Don't hesitate, it's worth it!!!
Get ready to burn some calories!!! Sandahl is one of the best firm instructors. She's actually entertaining to watch and keeps you motivated throughout the workout. This tape is tough!! So, if it's results you want....Don't look any further. I have all most every vhs or dvd workout you can think of and if you don't have this one in your collection you are really missing out on a great workout.

very good!
I have a tremendous amount of respect for Sandahl Bergman, and this tape reinforces it. Since many of the reviews suggested not using weights the first time, I didnt either. It was a good sweat, next time I'm throwing the weights on because only the ending (abs and inner thighs) really slaughtered me.

The music fits all the moves to an almost amusing degree, the look is very dated, but its a great workout which never lets up.

Ole' school fitness, it gets the job done
This video gets the job done. This is the 2nd Film video that I own. I bought my 1st over 12 years ago. It's the one with Susan Harris on the cover in a yellow leotard (great video as well). My recent firm purchase really satisfies my fitness needs. The moves are ever changing the repetitions aren't too long. The moves are also clean and graceful. You really get a work out when you're done. I was completely drenched in sweat at the end of the video.

Grown men will CRY...
Madre des Frijoles, this is a rough exercise program. The other FIRM programs I have are terribly difficult, but this one seemed to go on forEVER. Since I've been using the 5-Day Abs tape and the Tough Aerobics tape for years, I had an inkling as to how difficult this tape would be, but honestly, by the end of it I was praying for death.

They tell you at the beginning of their tapes not to use weights the first time. How stupid am I? Very stupid. If you are a 180-pound 22-year-old Army Private coming home from boot camp, DON'T USE WEIGHTS THE FIRST TIME. It's that hard.

You can make this routine easy by not doing all the reps and using light weights or none at all, but it is still VERY LONG. Keep going until the end though. Oo, the sense of accomplishment.

Sandahl Bergman appeared in "Conan the Barbarian", not a great film, yet I'm still a bit sentimental about her. She does a fine job, but honestly, the woman is a work-horse. I'm sure she's older and stringier, by now, but when she made this video she was prime real estate; and she forges through this very lengthy routine like a warm spoon through a pint of Blue Bell.

Did I mention this work-out video is long?

Yikes! o_O

Gold chains rule, baby!
Even though some of the moves in this video are outdated (although nothing like Vol. 1, where you do lat rows without bending your knees), it still gets the results. I love the focus on the interval training, although by the time that's done, you're almost too tired to go on to the leg exercises. Sandahl Bergman is rather good at cueing, and you can definitely tell she was a Fosse dancer. I often enjoy the "older" FIRM videos because of the variety of the hostesses. You had dancers, gymnast/dancers (Janet Jones-Gretzky?), among others.

And yes, the tagline (I'm not sure if it's still being used), but you do see results even before you've used it 10 times. It's definitely a good way to tighten and tone your body.