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The Firm Parts: Sculpted Buns, Hips & Thighs

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I love Tracie Long. She is one of the few people I can work out to at home. Her cuing is perfect, very seamless and she seems to intuitively know when it's time to move to the next position. If you listen to her, you're able to transition very easily from one position to the next. Her work-outs are also relatively low impact, so I can see why people with injuries would find her work-outs appealing. I have found the ab work-outs to be very effective. My belly area has always been my number one problem spot, and no amount of crunches ever did anything, but the different positions in this videa really do the trick for me. It doesn't concentrate on just one area, but the upper, lower, and sides so while I may not be destined for 6 pack greatness, it does give me definition in my waist. This work-out is all about working smarter, not harder, which I'm all about. It is true there are no chapters, but one, this is a straight copy from the original VHS, and two, it is so short, you really don't need chapters. Her other DVDs, including the ones where she has branched out on her own are just as excellent.

When I really don't feel like working out, this is the DVD that I use. It's a 30-minute floor workout concentrating on abs and legs. The segments are pulled from The Firm's early videos "The Tortoise" and "The Hare," and are led by excellent instructor Tracie Long.

You get a nice basic workout that should leave you a little sore if you really put effort into each of the exercises. Great for the days when you just don't have the energy to do a more active workout.

Tracie Long is an excellent instructor. I owned this workout on VHS till it finally bit the dust. I replaced it right away! It's that good! Although the title doesn't state it, this workout also focuses heavily on your abs. It's a great abs and lower body workout done all on the floor using dumbbells and ankle weights. If you're new to weight training you could start off light or even no weights and get a great workout. If you're used to working out, going heavy gives you an awesome ab/hip and thigh workout. You feel and see results right away. It's a workout you'll pull out for years to come. I know I always manage to work it into my rotations and I've A HUGE collection of workout videos. BTW my 21 year old daughter loves this one too.

So I had this on VHS and used to do this in college. You can feel the burn in your thighs, buns, and stomach. The good thing about this video is that you don't have to have any side equipment to do it, though hand weights might come in handy. It is an interesting video to watch too with its random arrows and inside jokes you don't hear. But overall this is a video worth adding into your routine or standing by itself.

The Firm tapes are wonderful and this one was my first one. I joked that for my 40th birthday I got these attachments to my hips in the form of fat. well,I did this tape the 10 times they suggested and although it was tough at first I stayed with it and the "hip extenders" i had developed were gone! it was this tape that made me try more Firm dvds and i know i can pick them up and 10 workouts later i'm back in shape. there's so much out there to try but i know that the firm really works. i will say however, that it is heavy on the abs which is fine, but the title didn't warn me about that part of it. and honestly, not much on the thighs. this is more like a buns hips and abs video.the only part of the thigh they hit on was the hamstrings and left out the quads.

I have sworn by this video for years now, but decided to switch from my VHS copy to DVD. I still believe this is one of the best ways to tone your hip area even though it's a bit older. I was a little disappointed that the quality of the DVD was worse than my VHS tape, and the DVD seems to be a straight copy of the VHS tape without any addition of a title screen or menu. I am still happy I got the DVD version so I can use it in more devices, but I just try to do the workout without looking much at the screen due to poor quality.

I really like this workout. I used to have the VHS, but it broke so I got this DVD. The quality is much better. This workout is tough and effective. The FIRM said you would see results in 10 days, and I noticed results even before that in my lower body and abs. This is a great workout for the abs, butt, and inner/outer thighs. Use ankle weights and dumbbells for quick results and better tone.

I wanted this DVD because I knew how much I loved the VHS. This is a really great workout. You can definitely feel this burn after this one!!

This is the first Firm workout I ever purchased, over 13yrs ago, and I still come back to it. I'm buying a new one simply because my daughter broke my VCR, so I'm getting it on DVD. The whole purpose of this workout is to strengthen and tone glutes, hamstrings, flexors and abs - without putting pressure or strain on the knees. I'm not really sure if it's possible to include quad exercises in an all-floor workout, but your legs and butt will be so toned you'd never know this area was left out. This is CLASSIC Firm; excellent cuing, and a good variety of exercises taught by trainers whose focus was potent, easy to follow workouts over looking cute on camera, and before they got gimmicky and started doing info-mercials hawking cheap plastic workout "systems". The Classic tapes have more of a "class" feel to them - there's a room full of people working out vs instructors working out in what is obviously a studio soundstage. These are the serious workouts for serious exercisers - the 10 Workout rule is true. You will lose weight, you will tone up, and you will MAINTAIN your weight loss. I have - for 12yrs.

I have been using the Firm tapes for years. This one is quick and no nonsense, all on the floor. Love it.