Firm Up Fast with Leslie Sansone is an effective program for beginning and intermediate participants alike. First-time resistance trainers will find an approachable format with these practical and basic exercises. More ... more »advanced students will get a solid workout here as well because each exercise can be intensified with the addition of hand weights. This 30-minute program is divided into three 10-minute segments that focus specifically on the upper, middle, and lower body. The biceps, triceps, and chest are trained within the first segment as body alignment receives some special attention. Abdominal and lower-back muscles are strengthened in the second segment, while leg and glute work in the last portion of this program train the quadriceps and outer thighs. Participants may want to warm-up on their own with a light walk to help the muscles increase their elasticity (this will help stave off injury) before beginning this workout. Sansone makes this video worthwhile with her no-nonsense teaching style and jazzy tunes. With regular use, this program holds great potential to tone the major muscles of the whole body. --Olivia Voigts« less
Genres:Fitness & Yoga Sub-Genres:Walking Studio:Peter Pan Format:DVD - Color - Closed-captioned DVD Release Date: 05/25/2004 Release Year: 2004 Run Time: 0hr 43min Screens: Color Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages:English
"IT'S GREAT! I have "wasted" money on other exercise videos and am SO GLAD I found Leslie! The exercises are interesting and she actually knows how to count (haha). The girls that are on the video with her are average run-of-the-mill girls so you don't feel like you'll never be "like them". I have the In Home Walking video of hers and alternate with the Firm up Fast. I just ordered four more Leslie tapes. I'll never waste money on another so called Exercise Queen again. Leslie, Leslie, Leslie, she's great!She makes exercise fun. No more "CAN'T KEEP UP OR FOLLOW" dance stuff. Let's Walk With Leslie!"
Decent basic toning
sbtier | Arlington, MA | 07/20/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This is the 4th Leslie Sansone tape I've bought. Together with the '2-mile walk', it makes a decent 1 hour workout. This tape has some of the same participants of '2-mile walk' and, like that video, has the participants working at different levels. This tape is more no-nonsense than her other tapes in that she doesn't interact at all with the participants.There are good exercises for thighs, hips, arms, and abs, but little for shoulders, calves, and back. Form is stressed throughout the video, but bad form is used for some of the ab exercises. The participants sometimes show appallingly bad form, which may be confusing to a beginner.The warm-up is inadequate and the stretching is almost nonexistent in this video, so be prepared to do these on your own."
Great toning tape
11/02/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have used many toning tapes that move too fast or are just too hard to do. In Leslie's usual way, this tape does it all and is easy for anyone to do. She does exercises that tone your arms, abs, chest, legs, you name it and you get it in this tape. It uses slow moves (which are proved to be most effective), all within 30 minutes. I am totally satisfied with this tape and can guarantee that I will use it at least three times a week (as she suggested). GREAT TAPE"
Best toning workout for legs I've seen
Kathleen | Omaha, NE | 08/25/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I currently own several of Leslie's DVDs, so I may be biased, but I've also seen my share of firming workouts from others and this is by far the best, in my opinion.
This DVD offers 3 different ability levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) so even after you build up your stamina, the DVD doesn't become obsolete. And even once you reach and surpass the advanced level, you can easily add ankle/wrist weights for even more challenge. It's truly a DVD that grows with you - worth the money!
There is a short warm up at the beginning and stretch at the end, but I always do this DVD after her Walk Away the Pounds 3 mile DVD, so I'm already well warmed up by then.
Great attention is given to the arms, thighs, butt and abs (both upper, lower & obliques), while no specific exercise is given for calves (but again, I use these after her walks, so I'm not worried about working out the calves).
Overall, I couldn't recommend it enough. It can be easily tweaked for your personal workout if needed and offers great results."
Excellent all-around toning video!
sbtier | 05/03/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I use this video in conjunction with Leslie's 1 mile walk and they work well together. The video is challenging and is no-nonsense in its approach -- Leslie gets to work quickly without hype or fanfare. I also like the fact that some of the class have lost and are continuing to lose weight. In order words, they are real people not perfect looking models, which I found encouraging. In the beginning of the tape, some of them share their weight loss success stories. All in all, I give this tape five stars!"