is one of my favorites. I like the ability to customize my workout and work on what I need to do that particular day. I usually warm-up on my own and then pick 8 segments, return to the menu and pick another 5 and I get a 40 minute aerobic/scuplt workout. Using this tape and returning to the custom menu, you can make your workout last from 20 minutes to 60 or longer. I alternate between scuplt and box step to get a good hard allover workout.
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Summary: Super Workout!
Review: I have added this video into my "FIRM" rotation and love to do it on the days I'm not doing strength training. The mix of low impact, step, high impact and four limb aerobics along with the mix of four terrific instructors makes the time fly. This is a tough routine and when it's over, I am sweating and proud to have completed it. I have really noticed myself progressing with better form and more energy into the steps. I am not "dancy" and have no problem following along. Definitely a Calorie Burner! I really wish the Firm would make more like this.
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Summary: Super Workout!
Review: I have added this video into my "FIRM" rotation and love to do it on the days I'm not doing strength training. The mix of low impact, step, high impact and four limb aerobics along with the mix of four terrific instructors makes the time fly. This is a tough routine and when it's over, I am sweating and proud to have completed it. I have really noticed myself progressing with better form and more energy into the steps. I am not "dancy" and have no problem following along. Definitely a Calorie Burner! I really wish the Firm would make more like this.
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Summary: Decent cardio workout
Review: I have several exercise videos and this is the third one I bought from The Firm series. I found this workout to be pretty challenging and I think I am in pretty decent shape. (I ran a half-marathon several months ago in two hours.) However, I did not like how this video was advertised as being able to create thousands of different workouts by picking and choosing different parts. If you choose to customize your workout, you pick 8 of 17 chapters, but then you end up with a very short workout! But if you do all 17 chapters, the workout is 63 minutes, 49 of which are cardio.
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Summary: The Firm Workout
Review: I highly recomend the Firm to anyone, who like me, has a hard time keeping weight off through regular methods (gyms, aroebics, running, etc). I was a member of the actual Firm gym in Columbia, SC about 10 years ago while in college so I know first hand how effective this workout is. I do not know how these tapes produce such beautiful results, but they do! You will sweat like you never have before and feel exausted, but after a while they get easier and your body looks amazing. There is no magic pill out there that will make you look and feel healthy. It takes hard work and determination and a workout program that is safe and done by people who understand the female bodyand metabolism(although men would get awsome results too if they could actually get through a workout!) And for those that have a difficult time understanding the Southern drawls, trust me, they are not that thick. The ladies on the videos are very relaxing and motivating to listen too and watch. Also, the music is a little cheesy but at least it is not loud and obnoxious.I am just greatful to have found them after being without for almost 10 years!
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Summary: Good Workout, but not actually a "new" Firm workout
Review: I purchased this workout thinking that it was a "new" firm workout. I was surprised to find that it is not, and instead is a series of excerpts from previous firm tapes.The audio and video are high quality, although one instructor has a low voice and is hard to hear. The workouts are intense, but they are piece mealed together for a 'unique' variety. You'll need, a small step, hand weights 3-5lb, and a ball (small, soccer size). Overall I thought the workout was a good one despite its lack of continuity.
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