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Tracey Mallett Superbody Boot Camp: Firm It

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I love Tracy Mallett's workouts!
Firm It is split up in to five sections Warm up, standing lower body,Upper body, floor butt work and finishes off with abs.
Lot's of fun inovative exercises combining elements of kickboxing, Pilates and traditional sports moves.
I'm now a busy mom and like that I can choose a section and they're only about 15 minutes.
Tracey has a fun motivating style that keeps you going.

I was complaining about my body one year after giving birth to my son so my friend got me the Boot Camp Burn It and Firm It videos. Apparently, Tracey Mallett, who does the videos is the mother of two small children. Wow! Not only does she have an amazing physique, but she is a great teacher and super motivational too. I have been doing them for 2 weeks now and have already lost 6 lbs. I recommend alternating between the two videos; the Burn It DVD is difficult if you haven't done much cardio boxing before, but I am getting better and seeing great results. The Firm It DVD requires an exercise band (not included) and is my favorite. My only complaint is that there are too many close-ups in Firm It and I can't always see the exercise on the screen. Now that I have done the video a bunch of times though, it doesn't really matter. And the bottom line is that, thanks to these videos, I look great in my jeans now!

I am a average exerciser and felt like giving myself a little butt kick with Tracey Mallett's Firm it! What a lot of fun! Tracey has a lovely energy and motivates one along - when ever it got a little challenging I could always do an alternative - now I can do the whole DVD. My butt and stomach have not looked this good in years so I'm thrilled. I do the DVD 2 -3 times a week and it's like a small dance class in one section - a lot of fun.
It really is easy - by week two I was seeing visable results which is motivating. I know you will see results to. I highly recommend this to anyone like me who felt like getting a little shape back to their body FAST. It worked for me - and my husband loves it!

To be honest, I don't know what made me pick up this dvd, because I'd never heard of the instructor or the series, but I'm so glad I did because it's really good.
This program is very different to what I've seen before. It's both Pilates and kickboxing in really fast body sculpting routines. It will shock your muscles for sure because they may not have been worked like that before. It's led by a good and enthusiastic instructor, Tracey Mallett and she is all about having fun. You will need one of those X-ertube and that's about it. It's fun and challenging but so good because of the fact that it's different from other routines. They also filmed it outdoors and that's refreshing from the usual studio sets. I like this a lot and highly recommend it.

This is a total body toning workout in which a tube will be used for the upper body segment. Ms. Mallett is helpful in breaking down the steps for a kicking routine. She emphasizes having fun and you will sense that with her dynamite smile and her laughter throughout. You have the freedom to select your workout because there is a chapter selection and the amount of time for each. Good for beginners.

This is my first Tracey Mallet workout. Cathe Friedrich is still my favorite, but Tracey does a good job with this workout. The only difficulty in the beginning was Tracey's accent. I really had to listen carefully to get what she was saying, but once you have done the workout a few times, you'll get it. It's low-impact but a lot of the moves are challenging and interesting. She demonstrates the moves slowly in the beginning, then picks up the pace. It's fun and enjoyable.

I'm an intermediate exerciser. I've never done any workout by Tracey before. I really enjoyed it. She does a great job cueing. You need an exercise band to do the arm section and some of the leg exercises. It was a nice change from using weights. It hit every part of the body. I felt the workout most in my legs and especially my abs. They are still burning, and I finished the workout at least 30 minutes ago. I didn't find the arm workout challenging enough, but that is probably because they are the most in shape part of my body. I rented the video online from Blockbuster. I don't think I would buy it personally because while I enjoyed it, the workout won't push me to the next level. I'd rent the video again though. It is a nice change from what I'm already doing. I'd recommend buying it for intermediate exercisers who want to maintain their level or a beginner who wants to push to an intermediate level.

I think this is a good all-around toning video. It's good for guys and gals, including the fact that it has a couple of guys doing the moves so it doesn't seem "just for women." I think you get the idea of the moves and what you need equipment-wise after a few viewings. Here are my issues:
- there were several times when Tracy is showing moves using the feet and legs and the camera is focused on the upper body, so you can't easily follow
- she changes from one exercise to another very quickly, sometimes without much of a slow intro, so only after a few viewings will you follow along ok
- they should say that you should have an exercise mat available, for some of the things you do on the floor. The exercise "tube" is optional, but helpful.

Other than that, the high energy and cheery tone was good. The time does fly by before you know it!

I thought this DVD was okay. The exercises are good exercises, but it felt as though Tracy switched from one to another somewhat too quickly. At times, I wanted to do more repetitions than what she did. The music was really boring, and although I thought the exercises were good, I can't really say I enjoyed this DVD. I will learn the exercises in the workout, and then do them on my own to my own music.

Right now I own four of Tracey Mallett workout and love it. The first tape was the Method and I use it for years. I feel good when I'm done working out but other workout hurts me.