Kick Start Your Metabolism

Kick Start Your Metabolism is another Prevention workout led by Chris Freytag. This is the last of the Prevention/Chris Freytag workouts that I own. I bought this workout a long time ago but I never actually did it. It contains 4 workouts. 3 of them are approximately 15 minutes long and one is 9 minutes long. There … Continue reading Kick Start Your Metabolism

The Firm: Express Cardio

Express Cardio is part of The Firm's Firm Box series and is led by Stephanie Huckabee, another of my favorite Firm trainers, mostly because of her strength workout in this series: Total Muscle Shaping, which is one of my favorite Firm workouts, but also all of her other Firm workouts. Like Allie Del Rio, she … Continue reading The Firm: Express Cardio

The Firm: Cardio Core Fusion

Cardio Core Fusion is part of The Firm's pink series--workouts that came after their Body Sculpting systems. It is led by Rebekah Sturkie, another one of my favorite Firm instructors. It came with two 2 pound weighted balls with straps called "cardio sculpting balls." I remember really enjoying this workout but I found the balls too … Continue reading The Firm: Cardio Core Fusion

Fight Cellulite Fast!

Fight Cellulite Fast! is another Prevention workout led by Chris Freytag. It contains a 37 minute cardio workout, a 17 minute lower body strength workout, plus a 4 minute warm up and 4:30 minute cool down/stretch. Recommendations they give for using this DVD: do the cardio workout 4-5 days a week and strength workout 2-3 … Continue reading Fight Cellulite Fast!

Personal Training

Personal Training is a pretty cool workout DVD by trainer Chris Freytag. In the 4:40 minute intro, Chris explains how this DVD works. It contains multiple short strength and cardio workouts. Chose the menu option "Targeted Workouts" and you get a list of goals: Get Firm, Flatten Your Belly, Slim Your Hips & Thighs, Improve … Continue reading Personal Training

The Firm: Fat Blasting Cardio

Fast Blasting Cardio is part of The Firm's Firm Box system. The Firm Box is a step that can be used in a 6 inch position, a 14 inch position and an incline position. This is a 30 minute cardio step workout. It is made up of 4 circuits. 2 of the circuits are straight … Continue reading The Firm: Fat Blasting Cardio

The Firm: Express Total Body Shaping

Express Total Body Shaping is a stand alone/add on Firm workout. It did not come included in a system (at least not that I remember). It uses the sculpting stick from Body Sculpting System 2, but I am pretty sure it came out the same time as the Firm Box system came out (Firm Box … Continue reading The Firm: Express Total Body Shaping

The Firm: Maximum Cardio Burn + Abs

Maximum Cardio Burn + Abs is part of The Firm's Body Sculpting System 2. As I mentioned in Aerobic Body Shaping, after doing Body Sculpting Basics led by Susan Harris over and over again, I decided to get more Firm workouts and purchased this system. It came with 3 workouts, the Fanny Lifter, a square step with … Continue reading The Firm: Maximum Cardio Burn + Abs

Reebok Step: The Video

Reebok Step: The Video is the oldest workout I still own. I owned this workout on VHS and did it all the time it back in the 1990s--I loved it then. When I saw it was on DVD and I was rehabilitating from my accident 10 years ago, I bought it and did it then. … Continue reading Reebok Step: The Video

Drop it in 30!

Drop it in 30! is another workout DVD I purchased to help me rehabilitate after my heels were crushed 10 years ago. It is led by Chris Freytag and contains two 20 minute cardio workouts. There is also a warm up and cool down so you can do it as two nearly 30 minute workouts … Continue reading Drop it in 30!