Product Details

• Actors: Kelsie Daniels
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: GAIAM AMERICAS
• DVD Release Date: December 2, 2008
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (128 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001D261SY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,112 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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FIRM:500 CALORIE WORKOUT - DVD Movie

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53 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It works for me!, December 4, 2008

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Trish "A Sun Salutin', Crochet Hookin' Chick!" (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Firm: 500 Calorie Workout (DVD)

I like this DVD. It is a full hour and according to my heart rate monitor, I did burn over 500 calories, so it does live up to it's claim in my instance. We have to remember that the number of calories burned depends on a number of factors including your weight,resting heart rate, conditioning, etc. There are a lot of factors, so if your heart rate monitor does not max out at the 500, it may be because you are smaller, or more fit than the average exerciser.
That said, this DVD does hit all the major ( and some minor) muscle groups. You will need weights. Unlike the other Firm DVD's there is only one set of weights used on the program, but I switched out to heavier weights for the leg work. I especially like the standing ab work section. For some reason, I prefer these to on the ground sit-ups.
I did find that the timing was off on some of the routines and it seemed that the instructors cueing was a bit behind sometimes, but not enough to take a star off. I did the whole routine and felt like, from the start, I was getting a good workout with no stops.
I'll use it again.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kelsie is the lunge queen!, December 7, 2008

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Rachel (Pearland, TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Firm: 500 Calorie Workout (DVD)

Overall this is a good workout, and I will definitely be doing it again, but I do have a few minor complaints. For one thing, the rhythm of the movements is off sometimes from the music. It's not the whole time, but it does occur a few times, especially during cardio intervals, and it's annoying. My other problem was that Kelsie didn't give much warning sometimes. She would switch from one movement or combo to another and not tell you she was changing until she was already doing the new movement. Both of these problems were worsened by the fact that the music was often about the same volume as Kelsie's voice. So all of these things will make your experience a little more frustrating for your first time, but at least the late cueing and volume balance won't be such a problem after doing the workout a few times. I'm also hoping that I'll be able to ignore the beat being off, but we'll see.

Enough with the bad, here's the good. It's a well-rounded, challenging workout. Kelsie has some new creative moves and combinations that keep the workout interesting. And like I said in the title, she packs this workout with lunges, so do yourself a favor and don't do this on a day when your legs are already sore. I'm also glad to get another full hour workout - so many of the ones I've been getting from them lately are around 40 - 45 minutes.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASIC CALORIE BURN WORKOUT!!!, December 2, 2008

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J. Van Horn - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Firm: 500 Calorie Workout (DVD)

I have been doing the Firm workouts since 2000-01 and this is an amazing workout. At first the movements seemed off the beat of the music, but then improved. The workout promises a 500 calorie burn workout in an hour and according to my monitor...I burned 618!!! That is amazing for a workout on DVD. I was so excited to try it out first thing...you won't be disappointed!!