I always liked Gilad and when I saw this video for $11 I couldn't pass it up. I find it to be a great toning tape. It takes place on a beautiful beach in Hawaii (as do all his tapes). Weights are used throughout the 1 hour video. He begins with lunges and squats with dumbbells (as heavy as you want - go crazy you Firm Believers). Then he does upper body (go heavy on some exercises, light on others). He alternates between upper and lower body (does all standing leg work - leg lifts and inner thigh lifts and hamstring curls all standing up, I put on 3 lb. ankle weights, but you have to). He also does pushups and there is a nice section with upper body for about 5-6 minutes using light weights. He also has an ab section with a dumbbell behind his neck. I usually skip the abs and do The Firm or Abs of Steel. I think this is a very good toning tape and high recommend it to advanced exercisers. Do not get Step and Tone (I hate this step workout - I'll review it at a later date).

maryann parker

11/30/-0001