The Firm: Lower Body Sculpt I

Lisa Kay
Year Released: 2002

Categories: Lower Body Strength


Firm Lower Body Sculpt 1 is one of the “6-pack” add-on workouts for BSS1. It is a standing lower-body workout. It’s 30 minutes long (which Lisa makes sure to mention during the workout), including a warm-up and stretch. The Fanny Lifter and dumbbells are used in this workout. A stepstool or High Step could easily be substituted for the FL.

If you don’t like lunges or tall box climbs, this is NOT the workout for you! It is meant to be alternated with Lower Body Sculpt 2, which is all floorwork (and, in my opinion, much easier). LBS 1, because it’s a standing workout, functions somewhat like an aerobic weight training workout, but I wouldn’t really use it for a cardio day.

The exercises included are as follows.

Warm-up
Plie
Leg press
Hover squat
Leg press with calf raises
Cardio with FL – includes dips and squats off the FL
Lunge sequence – starts with dips and includes squats
Low impact cardio with calf pumps, glute raises, grapevines, and squats
Leg press left with calf raise
Leg press right with calf raise
Dip/curtsy dip
Stretch

This workout packs a lot into a half hour. I used lighter weights, as I prefer that for the lower body. I felt like I got a good workout, reminiscent of Slim Series-type lower body work. I definitely would NOT recommend this to anyone with knee problems.

This would be a good workout for someone just starting out, who might want to do a lower body workout one day, then upper body the next. I did this workout after Upper Body Sculpt with Janet Brooks, and felt like I got a well-rounded workout. I did feel the need to do some floorwork later in the week, though.

I’m beginning to like the look of the newer Firms, with their coordinating outfits and clean sets. I also like the half-hour workouts, which are good to combine with other half-hour workouts, or to use on time-crunched days. So, this is a keeper for me.

Instructor Comments:
I like Lisa. She looks more like a real woman than many of the ultra-slim instructors featured in newer Firm workouts. She is definitely athletic-looking, but neither drill sergeant nor cheerleader-ish. She cues well, though sometimes you have to watch her rather than listen to get a move. She mentions the Fanny Lifter once or twice, but not over and over like some of the other instructors in the series.

Pratima

11/05/2004