The Firm: Core Cardio

Tamela Hastie, Carissa Foster, Dale Brabham
Year Released: 1999

Categories: Floor Aerobics/Hi-Lo/Dance


I know this is an old workout - but I have doing a lot of it recently because it is on an old Firm Rotation calendar that I had. I just have to comment on how awful this workout is. I read all the previous reviews and was absolutely floored by how many people actually liked it. The cardio is so very boring - I could nod off. The Firm felt that by bumping up the intensity simply meant adding more plyo jumps. Expect to do a plyo jump in every segment. Prepare to plyo jump when none should be done - when in doubt - add a plyo jump. None of this is hard choreography and none of this is exciting either. The thing I really wanted to comment on is the music. HORRIBLE MUSIC!!!!!!! Music that is so bad I turn off the sound during some segments. Its this hard heavy metal sounding stuff - that barely sounds like music - just a bunch of jamming by someone not sure how to play the electric guitar. Not all segments - just a couple - but that's enough. I've always said The Firm can't do cardio - it is always too easy or too too boring. Once this rotation calendar is over I'll never do it again. I'd rather do a Kari Anderson workout.

Instructor Comments:
All were just ok - not exceptional - just ok.

Denise Zoldos

01/18/2007