Body Sculpting Basics is one of the original classic Firms and the very first Firm workout I ever did. It is led by Susan Harris. Though I did this workout many times when I first got it (on VHS), I remember very little about it except that it was hard and I couldn't lift heavy … Continue reading The Firm: Body Sculpting Basics
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The Firm: Super-Charged Sculpting
Super-Charged Sculpting is part of The Firm's TransFirmer system. This workout is led by Pam Cauthen Meriwether. I remember that this was not one of my favorite Firm workouts. I did it plenty back when I first got it. Back when I was diehard Firmie I always followed their rotation calendars when I purchased their … Continue reading The Firm: Super-Charged Sculpting
The Firm: Total Muscle Shaping
Total Muscle Shaping is part of The Firm's Firm Box series. This workout is led by Stephanie Huckabee, another Firm trainer I liked a lot. This is a cardio + strength workout and I remember finding this one of the more challenging and advanced Firm workouts that I owned. I remember struggling through some of … Continue reading The Firm: Total Muscle Shaping
The Firm: Complete Body Sculpting
Complete Body Sculpting is one of the workouts that came with The Firm's Firm Box series. It is led by Christa Riley. I think this is the only workout that I own led by her, though she is a background exerciser in many Firm workouts. I always enjoyed this workout. It uses the Firm Box, … Continue reading The Firm: Complete Body Sculpting
3-2-1 Workout
3-2-1 Workout is another Prevention workout led by trainer Chris Freytag. 3-2-1 stands for how the circuits in this workout are structured: 3 minutes of cardio, 2 minutes of strength training and 1 minute of core work. It contains six approx. 6 minute circuits and between the six of them you are working all of the major … Continue reading 3-2-1 Workout
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: Complete Aerobics & Weight Training
Complete Aerobics & Weight Training is part of The Firm's Body Sculpting System 2 and is led by trainer Emily Welsh. Emily wasn't one of my favorite Firm trainers but I did like her, which is good because she leads a lot of Firm workouts. This system came with 3 workouts: this workout plus Maximum … Continue reading The Firm: Complete Aerobics & Weight Training
The Firm: Total Sculpt plus Abs
Total Sculpt plus Abs is part of The Firm's Body Sculpting System 2. This system came with 3 workouts: this workout plus Maximum Cardio Burn + Abs and Complete Aerobics & Weight Training, the Fanny Lifter and Sculpting Stick. The Fanny Lifter is a square step with two levels (6 inch and 8 inch) that fit … Continue reading The Firm: Total Sculpt plus Abs
The Firm: Aerobic Body Shaping
Due to my current drop in fitness level due to chemo, I have dug out a lot of old workout DVDs that I stored in boxes in my closet many years ago. I decided it was time to revisit my old Firm workouts that got me addicted to working out 15+ years ago. What actually started … Continue reading The Firm: Aerobic Body Shaping
2-Week Turnaround: Strength
2-Week Turnaround: Strength contains three approx. 15 minute workouts and a 6 minute stretch. These workouts are led by trainer Chris Freytag and she also wrote a book by this title. There is a 2:07 minute intro in which Chris gives an overview of the 2-week Turnaround program as well as the strength workouts on this … Continue reading 2-Week Turnaround: Strength