The FIRM 12 Minute Time Crunch Weights - Thoughts

The FIRM - FIRM Basics 12 Minute Time Crunch Weights contain 4 separate toning workouts; 2 of which are lower body focus and two are upper body focus.  Each workouts has its own warm up and cool down.

While the DVD states that each workout was 12 minutes long, I think each of the segments were more in the 13 to 14 minute range.

The DVD allows you to select the following:

Total Workout
Lower Body with Libby Cowart
Upper Body with Janet Brooks
Lower Body with Nancy Tucker
Upper Body with Summer Sparkman

If you select the Total Workout option this will include all the warm ups and cool downs of each workout.  There is not an option of saying doing the warm up of the first workout and the cool down of the last workout.

This is a very basic workout.  It is design for beginners.  Because it is a toning workout, you can make it more difficult by adding weights to the exercise or increasing your weight poundage.  Several of the exercises use light weight or no weights or the dowel
Equipment used:  barbell, dumbbells, tall step, ankle weights, dowel.

The workout is taught in "live class" format.  The set is the classic FIRM set with the Greek Statues.  The soundtrack is instrumental and contains the same tunes found in the "Classic FIRM" workouts.

Not a bad workout - 3 & 1/4 stars