The Firm: Core Cardio 2

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

Categories: Floor Aerobics/Hi-Lo/Dance


Well, I just finished this tape and my breath was literally taken away. It seemed to be a lot longer than it was. Just when I thought I'd finally reached the end of the workout, another vigorous tune would begin. And, yes, I was confused on some of the moves but that will only prevent boredom later. I only have one little complaint on this one. The abs section was too easy. My feeling is why bother putting any abs in at all if you're not going to make them challenging? One could simply add Five-Day-Abs before or after the workout. Apart from that, I'm sure my body is in a bit of shock as the Firm promised it would be. I wouldn't recommend this tape to early beginners, but for intermediate and advanced-- GO FOR IT! Oh, yeah, I liked using the Ooof ball as well.

Instructor Comments:
It's been a long time since I haven't had anything negative to say about a Firm instructor, but these three were fine! There were some tricky first-time moves that I managed just fine thanks to on-time calls. And Dale Brabham, WOW! Her physique is right up there with Salina Bartunek's from the Standing Legs video. I was impressed. Also, none of the instructors had that annoying way of talking that seemed to be adopted by a few leaders after Firm Basics Fat Burning (thanks to Jennifer Carman).

Lena Yester

03/31/1999