Figure 8 Fitness

I look forward to my workouts now! The Basic and Ultimate Figure 8 workout bundles are so well put together with the staging, the choreography, music, and the backup dancers that it's just so much FUN (I want to work out now, but I force myself to take a day off per week)!

I was looking for something fun, and tried Zumba at the local gyms; it's easier and more fun to do the dance workout around other people. The problem is, I want to work out on my own schedule, and I don't like wasting commuting time to get there!

I found Figure 8 on a Facebook post and thought I'd try it out.

Jaana's energy and coach-like encouragement are superb! She makes me feel like I'm right there. The training modules help you get the movements correct. Sure, I stumbled quite a bit in the beginning, I still don't have some of the moves down pat. I did what I could, starting with 15 minutes of gentle moves, working my way up to going all out.

I noticed more energy during the day, as if I've had coffee. I decided to eat less at each meal and started losing weight. I can see the body of my early 20's coming back and I'm thrilled. You know, in life there's not much we can control. We can, however, exercise more and eat less to achieve our physical goals. I've noticed that my mindset is more positive too, and I sleep better. Because dance is now in my life, my husband and I started learning some ballroom dance steps.

I think the only thing better than this would be if they made it Virtual Reality!

I did have a couple of interactions with customer service. They were prompt to answer me (one reply ended up in my Spam file), and to remediate the issue.

I'm thankful for Figure 8; it's returning my own figure 8 from my early 20s back to me! Keep up the wonderful work, Jaana!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I love this workout! It is so much fun, you don't feel you are working out. Just dancing! So glad I took the chance and ordered! Jaana the instructor is very good about explaining the moves. This beats the tradition gym any day! Absolutely love it and can't say enough good things about it. I look forward to working out now. Thank you so much!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I bought the Figure 8 program a while ago. I'm not a fan of the gym, or exercise, to be honest. However, I love dancing. The videos are brilliant. The moves are well explained, and they're fun. I got the downloadable version and have it on my phone and laptop. Jaana and the girls are great. It's a tough routine sometimes, but I do what I can do. There's huge support on the FB page too, from people all over the world. I really think it's great. Grab Life by the Meaty Bits!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

When my husband had his brain aneurysm six years ago, I only focused on him, not thinking what I was eating or how much, just making sure he was fed well and had a healthy routine for his recovery. I gained fifty+ pounds, and thought I would never have to chance to do anything for me.

When I saw the Figure 8 Fitness ad and video in January 2019, something inside just woke me up. I shared it with my husband and asked him to join me and we could have fun dancing. We signed up and ordered DVDs. Our first week was just getting used to moving around more than usual. We changed our diets completely to follow theirs. Everything made complete sense. I stopped drinking Diet Coke and eating sweets. We took it slowly in January, but I still lost 6 pounds, and felt so much better. It actually gave me HOPE that I could be "the old me" fit and trim.

I joined with the monthly program, in which I have access to everything on the site. The monthly challenge is not an extra cost, however, the value and personal coaching are absolutely incredible! If you add up the cost for personal daily coaching, personal dietician, plus paying for personal ballroom dancing by a world known master, in the privacy of your own home, it would cost hundreds of dollars per month. It truly has the most value at the least expense!

This Figure 8 Fitness program also includes such a variety of exercises with different coaches. Janna Kunitz, the owner, brings years of world known professionalism, with some of her colleague masters to this program, and it allows anyone to go at any pace, and do it carefully. I am absolutely impressed with Figure 8 Fitness and TRUST this program. I have a goal by April to get rid of most of my weight, and can't even imagine doing it with any other fitness program. Jaana teaches mindset along with physical change for the better! The best part is meeting wonderful women around the globe in our group Facebook, and hearing their positive changes! It is absolutely inspirational and I never feel alone.

THANK YOU JAANA for your hard work and dedication in creating and providing Figure 8 Fitness, a COMPLETE WELLNESS PROGRAM! I am so very grateful!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Love these workouts! I paid the extra $10 or so for the DVDs and I don’t strain anything, but these workouts are excellent! I have been working out my entire life, since I was 16, over 35 years, and these videos are tough! They are also very fun, and they have made my Zumba classes so much easier at the gym and my hips are finally starting to learn how to move. I highly recommend these videos to anyone!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

As a young woman I took dozens of dance classes and was on teams during high school and college. Now 3 decades and 5 challenging pregnancies later I’ve become sadly out of shape. I found Figure 8 through an ad on FB about a month ago and was immediately intrigued. I just started my 4th week and I look forward to exercising every day. I haven’t taken measurements again since getting started but will do that next week. Regardless of those results, I feel better, I’m sleeping better, and my energy level is higher. So I’ll be continuing. I love the different dances in each session and it feels wonderful to be stretching and moving to fun music again! And the support system from the online community is wonderful!

Length of Use: Less than 3 months

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I am positive this program does work. However, I need to be motivated to push play.

I bought it in July 2020. I was all hyped up to get my body back into shape. All those success testimonies really hit me. If they could do it then I could too.

Started in August. Only pushed okay maybe 3 times. Then September came around and I was determined to press play. Well, guess what? I didn’t. Still haven’t but am ready to do so now. It’s time for me.

I know it’s the holiday season but if I can press play during the feasting months then I can press play for the next year. Wish me luck!

Length of Use: Less than 3 months

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I really enjoy the workouts. It took a lot of time to practice the basic moves for 7-10 days (had a cold), and after my first two weeks of doing the basic routines, I am feeling the difference. Jaana is very good. The app is not great, but the website is good though, but not always clear where to find routines. I sent two emails and got replies, which helped enormously.

I really really like it, and Jaana has good advice, routines really keep my attention right to the end, and the layering is great for building up to the standard I’d like to get to.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Four stars - I really like the exercise program, loved the customer service rep, but the website could be clearer and more descriptive

I was concerned after reading the reviews about not getting the product and having poor customer service. After all, it’s not $5 or $10 but over $50, and to not get the product would be very upsetting. I finally decided I’d risk it because for a long time, I’ve been looking for an exercise program that focused on the dancing first, with the weight loss/cardio workout happening naturally from the intense dance instruction. Most exercise programs (including Zumba) seem to focus primarily on the workout and pepper in some dance moves and hip hop music here and there.

The website description was very vague in explaining what the product was and how you could access the materials. In fact, much of the information I learned about the program came from other reviews. Furthermore, I am old school and prefer having the DVDs. I could not tell how much the DVDs cost and how much the add-ons were, let alone exactly what I would be receiving. This and the previous reviews added to my nervousness about ordering. So, I emailed the support at Body FX email for clarification and received a response from Valerie in less than 4 hours on a weekend. I could not have asked for better customer service as I emailed her no less than 8 times. She even reminded me to inform her if I decided to purchase the DVDs because I should be reimbursed $4.95 shipping since I already paid for part of it with the other DVD purchase. I received a reimbursement within a few hours of emailing her about my purchase.

So, I personally thought the customer service was phenomenal. However, I should not have had to bother customer service so much if the website was clearer. This is why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I like these workouts very much. The dance moves are fun to learn and use. My only complaint is that Jaana, the leader, is NEVER quiet. You can’t really hear the awesome music from her constant stream of comments! Just give us the move and then let us do two or four reps to the music. We have eyes to see the moves. I find it really distracting and sometimes I have to quit halfway through because I am so annoyed.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

The workout is great and if you follow the meal plan and workout you will have success. When I first joined the group it was amazing, supportive, and the challenges were free with no extra purchase necessary other than having the program. I lost 20 pounds and 13 inches overall in a month. The program at that time seemed to care about your health and success.

Since the release of their protein FX things have changed. Now it’s about pushing their protein product and not about the customers. If you share your frustrations or have questions, they will delete you from the Facebook group. As well as turning off commenting on posting and block you from messaging them without warning or hesitation. Even if you send them a private message directly, they will ban you.

I would not recommend this to customers considering to purchase. Because they now only seem to care about the money, not about the customers or their concerns. Please beware.

The sad thing is it’s a great product but zero value on customers and customer service. What was once included and used as a sales pitch, now they have changed and don’t care how the customers feel about it. When approached privately on the matter trying to understand why these decisions were being made and looking for answers, I was deleted and banned immediately from the group. I have since then tried to contact customer support with no word or explanations. I hope this helps someone else.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend