Mon, Apr-04-05, 21:02
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Senior Member
Posts: 255
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Plan: Protein Power/6WBM
Stats: 181.5/139/129
BF:55%/27.5%/22%
Progress: 81%
Location: Chicago area
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I have always had fabulous success with the Firm tapes. They were way ahead of the curve years ago by combining aerobics with weight training for women. They usually use weights (3, 5, and 8lbs - none at all for beginners), and some use a Fanny Lifter (a 2-piece tall box to work the, ahem, fanny and legs) or a box like step classes do. They're interesting, challenging, and motivating - they guarantee you'll see results in 10 workouts or less - and not too "dancy" or choreographed. Excellent productions values and the instructors are real pros at "cueing" - letting you know which move is coming next. They range in length from 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the tape. They're easily modifiable for beginners and stress the importance of good form ("Good form gets you good results"). We just got back from a ski trip and I was in the best shape of my life due to the Firm workouts I had done prior to going - every day, I skied longer than both my husband and my 16-year old son! Legs like steel!
Michelle
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