I liked Fran's Weights III tape, but I just did Leg Enhancement today and I had to add my 2 cents to everyone else's reviews -- this tape is just not the same production quality as Weights III.

I know that's hard to judge because they both feature a simple set and soft piano-jazz music, but in my opinion the stretches are poorly spaced out (12 min of stretching BEFORE the lunges?) the cueing is just less professional and it's not the same following Fransesca by herself -- in Wts III she has 4 exercisers with her.

I don't like the way she does 15min of squats for one day, recommends waiting 48 hours then doing lunges the next time (15 min). On Squats day she does calf raises, and on lunge day she does hamstring work (very light weights).

Maybe it's the weight-trainer in me, I just can't see doing part of the lower body when I'm already divided into a three-day split on my training these days (Chest/Back, Bi/Tri/Shoulders, Legs/Buttocks) and I've had to split even further to add in a new abs tape.

And Fransesca insists that it's not a good idea to do the routines one after another.

Sigh. Another thing, Fransesca's form just isn't as good and she loses her balance on some of the lunges. She squats VERY low, down past her knees.

I'm probably just jealous but my 37-year old knees aren't going to last long at that rate.

I think Weights III is worth the money. I'd hold off on Leg Enhancement, though. Cathe's Pure Strength Legs is more thorough, heavier weights, more reps, better production quality, and of course has that great rock-n-roll music. I'd even go so far as to say that Cory Everson's Basic Sculpting series Legs & Buttocks is a better tape.

Dawn P