I was very pleasantly surprised by the high quality of this video. I didn't think I would like it and only bought it because Walmart was selling it at a really low price. When I started working out with it, I found I liked it so much that I have now retired my The Firm 5-day Abs tape. Like 5-day Abs, this has 5 separate ab routines; however, unlike 5-day Abs these routines are much more varied: on different days you may be doing standing crunches, seated crunches, traditional crunchs, etc. The pace is also more deliberate than with 5-Day Abs, and I feel my abs working doing this tape much more than doing the Firm's tape.

Unlike a lot of celebrity videos, the set on this tape is very plain (I would have preferred a beach to the humdrum "studio look") but that's my only (minor) complaint.

Instructor Comments:
I must admit I was a bit wary of Ms. Ireland's ability to lead an exercise video, mainly because of her high pitched voice. Interestingly, the pitch of her voice works very well on this video--it's very energizing and motivating.

Flossie