The Firm: Tough Tape

Tracie Long
Year Released: 1993

Categories: Total Body Workouts


I have a confession. I've always belonged to a healthclub and, yes, I was very arrogant. I stumbled across this forum in 1998, sniffed, and asked, "How can these little workout videos compare to my $110-a-month healthclub?" But I needed something to do on the weekends, when I didn't always feel like driving to the gym and didn't want to run. This forum told me that maybe I should try Tough Tape -- it was a Hall of Famer. So I did. And that, my friends, was the end of my gym arrogance.

I've since acquired many weight training tapes but this is still my absolute favorite strength tape. There are already numerous reviews about this tape, so I'll keep it short.

I'm always dripping at the end of this workout and my endorphins are going wild! This is basically a strength workout and cardiovascular workout rolled into one. Its place in the Hall of Fame is well-deserved. It is, arguably, the best Firm tape ever produced. And, at the further risk of hyperbole, I want to add that Traci Long is one of the best fitness video instructors around.

Michelle Easton

10/26/2000