Leisa Hart's Fit to the Core: Chisel Reviews

• awesome toning, great bar workout, LOVED IT!

  
  By A1DB2OHTBNDW7R on 2003-11-19
  Leisa Hart is my new favorite fitness guru, she is so impressive. I loved the way the FTC video was done, and I can't wait to get her Core Bar. I used hand weights, which were fine, but it looked sooo much better with her Core Bar. i guess you could use a body bar, but hers was pretty cool. The music was great and the toning segments were very tight and intense. I think this video could be an across the board beginners video to an advanced video, it is very flexible. I loved it, and also loved the Fit To The Core Burn video, awesome job once again by Leisa!
  
  

• FANTASTIC VIDEO, REALLY GOOD

  
  By A2YHM9XUS0BOKF on 2003-11-20
  THIS IS A GREAT VIDEO, FANTASTIC CONCEPT. I USED MY BODY BAR FOR RESISTANCE, AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET HART'S CORE BAR THAT IS ADJUSTABLE. THE TONING MOVES ARE INTENSE AND STRAIGHT FORWARD, HARD TO DESCRIBE THIS TYPE OF WORKOUT OTHER THAN IT IS GREAT. THE MOVES MIGHT BE A BIT TAI CHI LIKE COMBINED WITH TRADITIONAL TONING, AND HART IS A GURU AT COMING UP WITH NEW ROUTINES, SHE IS THE BEST. THE VIDEO IS A MUST GET, AS WELL AS FIT TO THE CORE BURN, ANOTHER FANTASTIC VIDEO. I ALSO GOT THE ON THE BALL ABS VIDEO AND LOVED IT, ALL OS HART'S VIDEOS ARE GREAT.
  
  

• really good routine, bar workout is very intense

  
  By AOGCX89SQHM4Y on 2003-12-01
  i bought a body bar and video this year and really didn't like the instructor Kelly Roberts, especially after reading that she is unhelathy(belimic, anerexic), plus the video was boring. I then saw Leisa Hart's new Fit To The Core videos and tried them since I love all of her other stuff, and I loved it. I can use my bar, but I am going to buy her CORE BAR and test drive it. This video is video straight forward, toning the upper body and firming up the problem areas of the butt and thighs, the BURN video is also great.
  
  

• great toning, the best instructor

  
  By AJO4KJJ5H4R8F on 2003-12-08
  Leisa Hart is a wonderful instructor who truly motivated me to lose 12 pounds in 5 weeks with some great exercising, i loved her TNT Series and found this Fit To The Core video series with the Chisel and Burn tapes to be ideal for toning and fat burning. I loved this tape and it made me feel great working out at home when i needed some private time from theclub. This is a must have video.
  
  

• Leisa Hart is the bomb, she is soooo fit and defined

  
  By A1NN1P61GJ4Z5H on 2003-12-11
  Hart is the best instructor, and she does it again with this great workout. I used my body bar, but might try it with her Core Bar. you can also use hand weights/dumbbelss, so anyone can do this. It is very chanllenging, but not overly advanced. It seems you can also be a beginner and build up your strenght. i loved the routine and love anything Hart produces. The other video that is with this series, Burn, is great, I suggest getting both of them to firm up and burn fat.
  
  
• great toning videos, CoreBar is perfect weight tool
  By AD6X96M4HSDDU on 2004-01-07
  Leisa Hart has done it again...this is a great set of videos, Chisel and Burn, and they are so good at getting the heart rate up and moving around to great tunes. My body is in great shape after having a baby 4 months ago and Hart's new videos are to praise for it. I love this and think you will too.
  
  
• great weight training, can use light weights also
  By A3C1Q6PFALZA99 on 2004-01-20
  i don't have a body bar or leisa's core bar, but she gives variations to use handweights in this video and i use my light weights, i have 2,4, and 10 lb weights, which is really good, as leisa hart instructs great technique on how to better work the muscles in an effective sequence. i really like her style, and have tried her ballaero and other weight training videos. she is not an instructor that is bent on doing something really hard, rather, she does light to moderate stuff and does it in repetition to better work the body. this is true in the BURN video also. obviously it must work, as her body is rock solid, and i think she had a baby 6 months prior to filming this, well, if thats the case, this chic has it going on and i want to follow someone who is healthy and strong like leisa hart.
  
  
• fantastic workout, loved it
  By A2JYF97Z8SZYKW on 2004-01-20
  i ususally don't write reviews for fitness videos, because they seldom are used by me and my daughter only a few times, but i have simply fallen in love with this strenght training video. My daughter had a baby and used a FitMama Postnatal video starring Leisa Hart, and so we both decided to try her FitToTheCore videos and have really loved the results we have gotten, combining strenght training and cardio. Hart is energetic and positive, and the muscle tone we both now have is due to the fact that Hart keeps us going, she isn't a bully type of coach or an over the top idiot like denise austin or richard simmons, she is very genuine and straight forward. My daughter and I both used dumbbells, and then we got Hart's Core Bar from her website and absolutely loved it. You can change the weight by adding another end piece, so it's very good to have that instant adjustability. If you own a body bar, thats fine, but you would have to own several of them to get the variations. TO sum it up, Leisa Hart's videos are professionally done and wonderfully easy to follow. I suggest you get both the Burn and the Chisel videos, or anything that this woman stars in...we are now lean and mean fans of Leisa Hart, and look forward to her future new videos.
  
  
• really good toning video
  By A3BH8TVC66JYST on 2004-01-22
  the toning is in video is probably intermediate level, for some it might be beginner, but you can change the weights and make it harder, so anyone would benefit from the variety that the host Leisa Hart demonstrates. She is very very good, I was really impressed with her style. Her CoreBar looks really helpful, as you change the end pieces and increase or decrease the weight. I just ues my dumbbells, which are great, but her bar would be great to have. THis is a very good toning videos.
  
  
• i feel more chiseled
  By A1KDWY02IKWVC1 on 2004-01-29
  leisa hart is a world class instructor, with great videos for beginners to intermediates...this fit to the core chisel video is one of my favorites, it is intense for a beginner, yet doable for an advnaced exerciser...the moves flow smoothly and are traditionally based toning. you can really feel the core muslces working, my abs and back and buttie are feeling chiseled, and my hubbie likes the results(i like what he's doing to his bod with this video also)...when you workout, you want results, and leisa hart's videos are just plain great
  
  
• awesome workout, Hart is an awesome host
  By AHY0XZVLQMSHL on 2004-02-05
  i just did a longer review for the Burn Fit To The Core video, but i wanted to also do a quick review here and say that i totally loved this video, the workout is quick, efficient and effective. i felt it day one, and still am improving. my goal is to lose 20 more lbs(already lost 15 in 4 weeks mostly from this workout) and i feel confident Hart is the type of video coach that can get me there. i am buying her Core Bar because my dumbbells are no longer heavy enough, but you can do alot with just light weights in this video(my girlfriend use small cans for resistance and it worked, but now she's also buying the core bar)...this is a great tape and should be a part of anyones program, or at least leisa hart should be a part of it, i think she is awesome and i am uplifted by her spirit and guidance...get this video, you'll love it
  
  
• worth it, very effective
  By A1E0SP86PM2PD7 on 2004-02-07
  this video gets my approval, its well worth the time and little bit of money to get the core bar and do the moves to the extreme benefit. LEISA HART is so good, my wife and I love her style, which isn't always easy for a guy to like with some other instructors, but Hart is very very good. The toning bar is a great way to workout at home and maximize the results. This is a video keeper for us.
  
  
• great all-round workout
  By A33VOVTLZVCK2A on 2004-02-11
  I have enjoyed all of Leisa Hart's videos through the years, expecially the new ones that helped my recent pregnancy. The FitToTheCore videos are really great all-roudn workouts, i really enjoyed this and the Burn video.
  
  
• great strenght training
  By A3HK50GLOG84R1 on 2004-02-25
  I Love This Video! Leisa Hart is my role model in fitness, she looks so great for having two small babies. I adore her style of isntruction. FitToTheCore is a great strenght training video, combining elements of core training with her wighted bar is so unique and effective. I alternate using hand wieghts one day and her bar the next time, and it is great. I see the result, my hubbie is seeing the results when I undress, he claims my body is more fit than ever, and I agree, and it's because of the way i feel doing Leisa Hart's videos.
  
  
• neat workout, balancing seems easy, but really is toning me
  By A1NTPCPBNJCO3S on 2004-04-07
  i think this is a neat way to incorporate weights into my fitness routine. at first i didn't think the moves were hard enough, but the balancing and conditioning with the Core Bar is really really effective. I can see the definition in my legs that wasn;t there before this workout. My arms are toned and my abs feel this, although i don't think the abs are the main selling point, but then again, the abs are part of the core muscles, thus the name, and you really use your abs and back to stay strong and focused. This is a great workout that gets easier to follow and really is a great workout. Leisa Hart's Core Bar is simple to use, and well worth it; it's better than a body bar and is comfortable to use and easy to adjust. I suggest you get it at her site(amazon doesn't carry it yet).
  
  
• great core training, simple to follow
  By A1VWBYZT6NBXZO on 2004-05-03
  this is an intensely intermediate level workout that uses a strenght bar(Leisa Hart's is called a Core Bar, I bought it at her website). I also have alternated using hand weights and my body bars i already own. THe Core Bar is by far the best bar i have ever used, but if you don't want to shell out the money for it you can still do this workout and use hand weights, its a great strenght training Core workout and my abs and back and arms are more defined by doing this simple to follow workout. Hart is the best instructor I have every followed, she is good. I like the way this and the FitToTheCore Burn video make me feel toned and firm, yet I don't have aches and pains from doing step or other painful aerobics, this is a great workout.
  
  
• great workout!!!
  By A2K6BHDU27G1JZ on 2004-06-11
  i love this workout sooooo much....Hart is the ideal video instructor...I use either my body bar or free weights, whatever i am in the mood for, to tone up and feel great...this is a must-have video in my workout rotation.
  
  
• toning my abs, arms, shoulders
  By A3TOBEVO0N5BS4 on 2004-06-15
  I feel as though this Core Bar workout, combined with some of Leisa Hart's other videos, is why I have lost so much weight and gotten so toned up the past few weeks getting ready to wear a bikini at the beach. I feel so much better about my body, and Leisa's attitude is why. Her workouts are great, they are unique and flow very good. My arms, shoulders and abs have deifintion and I feel good with the body I have. I could still stand to lose some more pounds, but i carry my weight nice now and want to keep it up so Leisa's videos keep getting easier, she is great, has a great body, and is inspirational.
  
  
• Core Bar is best weight bar, excellent routine
  By ACP2SUV85QN6R on 2004-06-30
  The Body Bar workout videos are ok, but they do not compare to this GREAT weight bar workout. Leisa Hart's CORE BAR is the BEST weight training tool i have ever purchased. The Chisel and Burn FotToTheCore videos are very challenging and creative. They both work the entire body, with the Chisel "chiseling" your arms, abs, back, and shoulders. I loved the music and really like Leisa's teaching style.
  
  
• great workout
  By A2OGELPH4YVX29 on 2004-07-07
  this is a great fat burn and toning video, the Core Bar is the best weight bar i have, and i absolutely love Leisa Hart's teaching style, She is not a hard core instructor, but she's also not a primadonna trying to do stuff that others do, She does her own style, which is different at times, but my body feels it and i am never so sore it hurts, its a fun workout.