The Firm: Tough Cardio Mix (Firm Parts)

Tough Cardio Mix is a cardio workout released by The Firm in 1998, and is part of their "Firm Parts" series (which consists of compilation workouts, or workouts comprised of various segments of several different Firm workouts). Please note that this workout is NOT to be confused with the similarly titled "Tough Aerobic Mix," which …

Burn Fat Fast Cardio Blast

Burn Fat Fast Cardio Blast is a cardio DVD from Denise Austin. It contains four roughly 10-minute cardio workouts: Kickboxing, Athletic Interval, Retro Aerobics, and Cardio Dance. In addition, there is a separate warm-up and cool-down. You can choose to play the entire workout (in the order I listed the individual segments), play one segment …

1-2-3 Mile Super Fat Burner

1-2-3 Mile Super Fat Burner is an older Leslie Sansone walking workout that was only released on VHS (according to the back of my video jacket, it was released in 1998). Several years ago while purging some DVDs and VHS tapes in my collection, many of my Leslie walks were in the purge (mainly because …

CIA 2k05: Cardio Parties

Cardio Parties is the fifth workout (out of eight) in CIA's (Creative Instructors Aerobics) 2k series released in 2000 (hence the 2k).  When the series was first created in 1989, each series was given a number by series.  For example, the first video in the first series was 1001, the second video in the first …

Weight Loss Workout

Weight Loss Workout is a cardio workout from trainer Kathy Smith, and was originally released in 1990 on VHS. Later it was released to DVD in 2003 (according to the back of my DVD case), although it was also re-released on one of Kathy's compilation DVDs called "Strong, Sleek & Slim" which also features two …

Walk Away The Pounds Express: 4 Mile Super Challenge

4 Mile Super Challenge is a walking cardio workout from Leslie Sansone and part of her Walk Away The Pounds "Express" series. This was another Leslie that I picked up from Goodwill. As I mentioned in my 4 Fast Miles review, Leslie's Walk Away The Pounds workouts were a part of my rotation early on …

Walk Slim: 4 Fast Miles!

Walk Slim: 4 Fast Miles is a walking cardio workout from trainer Leslie Sansone, and is part of her "Walk Slim" series. When I first started working out in 2012, I mostly did The Firm. However, I had a few of Leslie's DVDs that I did on my off days (Walk Away The Pounds). When …

Still Jumpin’

Still Jumpin' (aka Still Jumpin'...Just For Fun) is a floor aerobics (hi-lo) workout by trainer Christi Taylor, and is one of four workouts on the Fantastic Four set which contains four of Christi's older workouts originally released on VHS: Still Jumpin', Still Steppin' (which has already been reviewed), Step Heaven, and Hi-Lo Heaven. The latter …

Energy Sprint

Energy Sprint is an incredible workout by trainer Karen Voight, originally released in 1993 on VHS (and later to DVD). It features step aerobics w/ interval training, bodyweight strength training for the lower body, light weight work for the upper body, and abdominal work all packed into a long 81 minutes. I haven't done this …

The Firm: Super Cardio Sculpt

Super Cardio Sculpt is a cardio workout released by The Firm in 2002, and was an add-on workout to their first Body Sculpting System (BSS1). It is led by Firm trainer Nancy Tucker. There were three main workouts in this series (Cardio Sculpt, Body Sculpt, Ab Sculpt), and six additional workouts released later (Super Cardio …