The Firm: Calorie Killer Review

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(More customer reviews)I got this DVD as part of the expansion set for the BSS2 along with Firm Abs and Upper Body Sculpt.Don't get confused by GoodTimes' packaging--this is the same Calorie Killer that came as an add on to the Body Sculpting System 2.It's been repackaged as "Fast & Firm Series Calorie Killer" for the retail market.You'll need the Fanny Lifter, but even though the workout calls for the Sculpting Stick, I view it as optional.Use light dumbbells instead.(You'll see why later in my review.)It's a good workout, and a bit shorter at 40 minutes than some of the others.Don't worry, though--you'll still have worked up a good sweat by the end.

However.

I don't care for the way she has the viewer straddle the step by just tapping down and up on the same side without alternating feet.It's a good way to trip, espeically if you are fatigued.I am a veteran of step aerobics and am in good shape, but I have almost taken a couple of really scary spills while doing this move on the 8" step.Nancy also appears to be at a loss as to how to use the sculpting stick effectively.At one point, you're stepping onto the fully assembled 14" fanny lifter and alternating the stepping up with a bicep curl, leaning the stick from side to side, and then bending at the hips, just holding the stick.The other instructors that use the stick seem to have a better grasp of how to use it to enhance the workout instead of just carrying it around.She also mistakenly reverses her "go right/go left" instructions several times, something I've seen almost all of the instructors do on my Firm DVDs.(The Firm's penchant for doing everything "backwards" confused me a lot at first, since I've never had an aerobics instructor do that before.)

On the other hand, the choreography is fun and varied.I like the addition of sports drills like the football run and the shuffle/shoot the basketball moves.The boxing is just complex enough to make you feel really accomplished when you master the hop-turn move.

This is a good DVD, and I highly recommend picking it up to flesh out your collection of Firm DVDs.It's just not quite my favorite.

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Product Description:
The Firm: Calorie Killer 2: Cardio, Weight training and floor/hip excercises are combined to create a power burn. A 46 minute workout featuring 25 minutes of continuous cardio, 5 minutes of weight training and 5 minutes of floor/hip exercises for a power burn! (Equipment needed: Dumbbells(3-15 pounds), Fanny Lifter, Dowel, Ankel Weights).