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Probably my least favorite of the WAVE workouts is Rock Solid Abs . This one I am totally lukewarm on. It is 30 minutes and stars Allie Del Rio. I found the music to be drab and uninspiring which could be why I am so so with this workout. There is a lot of variety in this workout. You are working you core seated, standing, lying, stable side and rocking side. Also, you are doing traditional ab work (crunches), functional fitness, balance, stabilization and planks. The planks are kind of cool. You are doing them with your hands on the Wave on the rocking side. Allie also uses a band for added resistance to work side bends and for oblique work. Even with all the variety, I did think this workout "run-of-the-mill". 2 1/2 star

I am still riding the Wave this week with Rock Solid Cardio . (I know that was corny). Ok. So Rock Solid Cardio is 30 minutes. The workout is led by Kelsie Daniels. Kelsie is truly on her game in this workout. I felt the energy coming from her. Kelsie alternates using the Wave in the stable and rocking position. We probably did five changes first working on the stable side and then the rocking side, back to the stable side etc. I really like the cardio sets in this workout. However, like most FIRM workouts they have to throw in a set working with weights and while I thought the the sculpting moves were okay, the moves just really brought my heart rate down. I think this is mostly because the sculpting moves interspersed four limb with isolated weight work and as it is recommended that you don't exceed 5lbs in this workout, the intensity of the weight work lacked any power. This section occurs well after the 20 minute mark in the workout so you do get your heart rate up for 20 minut...

I am continuing my WAVE workout rotation with Speed Slimming Sculpt . This workout is 30 minutes and features Allie Del Rio as the instructor. This workout is classic FIRM sculpting. The only caveat being that they don't want you to go heavier than 8 lb dumbbells. Every muscle group is hit. The reps are relatively short and you are moving from exercise to exercise at a steady pace. The only time the pace gets interrupted is when Allie points out Wave specific instruction (i.e. how to mount the Wave, how your feet should be position - that type of stuff) or they are moving to a different segment. Allie does a good job in leading the workout. The music is decent. I really like the warm up. Some of the moves used in the warm up, I recognized from the cardio in Aerobic Body Shaping. As in all the WAVE workouts, you are working on both the stable side and the rocking side. The worksheet I have included breaks that down. I don't have a whole lot to say about this workout. It is sol...

From the Wave system, The FIRM's Express Abs is a 10 minute workout featuring Emily Welsh. The workout uses the Wave in the rocking and stable position. Weights are not used in this workout. Breakdown: Segment one - standing warm up - wave on rocking side Segment two - seated on wave - rocking side to side Segment three - Planks. Toes on Wave -rocking side Segment four - standing ab workout on the wave, carving the wave, stabilization work, standing crunches, Segment five - Planks, Hand on the Wave - rocking side Segment six - seated and lysing crunches, Wave on stable side Segment seven - back work, supermans, Wave on stable side Segment eight - stretch, Wave on stable side Lots of balance and core stabilization in this workout. Emily cues very well. She keeps a nice steady pace throughout the workout. This workouts has the same picture quality as Rock It Off. Solid. 3 stars

From the Wave system, The FIRM's Rock It Off is a 40 minute cardio sculpt workout featuring Alison Davis as the instructor. The Wave is a piece of exercise equipment that contains two workable sides. The stable side can be used just as you would use a normal step. It is different from a normal step in that the middle of the step is higher than the ends. Alison calls the middle portion of the step (when on its stable side) the crest. The unstable side is the rocking side of the wave. This is this side where you can really work your balance, your core and your legs. Depending on the position of the wave, you can rock side to side or front to back. Rock It Off Contains typical FIRM cardio sculpt sequences. The sculpting sets are more traditional and less functional. Segment 1 - warm up - stable side of the Wave. Wave in vertical position Segment 2 - total body sculpting using weights, Wave on stable side in vertical position Segment 3 - cardio (step) Wave on stable side in vertical ...