The Firm: Prime Power: Lower Body Shaping

Kim Bartlett
Year Released: 1997

Categories: Lower Body Strength


The name is Lower Body Shaping, but I found it to be more of a full-body workout. There is arm and shoulder work as well. The lower-body work consists of dips, squats, a few (very few) lunges, some bridge work, and some "kick-things." For the kick- things, for lack of a better name, you stand with one knee raised as far as you can raise it, and then you slowly extend your leg with your foot flexed. The instructor says you should feel it in your glutes, but I don't - I feel it more in my quads.

This is an intermediate-level workout. All levels of exercisers can do the arm work by varying the size of the weights. For the leg work, beginners will have a hard time keeping up and advanced will not find it very challenging.

The set is bright, colorful, and a wonderful change of pace! There are lush green trees and a pretty blue sky. It makes me want to go on vacation!

The total workout is about 45 minutes. I think this is great for an intermediate-level exerciser, or for a beginner who wants to work his/her way up. This would be a good introduction to the FIRM way of workout out.

By the way, they don't call this a FIRM workout on the label. It's copyrighted by "Bodylab." I wonder if they're changing their name?

Instructor Comments:
The instructor is fine. She seems "friendlier" than the instructors in the early FIRM tapes.

Annie S.

08/26/1997