The Firm Wave Kit

In the last six months I was diagnosed with a condition that prevents me from doing intense cardio ( I have sarcoidosis and a tumor in my lung). I bought the Firm Wave as an alternative workout, being unable to run or do an ellipitical machine. The program guarantees results in 10 workouts. I am just on my 7th and have lost 2 inches off my bust, 2 off my waist and 1 inch off my hips. I enjoy the program and the variety.I also love the calendar included, telling you which workout to do on what day and the meal suggestion plan.

On the downside, I do think the warm ups are way too fast to get the moves down immediately. I wish they would have taken things at a slower pace (Hence the 4 star rating, not 5) If you stick with the workouts, you will catch on. My favorite disc is the speed slimming sculpt. I also like the Rock your Buns Off disc that you buy separately. You will need light weights to perform the workout. I am almost 40 yrs. old and this program has given me hope that I can get my body back. All in all, it is a nice at home workout that is cheaper than a gym membership.

I hadn''t worked out in a couple months and was putting off starting this program thinking it would be brutal like some programs I''ve done (Jillian Michael''s 30 day shred for exampleworking out does not have to be so punishing). Now that I have started the Wave, I am thinking that it is perfect for my situationsomeone who wants to get back to working out and is dreading a real grind. I can see myself doing this for 4-6 weeks and building back up my endurance and muscle strength and then moving on to something more challenging and less boring (I am not bored yet, but can see how someone would be if they used the program for a while). I also added a few bike rides and walks in with the program and I feel really good! It is definitely not for advanced exercisers. It is a start up program for people who don''t work out or have been out of the routine for a while.

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I was hoping to feel some big difference in my body by doing this workout, but unfortunatly did not. If you are new to the firm or excersise this may be the ticket for you, it does have alot of fun moves and it is short enough to keep you coming back. As a firm believer it comes nowhere near the level of intensity of the transfirmer box, or the more recent DVD''s with their high energy cardio I love. The claims about engaging your core on the wave may be true but I personally did not see any big difference.Please don''t take this the wrong way because i love the firm just not this new system.

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Who can''t resist The Wave after seeing their infomercial? The Wave itself is cool. However, the DVD''s are poor. They tell you that if you are new to watch the gal doing the same thing in simple form, but then rarely show that person (doh!). Also, I got The Wave to use The Wave itself, not to dance around it. The videos use The Wave more as a step than as a ''wave''. And, they spend a lot of time dancing around it very irritating. Many people buy The Wave expecting to use the ''wave'', not as a step or something to dance around. Also, my abs were not getting a workout. I have to do additional ab workouts after the video.

I do love the moves where they actually use The Wave as a wave. But, those moves are few. I am an avid exerciser, and consider myself fairly fit, which is also why the DVD''s kind of stink. That being said, if you learn some of The Wave''s ''wave'' moves, and incorporate them into your own workout, as well as creating some of your own, you will probably be much happier. (Doing squats with a kettle bell on the wave, FUN! Lots of ways to incorporate The Wave into your workout). I have been doing Body for Life for over two years, and it works. However, my workouts were stale and I really wanted some zing and pep. While The Wave is cool, the DVD''s will not give you the workout you need if you already exercise regularly. Also, you will not get much of a workout if you are staring at the TV with your mouth open trying to figure out how they are doing those dance steps around The Wave. Sure, you do get used to it and sort of keep up with the fast changing steps, but by then you''ve already surpassed the videos and need more intensity anyhow. Oh and the gals wear black pants, making it even harder to see the dance steps.

I would probably give this item more stars if it had a better set of DVD''s with it and if it actually used The Wave as a ''wave'' more. I think people that''s the reason people buy this they want to use the ''wave'' aspect of it, not as a step or something to dance around.

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I came to Amazon looking to sell my Wave system and was surprised to see that the system was cheaper than purchasing it from The Firm. If I had purchased it on Amazon I would have saved myself about $6 on the system and $20 in shipping + what I will have to pay to return it as The Firm does not pay to have you return it!!! It also took them over a week to process my order and another week for it to arrive and this was what the web site called ''express shipping''. If you think this kit is for you, please buy it here and NOT from The Firm.

With that being said, I have to say I can''t stand this system. I agree with another reviewer who stated how could you resist after watching the infomercial??? They show you actively using the Wave and it looks like a great workout. What you end up doing in reality is dancing around the thing on the floor, walking over it, using it as a step or straddling it. All of this at a pace so fast my heart rate goes up more out of frustration than because I am getting a good workout. I will admit to being uncoordinated, so a lot of fancy footwork just kind of leaves me exasperated. I know it is not necessary to do all that to get in a good workout and calorie burn. I get an INTENSE workout from Jillian Michaels Banish Fat Boost Metabolism workout and even from the classic Firm workouts all WITHOUT any fancy footwork or frantic pace. I will also admit to being one of those people who seem to be addicted to the Classic Firm workouts even with the dated outfits and corny music. I get a great workout and see real results. I have tried a couple of the modern Firm workouts and really don''t like them but I thought the Wave would be different. Wrong. And out $30 on shipping costs!!!

Things I liked about the Wave? Riding the Wave, Cresting the Wave, etc. That seemed really cool, but a very brief part of the overall workouts. I liked the 10 minute Abs workout, but only because it was the one DVD that involved actually spending time ON the Wave. But I won''t keep this thing around just for that.

Things I disliked about the Wave? Putting my hands on the slick plastic to do push-ups and even walking over the thing. My hands always slid and even with a good traction workout shoe my foot slid going over the Wave a few times. The frantic pace of the workout doesn''t always leave time to make sure you have your foot firmly placed in the center of the wave which never caused me to ''flip the wave'' as the instructor said, but I did slip off the stupid thing. Dancing around the Wave why do I have it if I am going to dance AROUND it? Straddling the Wave seriously? I have short legs and this was ridiculous. All the dance around it-flip it on this side-straddle it-flip it on the other side-flip it again...I felt like I spent more time moving the Wave around and flipping it over than I did working out.

I will stick with Jillian, Classic Firm, Slim in 6...anything but this.

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