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Old October 19th, 2004, 02:30 PM
Kara H
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Hello all! Hope you are having a good day so far.

Have any of you tried 'The Firm'? It is a set of DVDs/Videos that now come
with little stairs and a 'magic stick' with detachable weights, etc. The
Firm is a combination of aerobics and weight lifting and is said to be very
good but I want HONEST opinions before I throw out $60 for it! So, have any
of you tried it? Does it work as well as they say on TV? Lol. Those
info-mercials are SOOOO tempting!

Thanks!
-Kara.


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Old October 19th, 2004, 06:14 PM
ray miller
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On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:30:16 -0400, "Kara H"
wrote:

Hello all! Hope you are having a good day so far.

Have any of you tried 'The Firm'? It is a set of DVDs/Videos that now come
with little stairs and a 'magic stick' with detachable weights, etc. The
Firm is a combination of aerobics and weight lifting and is said to be very
good but I want HONEST opinions before I throw out $60 for it! So, have any
of you tried it? Does it work as well as they say on TV? Lol. Those
info-mercials are SOOOO tempting!


Never heard of it, so take what I say with a pinch of salt.

Do you trust info-mercials? If this came as spam would you buy one?
What does $60 weigh? That how much weight you will lose

And before you think that I'm just being a smart arse, I've been taken
in too, and paid good money for weight loss stuff. DON'T DO IT.

If you want to exercise get a set of dumbells and go to
http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html
You'll get a far better deal

Ray
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Old October 19th, 2004, 06:14 PM
ray miller
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On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:30:16 -0400, "Kara H"
wrote:

Hello all! Hope you are having a good day so far.

Have any of you tried 'The Firm'? It is a set of DVDs/Videos that now come
with little stairs and a 'magic stick' with detachable weights, etc. The
Firm is a combination of aerobics and weight lifting and is said to be very
good but I want HONEST opinions before I throw out $60 for it! So, have any
of you tried it? Does it work as well as they say on TV? Lol. Those
info-mercials are SOOOO tempting!


Never heard of it, so take what I say with a pinch of salt.

Do you trust info-mercials? If this came as spam would you buy one?
What does $60 weigh? That how much weight you will lose

And before you think that I'm just being a smart arse, I've been taken
in too, and paid good money for weight loss stuff. DON'T DO IT.

If you want to exercise get a set of dumbells and go to
http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html
You'll get a far better deal

Ray
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Old October 19th, 2004, 09:39 PM
Kara H
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Well I would just let it go in one ear and out the other but this is not the
first time I have heard of it. I know people who have mentioned using the
DVDs/videos in the past b/c they can be bought anywhere. The thing is, I
don't talk to them any more to ask if they liked it! The $60 is for 3 2hr
long DVDs (with different length workouts), 2 stepping things at different
heights, and the 8lb bar with a 5lb middle section and two 1.5 lb dumb bells
that attach to the middle section or can be used separately. I was just
looking for people on WW who have used it and what they thought.

-Kara.

"ray miller" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:30:16 -0400, "Kara H"
wrote:

Hello all! Hope you are having a good day so far.

Have any of you tried 'The Firm'? It is a set of DVDs/Videos that now

come
with little stairs and a 'magic stick' with detachable weights, etc. The
Firm is a combination of aerobics and weight lifting and is said to be

very
good but I want HONEST opinions before I throw out $60 for it! So, have

any
of you tried it? Does it work as well as they say on TV? Lol. Those
info-mercials are SOOOO tempting!


Never heard of it, so take what I say with a pinch of salt.

Do you trust info-mercials? If this came as spam would you buy one?
What does $60 weigh? That how much weight you will lose

And before you think that I'm just being a smart arse, I've been taken
in too, and paid good money for weight loss stuff. DON'T DO IT.

If you want to exercise get a set of dumbells and go to
http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html
You'll get a far better deal

Ray



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Old October 20th, 2004, 04:46 AM
Brian Blaszczak
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My wife bought the set you are describing, however she never used it.
So I tried it, and it's a lot harder then it looks. The set we have came
with 4 DVD's, the two part steps and the
bar. It is a very tough workout, you also need to buy additional dumbells
(they recommend 3 different sets of 2).
I consider myself to be in OK shape and I have yet to make it thru the full
1 hour workout of any of the DVD's.
I have been able to complete the 35 min. DVD. I personally like the
workouts because you are getting the best of both worlds (weight training in
conjuction with aerobic)

I hope this helps.
Brian
"Kara H" wrote in message
...
Hello all! Hope you are having a good day so far.

Have any of you tried 'The Firm'? It is a set of DVDs/Videos that now come
with little stairs and a 'magic stick' with detachable weights, etc. The
Firm is a combination of aerobics and weight lifting and is said to be
very
good but I want HONEST opinions before I throw out $60 for it! So, have
any
of you tried it? Does it work as well as they say on TV? Lol. Those
info-mercials are SOOOO tempting!

Thanks!
-Kara.




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Old October 20th, 2004, 05:14 AM
Brian Blaszczak
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Kara,
Hi, my wife purchased the kit you are talking about. Though she never used
it, I decided to.
To be honest, I thought that it would be an easy workout. Man was I wrong!
It's tough!
I'm not in the best shape, so other's may find it easier. But it does a good
job of combining aerobics and weight use.
You use dumbells for most of the exercises (they recommend getting 3 sets of
different weights besides what comes in the kit). I have yet to complete
one of the 1+ hours workouts...but I defintely feel like I have accomplished
something. I have tried some of the other video workouts (Tae-bo, etc.) and
this was much easier to follow along and I felt that I got
a much better workout than with any of the other's that I tried.

Hope this helps in your decision.
Thanks,
Brian



"Kara H" wrote in message
...
Well I would just let it go in one ear and out the other but this is not
the
first time I have heard of it. I know people who have mentioned using the
DVDs/videos in the past b/c they can be bought anywhere. The thing is, I
don't talk to them any more to ask if they liked it! The $60 is for 3 2hr
long DVDs (with different length workouts), 2 stepping things at different
heights, and the 8lb bar with a 5lb middle section and two 1.5 lb dumb
bells
that attach to the middle section or can be used separately. I was just
looking for people on WW who have used it and what they thought.

-Kara.

"ray miller" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:30:16 -0400, "Kara H"
wrote:

Hello all! Hope you are having a good day so far.

Have any of you tried 'The Firm'? It is a set of DVDs/Videos that now

come
with little stairs and a 'magic stick' with detachable weights, etc. The
Firm is a combination of aerobics and weight lifting and is said to be

very
good but I want HONEST opinions before I throw out $60 for it! So, have

any
of you tried it? Does it work as well as they say on TV? Lol. Those
info-mercials are SOOOO tempting!


Never heard of it, so take what I say with a pinch of salt.

Do you trust info-mercials? If this came as spam would you buy one?
What does $60 weigh? That how much weight you will lose

And before you think that I'm just being a smart arse, I've been taken
in too, and paid good money for weight loss stuff. DON'T DO IT.

If you want to exercise get a set of dumbells and go to
http://www.stumptuous.com/weights.html
You'll get a far better deal

Ray





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Old October 20th, 2004, 06:28 AM
Kara H
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"Brian Blaszczak" wrote:

My wife bought the set you are describing, however she never used it.
So I tried it, and it's a lot harder then it looks. The set we have came
with 4 DVD's, the two part steps and the
bar. It is a very tough workout, you also need to buy additional dumbells
(they recommend 3 different sets of 2).
I consider myself to be in OK shape and I have yet to make it thru the

full
1 hour workout of any of the DVD's.
I have been able to complete the 35 min. DVD. I personally like the
workouts because you are getting the best of both worlds (weight training

in
conjuction with aerobic)


I hear it's VERY difficult from several sources- but I guess that is a good
thing?

I hope this helps.


Yes, definitely. That was exactly what I was looking for!!! Thank you!

-Kara.


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Old October 20th, 2004, 10:45 AM
Prairie Roots
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collagevideo.com carries just about every exercise DVD/video that's
produced and includes staff and customer reviews. You can also watch
streaming video excerpts of program. You might try going to that site
and researching this program.

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:30:16 -0400, "Kara H"
wrote:

Hello all! Hope you are having a good day so far.

Have any of you tried 'The Firm'? It is a set of DVDs/Videos that now come
with little stairs and a 'magic stick' with detachable weights, etc. The
Firm is a combination of aerobics and weight lifting and is said to be very
good but I want HONEST opinions before I throw out $60 for it! So, have any
of you tried it? Does it work as well as they say on TV? Lol. Those
info-mercials are SOOOO tempting!

Thanks!
-Kara.


 




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