Turbo Fire Reviews: Fire 30
Welcome back for our 6th installment of Turbo Fire Reviews. This review will go over the Fire 30 workout. I have tried several of the Turbo Fire Workouts, and I have to say, Chalene Johnson does a great job of keeping you entertained. The music is great, Chalene and the class are upbeat, and it’s not just plain boring! We’ve all tried those boring DVDs, rest assured this is not one of them. If you have been following my blog you probably know that I’m a fitness fanatic. I’ve tried and completed many of the Beachbody programs. I do this because… I love working out TRUE, but also because I feel it’s my responsibility as a fitness coach to be familiar with the programs, which helps me coach you more effectively.
You probably don’t want to listen to me, as much as you’d like to get the scoop on Turbo Fire 30. So let’s get in to the review. Once you start the workout, 31 minutes is on the screen. Is it just me, or is this timer small and hard to read? But 31 minutes. No sweat, well… that’s not true either. You’ll spend the first 5 minutes warming up nice and easy. For those of you that are Chalene Johnson fans, this is a familiar style to her workouts. Which is always nice.
But after 5 minutes of warming up, you go into your first 6 minute workout. Be ready for some punching, running in place, and some fancy footwork. (We’ll get into that below).
At the end of the 6 minutes, you get a FIRE drill. Which is basically a HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). For 1 minute you will go as fast and as intense as you can go. Now don’t hold back, because you get a break right after the HIIT. As soon as it’s over, you get 1 minute to rest, grab some water, wimper if you need to, but after 1 minute, you get right back to it!
At this point Chalene Johnson takes you through approximately 6 more minutes of cardio drills. I didn’t say it above, but the 6 minute cardio drills are two 3 minute sections. For the first 3 minutes, you work on one side, then the second 3 minutes you work on the other. This 6 minute stretch has some interesting moves in it, a fire throw, more running in place, a kick here and there. 
Just like before, at the end of 6 minutes, another Fire drill. The HIIT is very athletic in nature, you don’t do anything too crazy. Do your best, “you’re not tired!”. Go hard, 1 minute….then you get 1 more minute to rest.
Now you’ve made it to the the FINALE. The finale is about 5 minutes, equal time spent on both sides. It’s not as intense, unless you want it to be. I tend to get a little fired up at the end of the workout. I like to finish strong! I make my workouts a little more intense by simply jumping (more) on some of the moves. Anytime you involve your legs, and jumping, you’re going to add intensity.
At the end of the FINALE, you have about a 4 minute cool down, with some light/medium punching drills and squats, and the last minute is a stretch. 30 minutes and your done, quick, effective, doable for everyone.
Now let me address some statements I hear quite a bit.
“Turbo Fire is too complicated.”
“I can’t keep up with the moves in Turbo Fire.”
“I’m not that coordinated.”
Look, everything is hard starting out. If Chalene left this workout BASIC, you would outgrow it, it wouldn’t be challenging in a very short amount of time.
Will you be able to do Turbo Fire to the max the first time out? No. Will you get the hang of it in time? Yes. Stick with the program, keep pushing play, each time will get easier, you’ll get more coordinated, you’ll start picking up the beat of the music, and Chalene does a great job giving you que’s in the workout, which you’ll start getting in time. Once you get this groove, you’ll start burning calories like crazy. This was my second time doing Fire 30. I was still running a bit behind, missing some moves, and playing catch up. If I got lost, I would improvise, I would do some punches, a jump, or some knee tucks, and then when I was able, I jumped right back in to the routine. You can do this too!
If you are a Turbo Fire fanatic, comment below your experience with the workouts. Other fanatics have already emailed and stated that after a short time, they are now “flying” with the workouts!
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With 60 pounds to drop, I bought the Turbofire system. I was doing 45 minutes/ 500 calories a day on an elliptical and didn’t feel like I was exerting myself enough and I never lost one single pound.
Today I opened the package, read through the manuals and start up DVD… then started with the Fire30. I could barely keep up with the moves. As soon as I got used to one move, they moved onto another! It was ALOT of fun to watch, though. Wherever I got lost (which was frequent), I would throw in a kick or punch and keep moving my feet. I felt pretty good after 30 minutes! Felt great to sweat that much! I feel like if I stick with this it WILL work for me!
Denise, thanks for sharing! I have heard many comments about Turbo Fire. Most of them start the same as yours, trying to keep up with the different moves. But the next part is always that once they learn the moves, and pick up on how Chalene ques her next move…. that it gets super fun, and the calories begin to really fly. Keep up the great work, and come back and let us know how it goes for you!
i ordered my turbofire program yesterday and cannot WAIT for it to get here! after watching an infomercal when i couldn’t sleep last night, i realized that turbojam is actually what i’ve been doing in my favorite kickboxing class at my gym and i didn’t even know it. i struggle to get there during the two hours a week it’s offered, so to be able to do these workouts at home whenever i want rocks!!!! they are so much fun and man do you sweat it off. i do cardio every day but those are def my highest intensity hours so i’m super-psyched to see the whole series. i am standing at the door waiting for the package!
Janita,
I think you are really going to like this program! If we can help, or if you need anything else, please visit our store http://www.extremely-fit.com, we are authorized Beachbody retailers, and often get to give away cool things just for being retailers. For example. On Turbo Fire, you get an Extra DVD if you buy from our store! It’s not available on the infomercial! Let me know how your doing.
I would love to see more Turbo Fire reviews, Robert! I often refer people to your website to read reviews of the various workouts before buying the program. I’m on week 5 and LOVING it so far. It’s never boring and a ton of fun!!! Thanks for your wonderful website with lots of great info, plus the extra HIIT DVD when I bought the TF program!
Amy, thank you so much!! I appreciate the kind words, and referrals back to my site. It’s also true that you get a bonus DVD when you buy from my site, and its not available at all sites.
I have received many emails from others too that just LOVE Turbo Fire. Glad you enjoy it too. I’m reviewing another program at present, but will definitely try to get some more reviews here in the future. Keep pressing play!
About 2 years ago I started P90x and completed one cycle. Since then I have been creating and working on hybrids of P90X, Insanity, and the One-on-one’s along with swimming.
I wast looking for something new so I wanted to try TurboFire. I did the Fire30 this morning and was little diaspppointed due to the complicated moves and my inability to keep up and finding that I was doing a lot of things incorrectly. After reading your review though, I am going to watch it through without working out tomorrow and try to get the moves down and then try it a few more times. I want this to be effective.
Bob, I’ve had a number of people talk about having difficulties starting a Turbo Fire workout. Then on the other side, I have heard no problems picking up the moves. You are like me, coordination takes a little time. The athletic type moves in Insanity and P90X Plyo are a lot easier to grasp. However, the customers that have had trouble, report back, and tell me that they are getting the hang of it after a few runs. I would suggest staying on the same workout a few times until you get a could feel for it, then move to another. It will take you off schedule a bit, but you’ll get going better. Eventually, you’ll learn the the cues from Chalene. A number of people have reported how much they love Turbo Fire, so give it a few more tries. In the meantime, have you tried the HIITS? That’s INTENSE.
Good luck, and keep me posted!
When I started TF, I had a hard time keeping up with the moves but after a week I started to understand the cues she uses and I caught on very fast. It’s the only workout I’ve ever loved!!!
Sami, Thank you for the review. I’m glad you like it. You’re not alone! Most of my customers report the same thing! Come back and see us again.
I am 55 years young and I’ve been exercising my entire adult life. I had no trouble following Chalene’s ques in TurboFire – even though I came in a bit late on some of the moves, which I expect to improve with familiarity. When you start each DVD, click on “New” and she breaks down each routine segment for you before she goes into it full speed. It takes a bit longer to complete the workout, but you’re not left wondering how you’re going to learn the moves or what comes next. This is an awesome feature for an exercise DVD to have
Thank you Katey for posting and giving other visitors some feedback. Turbo Fire is a great fat blaster, but you got to learn the moves so it all comes together.
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