Rating: - It's an oldie but very very GOODIE!!!
This is my favorite firm of the 6 volumes. Because this workout only require ankle weights and multiple dumbell sizes. You will see results after 3 or 4 workouts instead of 10 as they specify. If you have bad kness you might not be able to do it, but if not it is doable!!
Rating: - One of the hardest, most effective videos I have ever done.
I am young and in pretty good shape, and this video still gives me a beating. It's well over an hour of solid sweating. Doing the video a day or two without weights would be a good idea, until you master the tricky steps. I get the feeling some of the quick bends with weights and fast repetitions might not be the safest, so I'm really careful with the knee bends, etc. It might be too much to do every day, but I use it every now and then when I need a good sweat. The only things that bother me are: 1) it's old and slightly cheesy; and 2) Janet Jones is so "perfect" it's annoying. Other than that, a good bang for your buck.
Rating: - All time favorite.
I've bought and sold MANY a fitness video/dvd - but refuse to part with this one! I actually wore out my very first copy and am on my second. I agree that it shouldn't be title 'low impact' as there are some jumping - fast pace parts. On days when I can't handle that - i just improvise with a low-key movement - non jumping! I wish SHE (Janet Gretzgy Jones) would make a new fitness video! I'd buy it!
Rating: - Another Great Gem From the Firm
Like was said about Body Sculpting Basics-The Firm Vol 1.The is by far another one of my faves.This one has slightly longer aerobic phase and uses little bit of lighter weights.It is the same mansion setting and same beautiful music with a new instructer Mrs.Wayne Gretzky.She is fab and one of the most beautiful women I have been instructed by.She is my idol and has class just like Susan Harris.Porn Stars wished they looked like this.After losing 80 pounds from alternating frim videos,they have changed my life,this is a gem.Janet Jones Rocks.
Rating: - Good overall workout despite a few shortcomings
This is a great total-body workout, but there are a few things you need to be aware of before purchasing it. I believe this video was produced in 1988, so you're going to have to get past the 80's music and cheesy leotards. Janet is a good instructor, but like a previous reviewer has mentioned, she seems almost like a porn star at times-- just the way she presents herself and the way she talks. Her cueing isn't the best, but I find that's one of the fun parts of a new video, that it takes multiple times to master the routine. It claims to be low-impact, and for the most part it is. However, I don't call jogging in place and jumping jacks "low impact". At the same time, these moves are very reasonable if you're doing them on a soft surface with proper shoes. Very little equipment is required: you'll need 3 sets of weights, some ankle weights, a short towel for stretching and an optional 2x4 block of wood to rest your feet on. I didn't have the 2x4 and I did just fine. Got a great total body workout, and I was sore the next day-- it hurt to sneeze, but it was a good kind of soreness!
- It's an oldie but very very GOODIE!!!
- One of the hardest, most effective videos I have ever done.