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This is a 30 minute cardio workout led by Lisa Kay. It uses the FIRM's blue box in the 6 inch and incline position. Light weights (3 to 5lbs) are also used. I found this workout to be easy. The last couple of times I have done this workout it has been easy. This is a far cry from when this workout first came out, I found it challenging. Lisa does do a good job in cuing the workout. The music is above average, but I did find some of the combinations monotonous. I mostly like the work on the incline and the 4-limb combinations. Overall I found the workout to be average. 3 stars out of 5.

Time for today's run was 35:30:82.

Pump, Jump n Jab Well I wanted to do a Kickboxing workout and probably shouldn't have grabbed this. Not that this isn't a good workout but it really isn't a Kickboxing workout. It is really a Cardio Sculpt workout. Kelsie includes two kickboxing sections as the cardio for the workout. The workout is about 41 minutes long and uses medium weights for sculpting throughout. I used 5 and 7 lbs dumbbells . It is kind of hard to go heavy because of the way the exercises are constructed. There is a lot of compound and 4 limb FIRM signature movement. Kelsie is excellent. The music is so-so. What is great about this workout is that it features two FIRM Believer forum members, Nikki and Jen. They do an excellent job as cast members. My favorite sections, of course, were the kickboxing sections. I would have like to see more kickboxing. 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.

Okay. The story behind this workout is..... I pre -order this workout based on the fact that I like Kimberly. I then saw a clip of the workout and was not enthused about it at all. I was contemplating cancelling my pre -order, but because the video was already paid for. I decided to let the pre -order stand. The workout came and I put it in my to do pile. A couple of times I schedule the workout, but then would put something else in its place. So when doing my August rotation, I just decided I was going to do this workout August 31st period. I thought it would be a great transition from my August rotation into my September rotation. Well this whole week of workouts have been off. So I have been grabbing whatever I felt like doing. Last night I was really undecided as to what to do. Did I want to do The FIRM's Jiggle Free? Did I want to do The FIRM's Fat Blasting Cardio ? What about Zumba ? Oh I will do a Kickboxing workout. And that was when Cardio Combat Surge po...

Solid Upper Body Workout. The FIRM Upper Body Sculpt is part of the Body Sculpting System 2 series. It features Janet Brooks as the lead and is a 39 minute upper body and core workout. Janet takes you through some traditional and so not-so- traditional upper body exercise moves. The workout uses the fanny lifter, sculpting stick and various weighted dumbbells . I like this workout because it is all upper body work and you work the entire upper body in under 40 minutes. Lately it seems that most of the upper body workouts that are coming out are only doing split systems - working only 1 to 2 body parts at a time. The FIRM's Upper Body Sculpt is one workout that actually does maximize your time and therefore is efficient. 4 out of 5 stars.

Well as a person who owns over 400 workout DVDs and VHS tapes, many of them I bought from CollageVideo, I am happy to report that they now have a Weekly Sale section on their website. Up until this, I have never seen a exercise workout on sale on their site. I think over the course of the last year, CollageVideo has made huge strives in serving its customer. Some of the things that they have done include creating a new Forum for its regular members, giving free shipping on orders over $25 and accepting Paypal as a form of payment. I think their biggest service continues to be the video clips they provide for over 980 workouts. Bravo! CollageVideo.

A FIRM oldie. The workouts comes from the FIRM Parts series. FIRM Parts are a series of compilation workouts that Anna Benson created from existing workout. This particular workout, Floor Legs, is hosted by Kathy Derry and is a 29 minute workout mostly done on the floor and as the name implies - works the lower body. It takes segments from Body Sculpting Basics (Vol 1), Low Impact Aerobics (Vol 2), Aerobic Interval Training (Vol 3), Abs, Hip, Thigh Workout (Vol 5) and Complete Aerobic Weight Training (Vol 6). You do bridge work, shootouts, inner thigh lift, pulls and swing-outs, outer thigh lifts, table work, and pelvic floor contractions. I personally prefer this workout to Standing Legs. It has been quite some time since I did this workout and I found it to be easier than I remembered it being. Ankle weights, toe weights and dumbbells are added for resistance. 3 stars out of 5.