The Firm: Zero In Ten - Target Toning

Emily Welsh, Rebekah Sturkie
Year Released: 2010

Categories: Circuit Training (cardio and weights) , Total Body Workouts


his dvd offers five 10 minute segments that can be mixed and matched to create a 10-50 minute workout. Emily or Rebekah work out alone in a cute set w/ blue walls & hardwood floors. You will only need dumbbells for this workout.

Lean Legs: Rebekah leads this lower body + cardio workout. Moves include: deadlift, hops, static lunges, power lunge hops, pliets, pliet hop heel clicks, dips, etc. Fun sections- Rebekah does a great job of keeping the moves interesting & getting your HR up.

Fearless Arms: Rebekah leads this upper body + cardio w/o. Moves include: clean & press, 2 handed row, pushup pikes, walking planks w/ Mt. climbers, tricep dip variations, hammer curls, medial raise, side to side floor touch shuffles, row to kickback, and a fun I-Y-T move to hit your shoulders. Rebekah accomplishes a lot in only 10 min.

Bikini Body Blaze: This is a fun cardio section led by Emily. Nothing weird or overly choreographed here. The format is 45 seconds of progressive work and 15 seconds of rest. Moves include: side knee ups to fast hi knees, football run & Mt. climbers, side lunge to floor touch jump ups, squat to hi knee tuck jumps, hop squat to pushup & jump up, etc. I like the moves start at a good intensity and then build so you really get a great cal burn in only 10 minutes.

Ab-Solute Core: This is a fun core cardio routine led by Rebekah. Exercises include: burpees, planks, Mt. climbers, plank- side knee pulls, plank jacks, squat hops w/ #s, lunge chops, dumbbell torso twists, V roll downs, weighted V twists, circle crunches, and prone lower back work. I love core cardio routines & this one includes GREAT cardio!

Bun Burn: This is an unweighted lower body + cardio workout led by Emily. Moves include: side lunge knee lift & high run, ssquat dip w/ arms, static knee pull & glute raise, pliet & bunny lunges, a fun bridge series, and gate- modified T stand w/ leg circles & knee pulls. You can easily add weights to many of the moves if you want to amp it up a bit.

I would rate this workout a solid intermediate that, like all Firms is super easy to adapt to all fitness levels. I pushed myself and got a fantastic sweaty workout! I love the 10 minute formats- so versatile and really makes the time fly by knowing each segment only lasts 10 minutes. Great variety of exercises. Fun & fresh moves w/out being so unique theyre strange-not like any of my other workouts. Def a place in my w/o library for this one! Great cuing from both Emily & Rebekah. I received this dvd to review.

lindseylu8

03/14/2011