The Firm: Sculpted Buns, Hips, Thighs (aka Lie Down & Workout)

Tracie Long
Year Released: 1996

Categories: Lower Body Strength


I usually hate floorwork, but figured this would be a good tape to supplement a running day or even to use on a day I didn't feel like jumping around or killing myself with Standing Legs or MIS.

I actually liked this tape! There aren't endless reps and variations. Tracie takes you through 30 minutes of traditional floor work. There is table work (on all fours) doing leg shoot-outs, crossovers, lifting the leg 90 degrees and pulsing up, etc, weighted bridge work -- the regular lifting the hips and pulsing, sometimes varying the "lead hip", the lying side leg lifts -- working the inner thigh. The sets are divided by ab work. GREAT ab work I might add.

What I really liked about this tape was that the work on each leg was separated. You don't do table work for the right leg, immediately followed by the left. I like this because whenever I do floor work, the second leg is always *so* tired from suporting the body during the other leg, it tires quickly. The 2-3 sections of ab work, and the bridge work separate the tablework and lying side leg lifts.

I thought the ab work was very complete -- lots of oblique work which is nice. Tons of lower ab work, you are forever bringing your hips off the ground!

Overall, I think this is a good tape. Like I said, I will use this after a run to get some extra leg toning in and ab work or on a day that I don't feel so good or am particularly tired. It makes you feel like you did something, but doesn't wipe you out. I give this tape a very stong A!

Instructor Comments:
Tracie is a great instructor! She is very pleasant and friendly, but never patronizing or annoying. She looks incredible!

Lisa H

04/02/1998