Saundra

The FIRM Core Cardio 1 is a 47 minute compilation workout made up of parts from  three FIRM workouts, Cardio Burn, Maximum Cardio, and Power Cardio.  It features Carissa Foster, Tamela Hasties, and Dale Brabham as the leads. The workout has a core/ab section at the beginning of the workout.  After that, the three ladies take you through a series of floor aerobics, box aerobics, medicine ball aerobics, and 4-limb aerobics.  There is quite a bit of impact in this workout and while there is a lot of variety overall, many of the individual segments are repetitive. The one gripe I have about the workout is when the workouts went into the 4-limb segments (there were about three), all the Ooommph and intensity seem to go out of the workout.  The workouts uses a short and tall box (there is a series of tall box climbs), a medicine ball, and light dumbbells. 3 & 1/4 stars

FlexPosture is the second volume in WHFN FitPrime series. It is a 54 minute fusion workout lead by Tamela Hastie. The workout is fused with pilates, cardio, yoga, and weights. I found the pilates section to be the most challenging. There wasn't much intensity in the weights or cardio sections. The yoga sections was mostly used for stretching and balance. I think this would be a real good workout to use on active rest days or recovery days. Tamela does a good job in leading the workout. I particularly liked how she focus on breath work. The equipment used in the workout consist of step, light weights, dowel and yoga block. Tamela and the cast exercised barefoot but I wore shoes. The set is stunning and the music is very good. 3 out of 5 stars.