The Firm: Burn and Shape

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Starring: Emily Welsh
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Directed By: Rebecca Stetson
Studio: Gaiam
Release Date: 2007-09-11
Burn & Shape
Burn & Shape is a workout created by The FIRM Master Instructor Emily Welsh to help you transform your physique. Quick changes from cardio to sculpting and back again boost your energy level and sculpt your body slim with this innovative method for losing weight.
DVD Includes:
40-minute Complete Workout
Cardio and Sculpting in one workout for maximum results in minimum time
Beginner modifications so anyone can do it!
Optional Equipment: Dumbbells

The FIRM Methodology
For more than 25 years The FIRM has combined weight training with cardio in a unique, effective way to help you develop the body you ve always wanted. The FIRM method maximizes your ability to sculpt and shape your entire body, burning up to three times more fat than cardio alone.

Not crazy about this...sometimes hard to follow
I found the instruction on this dvd to be difficult to follow and I'm not a beginner by any means. I can even do the cardio fusion and inferno dvd's and get the moves on the first try, but this instructor is just not as clear. I usually like the firm's shaping workouts, but this one is not my favorite.

You better not have two left feet or be a beginner...
I bought this DVD because it said it included "beginner modifications so anyone can do it" on the packaging. I tried it once and only made it through the first 10 minutes. The warm-up with weights did have modifications (don't use weights). However, the aerobic steps were very complicated. So much so I could not begin to keep up. Admittedly,I have two left feet, but this was so complicated I will not even try again. If you do not have experienced in aerobics or have trouble picking up complicated moves, buy something else.

Don't bother
I don't consider myself to have two left feet, nor am I an aerobics expert. As someone somewhere in the middle, I found this to be far too complicated to get through. The cueing is truly awful and the instructor doesn't take time to intro the moves and get you comfortable with the routine. Maybe the strength routine is better, but even after multiple tries, I couldn't get past the cardio section, so I really wouldn't know.

With so many better, user-friendly and well-produced products on the market, it's not even worth bothering with this one.

Very good toning & cardio
This really is a 4 STAR. It wont let you change the number of stars you originally put in.

It's mixed with toning and cardio segments. The toning is good and easy to follow. Some of the cardio is hard to follow but I turned the volume up and it helped me to follow. The abs at the end are very good.

The cardio is fun. It takes a few time to get it, and helps just to watch it a couple of times before you do it.

I changed my original review, but I can get the stars to change to 4 instead of 3.

cuing where?
Time and time again I give this workout a try but the step always get me upset. The warm up trows my off, when she says double I don't know what I am suppose to double. The plus side is that I do sweat a lot and that we do squats and lunges. She also includes an ab section. I am very disappointed, I wish I would have saved my money for a different Firm workout.