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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0018713532299
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: GAIAM AMERICAS
Manufacturer: GAIAM AMERICAS
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: GAIAM AMERICAS
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 02, 2008
Running Time: 60 minutes
Sales Rank: 1527
Studio: GAIAM AMERICAS
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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Product Description:
BURN 500 CALORIES IN 1 WORKOUT!
VISIBLE RESULTS IN 10 WORKOUTS GUARANTEED
Get ready for a high energy, high powered workout! Watch the extra pounds disappear with this total body cardio and sculpting workout that will burn 500 calories or more in just one workout session! The FIRM Master Instructor Kelsie Daniels leads you through ultra-effective intervals of powerful cardio and muscle-toning moves to burn calories faster than ever before. By using light hand weights, you ll build lean muscle that will increase your metabolism and burn more calories faster than ever before. You ll even burn calories long after your workout is over by revving up your metabolism. Get ready to sweat and sculpt your body slim in record time.
DVD Includes:
60-minute The 500 Calorie Workout
Beginner modifications, so anyone can do it!
Optional Equipment: The FIRM CardioWeightsTM
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - It works for me!
I like this DVD. It is a full hour and according to my heart rate monitor, I did burn over 500 calories, so it does live up to it's claim in my instance. We have to remember that the number of calories burned depends on a number of factors including your weight,resting heart rate, conditioning, etc. There are a lot of factors, so if your heart rate monitor does not max out at the 500, it may be because you are smaller, or more fit than the average exerciser.
That said, this DVD does hit all the major ( and some minor) muscle groups. You will need weights. Unlike the other Firm DVD's there is only one set of weights used on the program, but I switched out to heavier weights for the leg work. I especially like the standing ab work section. For some reason, I prefer these to on the ground sit-ups.
I did find that the timing was off on some of the routines and it seemed that the instructors cueing was a bit behind sometimes, but not enough to take a star off. I did the whole routine and felt like, from the start, I was getting a good workout with no stops.
I'll use it again.
Rating: - Not Quite 500 Calories For Me, But Good Workout
I am a big fan of Kelsie Daniels' workouts, and I hope that The Firm/Gaiam puts her into regular rotation for upcoming workouts. She's an upbeat instructor, and her moves are innovative, challenging, and really fun. With that being said, once again, the music in this workout is just enough out of sync to be a distraction, during the cardio sections. It's not such an issue during the sculpt sections or during the abs section at the end, but it definitely is for the cardio. And it's a real shame, because they use some good music during this workout.
As for the title, "500 Calories," I wear a heart rate monitor for all the workouts I do. I actually burned 457 calories during this workout, for the first time, and I admit that I did ground some moves and follow the beginner modification for a little bit. I have no doubt that if one were to keep up with Kelsie, 500 calories could be torched during this workout.
Rating:  - The music is maddening
While I generally liked the strength and cardio routines on this new workout, the music is often annoyingly out of sinc with the rhythms of the movements. While it could be that the music was added in a very sloppy edit after the fact, I am certain that the instructer herself jumped off tempo several times, even occasionally skipping over a half a beat here and there...just enough to trip up the defenseless exercisor at home. I almost quit a couple of times out of frustration, but never quite gave up. Honestly, this would be a 5 star review were it not for this sub-standard element.
Rating: - Good workout, but...500 calories?
First let me start off by saying...I love the fIRM. LOVE IT!! That being said, I must say that I am the biggest fan of firm circa 2004...i.e. Cardio Sculpt, Body Sculpt, Aerobic Weight Training, etc...anything with a fanny lifter. This workout was the first i have done w/o the fanny lifter and w/kelsie. I was pleasantly surprised! No Jari Love, but not bad...although i find the "500 calorie" claim a bit ambitious. I was sweaty, but didn't feel i had burned that much. All in all, a good combination of strength/cardio. HOWEVER...i find some of the upper/lower body combinations a bit odd...mostly, the weight adjustment. I find myself wanting to use heavier so i can get good lower-body burn, but then they end up being too heavy for proper upper-body form. And I'm pretty strong upper body. Overall, i used 5-8 pounders on this workout...and i usually use 10-20 lbs in others. So...take it with a grain of salt. I liked it, but found the title ambitiuos, and prefer the older fanny-lifter firms.
Rating: - FANTASIC CALORIE BURN WORKOUT!!!
I have been doing the Firm workouts since 2000-01 and this is an amazing workout. At first the movements seemed off the beat of the music, but then improved. The workout promises a 500 calorie burn workout in an hour and according to my monitor...I burned 618!!! That is amazing for a workout on DVD. I was so excited to try it out first thing...you won't be disappointed!!
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