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I tend to be skeptical of “as seen on TV fitness products,” but one that caught my eye that I took a closer look at is the Body FX Figure 8 Fitness DVD Workout, which also goes by the name of Body FX Figure 8 Basic.
After reading dozens of Figure 8 reviews, finding the vast majority to be highly positive, and seeing dozens of impressive Figure 8 Fitness before and after photos, I ordered the program. It arrived a few days ago and, so far, so good.
Having done several of the workouts, I can honestly say they are fun. They feel more like a dance class than exercise, but that’s not to say they are easy.
Dancing isn’t my forte, and the pace is quite fast, so rather challenging.
However, the course creator, Jaana, breaks everything down into small steps. I found this very helpful, as it made it easier to learn the moves.
Jaana also emphasizes the importance of correct form and how we will get the best result and avoid muscle strain by doing the moves properly.
Workouts primarily target the abs and the waist, but my arms and legs are also feeling the burn.
When I finish the course, I will update you with my results to help you decide if it is worth buying.
This Figure 8 review will look at whom it best suits and what’s in the box.
You will find the Figure 8 workout schedule, an overview detailing what Figure 8 Fitness is, an explanation of the 3 phases, and info on where to buy Body FX Figure 8 Fitness Basic.
I will also give you a breakdown of the Figure 8 workouts, including their run times, the Figure 8 workout schedule, plus information on Body FX and Figure 8 PRO.
Please scroll down to read my update, which I added after completing the program.
Whom will and whom won’t it suit?
The Jaana Kunitz Figure 8 Fitness DVD is for anyone who wants to improve their muscle tone and heart health, lose weight, and lower their body fat level.
You should love this workout if you enjoy Latin music and dancing or want to get into it. Even if you don’t fully master the steps, the fast and constant pace will accelerate your heart rate, so you will burn a lot of calories and ultimately shed your excess pounds.
If you want to sculpt an hourglass figure, this workout was made for you. With a typical session including 484 Front Crunches, 2,168 Side Crunches, and 932 Hip Rolls, it won’t be long before your waist is smaller and your abs are flatter.
If you are an advanced athlete, you should find it challenging enough not to be bored.
If you are new to exercise and the movements are too difficult, you can do the modified version.
People with back or knee problems may find the workouts too stressful. Conversely, a few people with back problems who undertook the course said that it improved their flexibility.
With most of the sessions being 40 minutes plus, it may not be for you if you can only dedicate 20 minutes a day to exercise.
To purchase or find out more about the program and see Figure 8 Fitness before and after photos, click on the banner image directly below.
What is Figure 8 Fitness?
The Figure 8 Fitness DVD Workout is a 60-day Latin dance-inspired workout designed for women.
Men can also undertake the program, 
with many who have done so reporting impressive results. In fact, one man who undertook the program lost an astonishing 55 pounds in just eight weeks!
The workouts are led by the course creator Latin Ballroom Dance Champion and certified fitness trainer Jaana Kunitz, accompanied by a team of professional dancers.
The Figure 8 dance moves are demonstrated in a way that makes them easy to learn. Once you know the steps, you can add the arm, then the hip movements.
There is an option to view the moves from behind. This makes it even easier to replicate the movements as you will be looking at a mirror image. When Jaana moves her right foot or arm, etc., you will know to do the same.
While the moves’ main focus is to give you a toned mid-section, flat abs, and a smaller waist, Figure 8 workouts will tone your entire body. Regular sessions will also improve your cardiovascular health and range of motion and help you lose weight.
In fact, according to Jaana, each session can burn up to 1,000 calories.
Figure 8 workouts are accessible online via iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, PC, iPad, Android, Chromecast, or Roku Fire TV. The course is also available in DVD format. Whichever you choose, ordering is safe and secure, and you will get a 60-day money-back guarantee.
*The average weight loss after following the program for eight weeks is 11 1/2 pounds. You may lose more or less than this, depending on your starting weight, how much effort you put in, and the dietary modifications you make.
What is the Figure 8 Workout Schedule?
The Figure 8 workout schedule offers two exercise-free days during the first three weeks, then one per week after that.
The shortest workouts are 10 mins, and the longest is 55 minutes.
How Body FX Figure 8 Fitness Came About
Looking at Jaana, you are probably thinking, as I did, that she is one of those lucky women who are naturally confident and blessed with a perfect figure. The reality is that as a child, she was overweight 
and shy.
One day, she saw a television show featuring ballroom dancing. She was instantly enamored and began practicing the moves in her bedroom.
As a result, Jaana slimmed down, and finding that she had a flair for dancing, her confidence grew.
Jaana enrolled in dance classes and began entering and winning competitions, first locally, then further afield.
Before one competition, she found herself in a hotel room with virtually no room to practice. She improvised by dancing in front of the bathroom’s vanity mirror.
The space was so small that Jaana could barely move her feet. To make up for this and to be able to see what she was doing, she overemphasized her waist and hip movements.
Following that 30-minute practice session, Jaana was surprised that her abs were sore for nearly a week, and this was someone used to practicing for five hours a day.
Jaana figured that she might have been onto something, so she had some non-dancer friends try her “workout.” Most quickly lost weight and body fat and felt fitter and stronger.
The rest, as they say, is history, with more than 1 1/2 million people worldwide now having undertaken the Dynamic Core Cardio Traning that the Figure 8 exercise program is based around.
Next, we will look at the Figure 8 exercise program inclusions.
What’s in the Box?
The Figure 8 Dance Workout comprises 13 DVDs packaged in a booklet, plus one bonus DVD.
You will also receive the Success Tracker & Belly Fat Report. This medically sanctioned measuring system tells you how to determine your true health based on your belly fat and hip measurement.
Then there’s the Nutrient Blueprint. This detailed nutrition guide will answer all of your diet-elated questions. It will also teach you how to maximize fat burning threefold by eating correctly.
Used and tested in the program’s “24 Figure 8 Weight Loss Challenges,” follow the instructions, and you could lose weight as hundreds of others have, with between 10 and 55 pounds being achieved in eight weeks.
You will receive a link to download a Fitness Guide that contains information on getting started. It also tells you when to do the workouts to get the best results.
Also included is a Workout Journal covering each of the DVDs to help keep you on track and focused.
Additionally, the journal contains advice and tips from workout leader Jaana, who explains the Warm-Ups and Cool-Downs. She also suggests modifications you can make to suit your current fitness level.
And, you will be able to join a free Facebook group that will enable you to get support and interact with other people who are doing the course.
Will I need anything else?
Body FX Figure 8 Basic sculpt workouts require a resistance band.
While not essential, an exercise mat will make for more comfortable workouts during the sculpting segments.
You will also need lightweight, comfortable, and supportive sports shoes.
If you have a pair you like, they will work just fine. If you’re looking to buy a new pair, I recommend Ryka Women’s, Influence Training Shoes. Click on the previous link to check them out on Amazon, or click here to read my review.
Short Figure 8 Workout Review Video
The next section of this Figure 8 review covers phases and what they involve.
The Phases
The Figure 8 Dance Fitness System is split into three phases, as outlined below. 
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Phase 1 – Learn
In Phase 1 of the course, you will learn the Merengue, the Samba, the Salsa, the Paso Doble, and the Jive.
Hip Sways target the obliques to nip in your waist and get rid of love handles, while Hip Tucks work the upper, lower and middle abs.
Hip Rolls elongate all of the ab muscles.
Each move also targets the back to strengthen the entire core.
Along with detailed guidance for mastering the steps, you will be taught how to do them with the correct technique that will enable you to improve your flexibility and tone your midsection to the max.
While repetitive, the rhythmic moves are fun and quite sensual, and they feel as though they will be highly effective over time.
Jaana also tells you what not to do so you can avoid injury.
You should stay in this phase until you are confident with the basic moves.
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Phase 2 – Burn
Phase 2 of the Figure 8 exercise program incorporates the three moves learned in Phase 1 with different rhythms and tempos to accelerate fat-burning.
Examples of the dances you will be doing include the Rumba, the Salsa, the Samba, the Merengue, the Paso Doble, and the Jive.
The music is fast-paced, so your heart rate will be in the perfect fat-burning zone throughout. Along with working your core muscles, you will torch lots of calories.
Each workout in this phase includes an intense “metabolic accelerator” segment.
These power moves are performed very quickly for approximately 30 seconds, burning additional calories and boosting your metabolic rate post-workout.
This phase’s moves are a distinct step up from those in the previous segment, with the footwork, body, and arm movements being faster.
If it’s too difficult to coordinate all three aspects simultaneously, Jaana recommends focusing on just two at first, adding the third when you are more experienced.
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Phase 3 – Sculpt
In phase 3 of Body FX Figure 8 Basic, you will be targeting other muscle groups, including your arms, back, shoulders, legs, and glutes. Multiple muscles are worked simultaneously and in different directions using a resistance band.
Stick with the workouts, and you will become leaner, tighter, and more toned. By the end of Phase 3, your abs will be flatter, your waist smaller, your arms and legs will be more toned, and your butt will be tighter and higher.
A countdown timer is on the screen throughout the workouts.
With some routines, there is an option to increase or decrease the music volume.
The next section of this Figure 8 review will look at the individual workouts and their runtimes.
The Workouts
The Jaana Kunitz Figure 8 Fitness Program workouts are as follows:
1) Get Started – (55 mins)
In this instructional DVD, Jaana teaches you the dance moves you will be doing throughout the program.
You will work to the count with no music, but you will still get a workout as you repeat the moves.
2) Core Cardio Learn – (41 mins)
You will learn the Merengue, the Samba, the Salsa, the Paso Doble, and the Jive in this segment.
Initially, you will do three or four steps of each, then later combine and repeat these before doing all of the moves without stopping.
The Cool-Down for Core Cardio Learn is the Rumba.
3) Core Cardio Burn – (46 mins)
Core Cardio Burn is an intermediate-level cardio workout.
The dances you will be doing are the same as those in Core Cardio learn: the Merengue, the Samba, the Salsa, the Paso Doble, and the Jive. You will, however, be doing them for longer and at a faster pace.
The One-on-One option lets you see a back view of the moves to follow Jaana from behind.
The Home Base moves introduced in Core Cardio Learn are also included in Burn, but there is more focus on dancing.
4) Core Cardio Blast – (52 mins)
Also featuring One on One, Core Cardio Blast is a high-energy advanced level workout.
It features the Merengue, the Samba, the Salsa, the Paso Doble, and the Jive.
As with some of the other workouts, Core Cardio Blast contains Home-Based moves.
These enable you to have a bit of a breather before taking on the next drill or tempo.
If the workout is too challenging, copy the modifier who demonstrates lower impact versions of the moves.
5) Dance Plyo 1 – (20 mins including a 4-minute Warm-Up and Cool-Down)
This workout is based on competition dancing. You will have a good idea of what to expect if you’re familiar with HIIT.
Following the Warm-Up, you will be doing a series of 5 x two-minute high-intensity dance intervals.
There’s a 30-second rest between each, during which Jaana gives an overview of the moves for the following dance.
Dances you will be doing include the Merengue, the Samba, the Salsa, the Paso Doble, and the Jive.
On this DVD and DVD 6, there is an option to follow a class member who demonstrates modified versions of the moves.
6) Dance Plyo 2 – (20 mins)
Dance Plyo 2 is similar to Dance Plyo 1 but with different choreography.
7) Dance Max Drills – (45 mins)
Dance Max Drills will improve your dance skills and maximize your core strength.
Starting with a Warm-Up and ending with a Cool-Down, you will repeat five dance drills, doing variations of each with the pace alternating between half and full tempo.
8) Lower Body Sculpt – (30 mins)
Lower Body Sculpt is a bodyweight segment incorporating the Paso Doble and the Jive.
The moves in the slower-paced Paso segment include Squats, Lunges, Plies, and Calf Raises. The focus of the brisk-paced Jive sequence is cardio.
A modifier demonstrates a simpler version of the workout.
9) Upper Body Sculpt – (30 mins)
In Upper Body Sculpt, you will be using a resistance band to exercise the five main upper body muscle groups.
Exercises you will be doing are Double Arm Rows, Narrow Push-Ups, Lat Pull Downs, and Chest Flys with Crunches.
You will also do Reverse Flys, Front and Lateral Raises, and Upright Rows.
Other exercises include Bicep Curls and Tricep Overhead Extensions.
The background music for this segment is up-tempo, and there is a modifier.
10) Broadway Body Burn – (25 mins)
Broadway Body Burn is an energetic workout that features Jive and Lindy Hop music.
You will learn a series of moves, then repeat them at half pace, then at full pace, before combining them into a sequence.
11) Sexy Abs – (10 mins)
Sexy Abs comprises Standing Ab Work set to super-fast music. The speed is varied, so you will start at half-pace, then work at full pace, then double time.
The movements are done standing, working one side of the body at a time.
Exercises you will be doing include Standing Crunches, Single Arm Figure 8’s with Knee Raises, Torso Tilts, and Hip Sways with Upper Body Twists.
12) Sexy Abs Extreme – (15 mins)
Sexy Abs Extreme is a floor-based ab workout. The workout is challenging, with lots of isolation holds. Exercises you will be doing include Bicycles, Pilates Pumps, Scissor Kicks, V-sits, Core Rotations, and Plank Rotations.
13) Stretch & Flex Belly Latin Fusion – (26 1/2 mins)
The first half of Stretch and Flex comprises standing exercises. Performed to a Bolero rhythm, the moves in this workout are fluid, and some require good balance. You will also do Yoga, Leg Stretches, Figure 8 moves, Spine Rolls, and Bridge Rolls.
14) Figure 8 Express – (10 mins x 30)
This BONUS workout comprises more than 30 x 10-minute workouts that are easy on the joints. Perfect for those busy days when you don’t have the time for a full workout!
The next sections of this Figure 8 workout review look at the Body FX Figure 8 Basic pros and cons.
Pros:
- The Body FX Figure 8 Fitness System is excellent value
- Figure 8 workouts target the entire body and address every aspect of fitness
- The program is incredibly efficient for strengthening and toning the abs and trimming the waistline
- It is suitable for people of any fitness level, from beginners through to the very fit
- Modified moves are shown for beginners
- The workouts torch calories, enabling you to lose weight quickly
- The included Nutritional Blueprint will teach you how to accelerate your weight loss safely
- Other than a fitness band and sports shoes, everything else you need to complete the program is in the box
- The workouts are fun, and the music is awesome
- Jaana, the class leader, is likable and motivating
- The program offers enough variety to keep boredom at bay
- It comes with a 60-day money-back guarantee, so if for any reason you don’t like it, you can get a refund
- You can stream Figure 8 exercise program workouts on any device with internet access, and they are also available on DVD
- If desired, you can use the app to download the sessions to your electronic device
- You will have access to a Facebook support group where you can interact with other course participants
- Along with improving your fitness and muscle tone, you will learn how to dance
- It works!
Cons:
- Body FX Figure 8 Basic workouts may not suit individuals with back or knee problems
- While the course is suitable for people of any fitness level, if you are very unfit, you may initially have to take things slowly and do the modified moves
- The app’s format is slightly outdated, but this does not negatively affect the workouts
Buyer Feedback
Figure 8 buyer feedback from people in various age groups is overwhelmingly positive.
Many reviewers have said how much fun they find the program and how much they love the music.
Some said they look forward to working out for the first time.
Many buyers stated their delight at having dropped pounds, toned up, and gotten their waist and flat belly back.
Some also said that they are more flexible and have more stamina.
A small percentage of buyers said that the program is very fast-paced and not suited to beginners.
A couple of those individuals said they requested a refund, which was promptly processed.
Others stuck with it, grew to enjoy the workouts, and were very happy with their results.
Figure 8 Fitness System Summary
If your current workout is no longer doing it for you and you’re looking for a fun and fast-paced dance workout that will nip in your waistline, sculpt your abs, and help you to shed your excess pounds, I highly recommend that you buy Body FX Figure 8 Basic.
Combining the excitement of Latin dancing with stretching, Plyo, and body shaping moves, the workouts are enjoyable.
The format is such that even non-dancers will be able to learn the steps and get super-fit in the process.
The program offers excellent value for money, and it comes with a money-back guarantee, so the only thing you have to lose is your spare tire and excess pounds.
A problem with many fitness programs is that progress tends to plateau after a while.
According to Jaana, this does not happen with the Figure 8 Dance Workout because you will be doing a new workout every two weeks.
Your body won’t have a chance to become accustomed to the moves, so your fitness will continue to grow.
The program was created for people of all fitness levels; however, you may initially find it too challenging if you are new to exercise. If so, start with the modified version, then progress to the regular version when you are fitter and stronger.
UPDATE:
I’ve completed the Figure 8 Dance Fitness System Program, and it was more challenging than I’d anticipated.
Over the years, I’ve bought workouts that I’ve found boring because they were too easy. That is not the case with this system. Some of the moves were harder to learn than others, but I persevered, and I am so glad I did.
I enjoy the workouts, I love the upbeat music, and I am delighted with my results. So much so that I am currently doing the course for the fourth time.
Not needing to lose weight, I didn’t weigh myself before starting, but my clothes are looser. My overall muscle tone is better, and I look leaner all over.
I see the most difference in my waist, which is smaller, and my abs and obliques, which are more defined. My arms also look better, as do my butt and my calves.
And while I will never be as accomplished as the ladies in the Figure 8 Fitness DVDs, I now know how to dance!
I hope you found this Figure 8 workout review helpful.
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Body FX Option
As well as the Figure 8 Dance Workout, Jaana has created several other workout programs that are available through the parent company, Body FX.
A free 7-day Body FX trial is currently available. This gives access to a selection of Jaana’s programs and over 200 hours of workouts and video coaching.
Fitness genres include those focusing on HIIT, strength training, dance, fusion fitness, and more.
You will also receive meal plans, a Success & Fitness Guide, personalized nutritional advice, and daily emails containing mindset training advice and fitness and dietary tips.
Members can participate in unlimited fitness challenges and receive one-on-one nutritional advice.
The subscription also enables you to enter competitions and win monetary prizes. It is available in iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku & Fire TV formats.
Once you finish the trial, you can continue your subscription for a modest monthly fee.
If you decide that Body FX is not for you, you can cancel at any time without losing access to Figure 8 if you have also purchased it.
Figure 8 Pro Option
If you want to turn fitness into a business and get Figure 8 Trainer Certification, Figure 8 Pro will enable you to do just that.
An online training program that is NASM (National Academy Of Sports Medicine) and AFAA (Athletics and Fitness Association of America) approved, Figure 8 Pro is suitable for those just beginning their fitness journey through to established professionals.
Comprising step-by-step instructions and ten days of live classes, you can access the course immediately or anytime after purchasing. And, you can go at your own pace and choose hours that suit you.
The training provides everything you will need to confidently lead classes, right down to the music and choreography. And, you will receive ongoing support if required and regular course updates.
Figure 8 PRO is currently available at a discounted price, so now is a great time to check it out.
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If you don’t like dance workouts, you may like to check out JNL Fusion from Body FX, one of Jaana’s other programs.
The course, which is suitable for women and men of any fitness level, utilizes a unique method that combines cardio, stretching, and total body toning.
