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Summary: firm dvd
Comment: I love the firm, but this was so hard to follow! I think this instructor, Emily, is great, very cute etc but the frustration of not being able to do what they're doing is enough to turn off the dvd and forget about it.
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Summary: Same as Total Body Lite
Comment: This is the same as Total Body Lite. I was lucky enough to read that on here.
This really is a lite toning and lite cardio workout. They tell you in the DVD this will not fatigue your muscles and they are right. They say to do this when you are in recovery mode. I thought you weren't suppose to do any muscle lifting when you were recovering.
Fine if you only want a LITE workout, otherwise, dont buy this one. It is much easier than other Firms.
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Summary: A must have--for any fitness level!
Comment: Cardio Sculpt Fusion is billed as a low impact 'recovery day' workout & it fits that bill perfectly. This workout has some low impact cardio segments, some light four-limb toning & plenty of flowing & stretching moves. It will raise your heartrate but not to an aerobic fat-burning level--nor should it.
Emily is a very motivating & competent instructor. She takes you through each step in the traditional Firm build-on fashion. This workout is designed to be used for an 'active rest day' or a 'recovery workout' after you've done the intense exercises the day before. It will help get the blood flowing & the muscles stretched out & loosened up to prevent DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness)
This workout fits an often overlooked need. If you've ever suffered from sore muscles after an intense workout, or you don't feel like picking up heavy weights or moving to a high energy beat--then this is the workout for you. Every one who exercises regularly has experienced these things & this DVD is essential to your workout library--no matter your fitness level.
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Summary: Great full total sculpt
Comment: I purchased three "Firm" workout videos at the same time. This is the first workout I did. Not being used to the commands in the video, took me two or three times to get comfortable with them. I now have used the video several times and pay no attention to the commands but just have a good time and work out. This is an excellent low impact workout that burns calories and makes you feel good and not exhausted.
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Summary: Standing Pilates+Yoga+Light Cardio=Fun, Easy Workout!
Comment: The Firm's "Cardio Sculpt Fusion" is a unique, low-impact workout designed to be an effective exercise program to give your body a break in between harder workouts.
I own this DVD under the original title of "Total Body Lite," which is a much more accurate description. I'm kinda puzzled as to why The Firm changed the title and re-released it. Anyway...
As an at-home exercise junkie, I am always looking for something fresh and different to try, and being a fan of The Firm, I wanted to give this one a go. After doing this twice, I can say that I am pretty pleased with my purchase.
"Cardio Sculpt Fusion," at 47 minutes in length, is a unique hybrid of standing pilates/ballet-like moves, light sculpting, low-impact dance-y cardio and some yoga moves. The whole idea is to stretch out your body and make your muscles long and lean, like those of a dancer.
You begin with a light cardio warmup that uses plies, twists and other dance-like movements to get your heartrate up a notch. It lasts about 7 minutes.
The workout itself consists of about 3 toning/stretching segments (using a pair of light weights and 1 single medium weight) that blend traditional Firm-style lunges, squats, bicep curls and arm raises at a slower pace with stretches. Interspersed between the toning/stretching are 2 low-impact (no jumping), light cardio segments. The first cardio segment, again, is all about lengthening your muscles and aims to stretch you out with (brisk) reaching and simultaneous reaching of your arms and extending your legs with pointed toes. The 2nd cardio section has side-to-side steps and mambos.
Though this is not the MOST challenging or effective workout out there, it is great to add variety on a light day. And make no mistake: the combination of the toning and cardio WILL make you sweat. And you will DEFINITELY feel this in your buns and legs particularly (especially after that chair pose and corkscrew near the end...Whew!).
(And note, if you want to take it up a notch, you could always combine with another workout. To make this harder, I actually preceed this workout with a 10-15 minute express workout so that I've already broken a sweat by the time I begin the warmup. By the end of the hour, I'm pretty darn sweaty!)
The cool-down has - no surprise - more stretching, and also a simple but (for me) challenging obligue exercise called, I believe, "the star." This cool-down was a little dissapointing in the fact that it was lacking in the abs department (anyone who is familiar with The Firm knows that there are usually good ab exercises during the cool-down).
The music was a little on the generic, bad side (okay it's horrible!), but then it's not very loud, so it shouldn't grate on your nerves TOO much.
Emily Welsh is an upbeat and very cute (she can't be much over 5 feet!) and motivating instructor.
All together, this DVD loses a star for bad music and another one for not being challenging enough to do more than once a week (come on, the cardio could have been a LITTLE harder/longer...)!
Recommended for a lighter day or in combination with another express workout.
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