introduction For about six months, I was looking for another Gaiam yoga DVD that will work in my DVD player. At first, I passed on this DVD when I wanted to buy this from another Goodwill store in Texas, but I noticed that the company was first called Living Arts in the late 90s and then used both the Gaiam and Living Arts branding in …
A quick update for December 27, 2024
The holiday season has been pretty busy, and I have been spending time with family and friends over the winter break. This month, I have been taking care of myself, both physically and mentally – but I haven’t had the time over the break to write any more reviews. With the beginning of 2025 on the horizon, it seems like I need to have some …
Yoga Booty Ballet Review: Part 3
Hello, dear reader! As promised, here is my third review in the Yoga Booty Ballet series. Today I will look into the Light & Easy and Latin Flavor workouts and give my own thoughts about them. Latin Flavor – First of all, I’m a bit skeptical about the title for this workout, because this might be the worst one out of the YBB Live DVDs …
Yoga Booty Ballet Review: Part 2
To begin my second review in the YBB series, all of the workouts in Yoga Booty Ballet Live are filmed with real students of all ages, fitness levels and body types from Swerve, located in Los Angeles. Many of the YBB classes led by Gillian and Teigh were taught here before it started to become popular with celebrities and citizens across America. Eventually, the program …
Island Girl: Hula Workout for Beginners (Basic Hula) review
Year: 2003 Distributor: Natural Journeys/Goldhil Home Media Instructor(s): Kili Previously, I have been on a hiatus from making reviews for the Island Girl series, but I finally found the Island Girl: Hula Workout for Beginners DVD in a Half Price Books for only 2 dollars. The assets of this DVD are similar to Island Girl: Hula Workout for Weight Loss, but the disc itself was …
Yoga Booty Ballet Review: Part 1
In the early days of my fitness journey, I can recall some of the first Beachbody programs that I have seen advertisements for online: Body Gospel (a cheesy sounding faith-based home workout program), Slim in 6 (which I have seen people uploading the VHS versions on YouTube), and most importantly, Yoga Booty Ballet. I can recall watching the infomercial for this program and a few …
Dance Off the Inches: Hip Hop Party Review
Year: 2007 Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment/Starz Home Entertainment Instructor(s): Jennifer Galardi Dance Off the Inches is a series of dance fitness workouts that are designed to take the “work” out of your workouts. The instructor makes sure that each workout is fun and easy to follow, even if you have two left feet. I have seen Pedro from PG’s Continuing Journey do some of the …
Thanksgiving treats!
Hello everyone, This is going to be a short blog post today because right now I am trying to get into a proper mindset for the upcoming extensive review of my Yoga Booty Ballet/Live DVDs. I will get to work on writing these reviews when I’m ready to write, so here’s a list of bonus workouts (from other DVDs) that I have done alongside my …
Shape Pilates Workout: Makeover Your Abs, Butt, and Thighs – Fast! review
Year: 2007 Distributor: Inspired Wellness/Inspired Distribution (formerly PPI Entertainment/Current Wellness) Instructor(s): Lizbeth Garcia October is known as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I have bought a new workout DVD from a Goodwill in Arkansas to prep for my upcoming campaign. Specifically, the DVD that I bought is called Shape: Makeover Your Abs, Butt, and Thighs- Fast! which features Lizbeth Garcia, a certified Pilates instructor. As …
Prevention Fitness Systems: Personal Training Review
Year: 2006 Distributor: Gaiam/GT Media Instructor(s): Chris Freytag Welcome to October! I have some big plans in mind for this month, which includes revisiting one of my DVDs that I owned since 2022. But prior I announce the start of a new project, Prevention’s Personal Training is going to be my first DVD review for October since I have been busy with the 28 to …