Fun, but rather high impact
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November 20, 2008
This is a total body workout with one 55 min workout, and three separate express segments; one for cardio, one for sculpting, and one that is cardio-abs. 145 minutes total, and I got a band! I really enjoyed doing this workout. I have been a FIRM junkie for 10 years now, have done everything from Susan Harris and Traci Long videos to the newest Transfirmation system. This one falls somewhere towards the top of my ratings.
What I liked:
This is another video with Allison Davis-McLain as the lead. She is very motivating. I thought that Emily did a great job as the "modifier." There were a couple of new faces too that were energetic. Time did seem to cruise on by, I sweated, and my ab muscles ached the next day, which is always a good sign to me.
What I didn't like:
This video contained a lot of calf-pump type jumping exercises, which for me, is a killer on my knees and my calfs (Duh, right?). There was also something Allison called the "lunge plyo" where I was supposed to go into lunge position jumping when I switched legs. I didn't attempt to do that one.. looked kind of scary to me. I also didn't like that Allison would say every once in awhile "Now listen!" I don't like being talked down to in an exercise video; I kind of felt like I was in kindergarten when she did that.
All in all, a lot of fun, and a lot of bang for my buck.
great workout
November 5, 2008
I bought this dvd to try a different type of aerobic exircise.. I used Richard Simmons tapes after having my son.. but while they helped me lose weight.. it was low impact and I didn't always feel the burn.. and I didn't always sweat.. I've had this video for a week.. and I've done it three times so far (i work weekends so I limit it to 4 times a week..).. and let me tell you.. sweat pours off of me and I'm not one that sweats easily.. I love this work out.. The moves are hard..but after a few times I've got them down pretty well.. i'm not trying to lose a lot of weight (I'm 130) I want it to help maintain my curves and sculpt my muscles.. and I feel the burn with this one... with the full workout I really feel I get a good high impact cardo workout and tone.. since the toning is inbetween the cardio segments.. i feel liek my muscles are working that much harder.. I highly reccomend this video.. I think its fun.. and fullfilling
Getting better
November 3, 2008
I own a lot of The Firm workouts, and they haven't been impressing me lately. However, this workout actually made me sweat and kept me interested. They actually had new moves to do! The DVD comes with a band. It's not that impressive, but it does give a bit of a break from weights.
If you are sick of The Firm, I would give this a shot. It's one of the better ones of their new offerings.
Best yet!!!!
November 2, 2008
This is Allisons best yet. I loved her boot camp training for it's intensity, and her cardio overdrive for it's easy and super fun segments. This has combined both elements into one great workout. I have been with The Firm for 10 years and Allison has just made a great addition to the team!!!!I look forward to trying the new Firm Wave!!
Great Calorie Burn!
October 29, 2008
I buy everything The Firm puts out, and for the longest time, I couldn't imagine a Firm workout without thinking of "three sets of dumbbells, light, medium, and heavy" and some kind of step. Dangerous Curves Ahead is a departure from this formula. The aerobic work is all done on the floor, and you use just one pair of light-ish dumbbells, plus the "resistance loop." (The exercisers in this workout use The Firm's Cardio Weights, so if you already have these, you can choose how heavy you make your weights. If not, you can use dumbbells you already own. I use 5 pounds for this workout.)
I was surprised at how effective this workout is. I exercise 5-7 days a week, an hour at a time. The footwork is fairly easy to pick up, especially if you're kind of used to Alison Davis' choreography. There are a couple spots during the full workout where the cueing is a little off, but once you do the workout a few times, you'll know it well enough to know what's coming up. The work you'll do with your dumbbells is fairly predictable and mostly 4-limb. There's some good focus on triceps in this one. The Resistance Loop must be a little more intense than the one Alison and Company use, because I've been at exercising for a while, and I found myself following Emily's "beginner" modification during the side-plank series. But if the Resistance Loop is a little too tight for you to begin with, you could probably make your own by looping a Dyna Band so you'd have more stretch, then work your way up to the Resistance Loop that comes with this workout.
What I particularly like about Dangerous Curves Ahead is that you're able to tailor this workout to the length of workout you have time for and to the kind of workout you want to do on a given day: cardio, sculpt/tone, or the whole 55-minute workout. It isn't really geared for beginners, but it's definitely something you can modify (don't use the band or dumbbells, make the cardio moves less intense), and grow into.
