Customer Reviews

The Firm - Tight Buns & Killer Legs

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is one of the newest workouts from the Firm, and I like it a lot. It's not quite as tough as Firm Lower Body Sculpt 1 (an older all-standing lower body workout), but it is more aerobic and still quite challenging. Plus, it was nice to see instructor Kelsie Daniels again--she looks just as good as in her old Firm/FitPrime days!

Kelsie moves very quickly through a 5-minute warm-up (I had a little trouble keeping up with her transitions the first time through). She adds interesting twists to basic moves such as bob & weave, knee ups, outer thigh lifts, and inner thigh touches; the warm-up concludes with a moving stretch for the hip flexors, calves, and quads. The main part of the workout is structured so that you do a toning series on one leg, do a short (30-40 seconds) cardio burst, and then repeat the toning series on the other leg. Kelsie cues either heavy or medium weights for each series; since it was my first time through and I was already pre-exhausted from another workout, I just used 10# the whole way through, but you could definitely go heavier.

Kelsie begins with a curtsey dip, upping the intensity by adding a knee lift and then a quad extension. She also performs a single leg squat, again adding the knee lift (which was killer here!). The first cardio blast consists of a back lunge combined with a knees high jog, and then the weight work is repeated with the other leg. In the next series, Kelsie starts with a side squat, first adding abduction, then a repeating abduct lift with balance and final a rear glute lift. A fun cardio blast follows: you begin with a simple hamstring curl but progress to a hopscotch move. The next weighted series starts with a one-legged dead lift, then adds a heel push to the rear. This is followed by a short forward squat adding a rear glute lift. Kelsie calls the next cardio segment jumping jacks, but the are more jumping planks: you jump the feet out to plank position and then jump them in and out. For the final weighted series, you'll do a 4-count plie, adding a leg balance and then also a leg lift. I loved the final cardio sequence of plie squat to side leg kick. With about 7 minutes left to the workout, Kelsi does brief cardio cool-down consisting of a few squats with back rolls and a few more plies. She then transitions to the floor for some short, one-legged bridge work which is nicely interspersed with stretching moves for the hamstrings. Kelsie concludes the workout with some nice seated stretches (forward bend, side stretch), bringing in the total time at 31 minutes.

Overall, a nicely intense, solidly intermediate, fun lower body workout that I know I will enjoy doing again and again: 4 1/2 stars!

This is a fantastic workout. It's enjoyable, fun and makes you work hard. It's aerobic interval training and the toning is geared for the lower body. By working these larger muscles, you not only keep your heart rate up at all times, but you burn fat more. It's easy to follow and Kelsie is a good instructor. There are five segments and it takes about a half hour for the whole routine. This is good if you are short on time, but want an effective workout. You need some dumbells and you're good to go.

I like The Firm dvds. This is no exception. Because it's non complicated and fun, this is becoming a workout I do at least every second day. I enjoy it and hope you will too.

Kelsey's cues were excellent as usual, tough workout that works your entire lower body, while working up a sweat. Highly reccommend!

I love this workout featuring Firm master instructor Kelsie Daniels! The workout lasts about 30 minutes (perfect for me with a busy two-year old) and is a super blend of firming exercises and cardio. The workout provides intense lower body exercises with the use of medium (I use 5 pound) and heavier (I use 8-pound) weights. Moreover, I really appreciate the cardio bursts. This workout, overall, keeps your heartrate up and strenghthens you thighs, etc. I'm very pleased with this DVD! Kelsie is awesome!

FYI, you can preview the DVD on the Firm's website. That's what I did, but I bought it on Amazon (cheaper) from one of their sellers. GREAT BUY!!!

This workout will work you. I tried it for the first time with weights and had to put them down half way through. It's more on the advanced side, but it will give you the results you want.

Okay, perhaps if I were a robot on speed this dvd would be great but the fact is I am not. The instructor talks way too fast and never once shows what she is doing but rather launches into each move at warp speed with no preamble. Great if you already know what's coming and know this dvd routine inside and out. The exercises are too fast and too furious almost as if there's a war on fat and if you don't race to the end you're doomed.

I have had my share of work out dvds and given the amount of fitness classes and dance classes I've done in my life I am no noob at this, but this dvd sucked in terms of INSTRUCTION: it makes you work and you do sweat but you'd better know what you are doing before you shove it in the machine. Maybe if you're a pro sports person this is the dvd for you but as an amateur, looking to get fit, this was a horrible experience that probably won't get better with time.

Find something less trendy with better instruction if you are a beginner or just getting back into it if you are a pro you might like the fast pace and warp speed chatter.

I love this video! Yes, I am sore for 2 whole days after each session, but seeing my bottom lift makes up for the pain.

This is a great, short workout to add onto other vids or to use in a time-crunch. Kelsie is a GREAT instructor, very pleasant and natural as a lead. She is probably the first instructor I have worked out to thinking that she would be a perfect personal trainer.

The workout includes target toning of the lower body, with 30 second cardio bursts.. once I did the video once and knew what was coming, I started the movements at the "advanced" level to up the intensity. It is a solid intermediate workout, which you can customize by adding more flair to the movements. I also loved the cool-down, the stretches felt sooo good. Definitely worth the purchase if you want to tone your legs and lift that butt!

This is a pretty good lower body workout. I'm not a beginner at this, so I have pretty high expectations! Definitely will get you sweating! It's good to see the instructor sweating too...

This DVD consists of isolated leg workouts (with or without light weights- no Transfirmer step needed) and cardio sessions.

Each leg is equally worked out and the movements are not hard, but the cueing isnt the best so one may need to watch the movements before performing. I'm not a supporter of very fast movements (explosive perhaps) that ask the workout person to hop and perform knee movements since that is such a tender area. So use caution until you get used to the overall movement/concepts.

These are unique movements/exercises that I havent seen elsewhere. I like this more for the time concentration and I feel that I get a decent workout in the 30-min than I might do on my own.

Realize that this DVD is both leg exercises combined with cardio.