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 enlarge | Actor: Alison Davis
Studio: GAIAM AMERICAS
Category: DVD
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 1634
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Hifi Sound, Ntsc, Surround Sound, Thx, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 55 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 05-53239
UPC: 018713532398
EAN: 0018713532398
ASIN: B0018BEG5K
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: September 2, 2008
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 Fun, but rather high impact November 20, 2008
KSJ
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a total body workout with one 55 min workout, and three separate express segments; one for cardio, one for sculpting, and one that is cardio-abs. 145 minutes total, and I got a band! I really enjoyed doing this workout. I have been a FIRM junkie for 10 years now, have done everything from Susan Harris and Traci Long videos to the newest Transfirmation system. This one falls somewhere towards the top of my ratings.
What I liked:
This is another video with Allison Davis-McLain as the lead. She is very motivating. I thought that Emily did a great job as the "modifier." There were a couple of new faces too that were energetic. Time did seem to cruise on by, I sweated, and my ab muscles ached the next day, which is always a good sign to me.
What I didn't like:
This video contained a lot of calf-pump type jumping exercises, which for me, is a killer on my knees and my calfs (Duh, right?). There was also something Allison called the "lunge plyo" where I was supposed to go into lunge position jumping when I switched legs. I didn't attempt to do that one.. looked kind of scary to me. I also didn't like that Allison would say every once in awhile "Now listen!" I don't like being talked down to in an exercise video; I kind of felt like I was in kindergarten when she did that.
All in all, a lot of fun, and a lot of bang for my buck.
 Big Girls Be Careful of the Band December 31, 2008
Titania Knight (Roc City, ny)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I enjoyed this new Dvd by the Firm . I was a little disappointed though by the band I have rather large thighs and when I attempted to place the band around my upper thighs, as the workout suggested it got all twisted up and started to cut of my blood cirulation to my legs. Please be aware if you are full at the bottom like round hips and big butt with thighs this might be difficult for you to use. I enjoyed the dvd otherwise I love Allison and I plan on getting in touch with the women at the Firm about this problem . Just Please Be Careful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 The Firm Dangerous Curves Ahead September 18, 2008
Raelene Rios
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
LOOOOOOOVE this workout!! The band is no fool! It may look "like nothing" but you know, after using it-I felt my legs and abs like never before! I am now a SOLID BAND excersier! I hope the Firm makes more workouts using this band! GREAT DEAL! You can do a full 55 min workout-or do just cardio-or just the toning segments! FUN! I even use the band to tone my inner thighs, and legs even when I'm not using this dvd!! You can even fit the band in your purse and take it to work!!!! My only complaint on this workout is that I wish the toning parts (using the green band) were a little longer, and I hope and pray they make tons of more Firm workouts using the little "green guy". Alison is PERFECT when it comes to cueing. Her soft tone voice always puts you at ease-and she is motivating! If you do want a longer leg workout-I do the toning part of the lower body-then rewind and do it 2 or 3 times for extra toning too! Absolutly genious what they've done with this workout! A SOLID A++++++++++!!
good workout October 17, 2008
E. Jarecka (Germany)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Let me start by saying that I really like Allison's workouts - her cueing is always very precise and she is, in my opinion, a very likeable and motivating instructor.
However, I have a bit of a problem with the cardio section of this particular routine. I have to be quite careful when it comes to high impact moves and this workout has a lot of those. If I follow Allison and do all of them I can feel my knees acting up but I get a decent workout. If I follow the modifications shown my knees are safe but I burn only 100-150 kcal on average, which is not too good for 55 min spent exercising. I can only hope it will get better or that I'll come up with some better ways of modifying the moves.
Otherwise it is a very good workout, I really liked the sculpting section with the ( provided ) band. 55 mins go by without you noticing it, but if you don't have time you can choose one of the premixed shorter workouts. Great idea!
Great Calorie Burn! October 29, 2008
April Blake (Genesee, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I buy everything The Firm puts out, and for the longest time, I couldn't imagine a Firm workout without thinking of "three sets of dumbbells, light, medium, and heavy" and some kind of step. Dangerous Curves Ahead is a departure from this formula. The aerobic work is all done on the floor, and you use just one pair of light-ish dumbbells, plus the "resistance loop." (The exercisers in this workout use The Firm's Cardio Weights, so if you already have these, you can choose how heavy you make your weights. If not, you can use dumbbells you already own. I use 5 pounds for this workout.)
I was surprised at how effective this workout is. I exercise 5-7 days a week, an hour at a time. The footwork is fairly easy to pick up, especially if you're kind of used to Alison Davis' choreography. There are a couple spots during the full workout where the cueing is a little off, but once you do the workout a few times, you'll know it well enough to know what's coming up. The work you'll do with your dumbbells is fairly predictable and mostly 4-limb. There's some good focus on triceps in this one. The Resistance Loop must be a little more intense than the one Alison and Company use, because I've been at exercising for a while, and I found myself following Emily's "beginner" modification during the side-plank series. But if the Resistance Loop is a little too tight for you to begin with, you could probably make your own by looping a Dyna Band so you'd have more stretch, then work your way up to the Resistance Loop that comes with this workout.
What I particularly like about Dangerous Curves Ahead is that you're able to tailor this workout to the length of workout you have time for and to the kind of workout you want to do on a given day: cardio, sculpt/tone, or the whole 55-minute workout. It isn't really geared for beginners, but it's definitely something you can modify (don't use the band or dumbbells, make the cardio moves less intense), and grow into.
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