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 …
A quick update for September 30, 2024
Thirty days has September, April, June, and November, All the rest have thirty-one, Except Feburary alone, And that has twenty-eight days clear, With twenty-nine in each leap year. — Traditional poem, adapted from Thirty Days Has September: Cool Ways to Remember Stuff (2008) My monthly recaps will be available on the blog soon, and I’m currently working on September’s monthly recap. Please stay tuned!
The Jenny Craig: 28 to Motivate challenge (+ some handy journaling apps I have been using) as of September 2024
Hello everyone, I have been keeping this a secret for a while now, and I have been wanting to share it with you guys today. Since last year I have done the 28 to Motivate challenge (inspired by the Jenny Craig CD of the same name that has been ripped and uploaded to YouTube), I wanted to do it again but with a twist. That …
Slim in 6 Review
*was supposed to be published earlier this month, but was working on a new page that I will add my my blog soon. This is my first Review of a Beachbody program after a very long time, and as of now, I have officially completed the Slim in 6 program. I first saw someone’s YouTube uploads of Slim in 6 (which were deleted because of …
A quick update for September 25th, 2024
As of today, I have some pending reviews that I am going to finish up this month or next month, since I am going to work on a new post about one of my new healthy habits that I have developed over the past month. Please stay tuned!