I wasn't expecting much after I read that the new Firm Kit was geared towards the average infomercial viewer--who may not have worked out before. I thought this workout was a bit harder than the Firm Tri-Trainers which everyone thought was on the easier side, too.

After the warmup, Jen has a tough lower body section. Hover squats, then leg presses (2 sets) with pleas inbetween, then a move where your leg is in a plea postion on the fanny lifter's blue section to work the inner & outer thighs again. All of this is repeated for the other leg, but instead of pleas again, this time you do outer thigh leg lifts alternating with squats. I found the first section well worked the lower body and I could definately feel it the next day, especially in the glutes.

I disliked the cooldown/upper body warmup. The box seemed over used and uneccessary here. On my second time doing the workout, I elimated it and found it better that way. They wanted you to use to to do a hip flexor stretch and found it uncomfortable on my knee. Also they stay in an odd position and do a tricep stretch with one knee on the floor. I found this entire section to be odd. I loved the music in this section though.

Now for upper body. It was short, but if you use the right weights it can be challenging. I didn't have to lift heavier than I normally do, but I made sure I don't use a lighter weight that I'd normally chose for the Firm's Aerobic Weight Training videos. This section had double lat rows which was a nice change for me. The sections moved quickly, but I was able to change weight sizes and not miss out on any reps. I even had to go down from my normal 8 pounds I use for shoulders to 5's. This section was tough, and it made up for the lack of good shoulder work in Firm Cardio Sculpt.

All in all I was very happy with the kit & liked each video equally. I'd still rate this one an A.

Instructor Comments:
Great as usual. Glad she finally got her own video.

Lorrie