I have not been active on my blog this March (due to some personal reasons in which I won’t share here), but a few new reviews are going to be in the works, as I mentioned in the title of this post. This will be a special DVD Review in honor of my (actual) very first workout video that I did when I was really …
Gaiam: Beginner’s Yoga 4-Disc Set Review, Part 1: The Method: Precision Yoga (Beginner Yoga)
Gaiam: Beginner’s Yoga 4-Disc Set Year: 1998 (Original VHS Release), 2002 (Original DVD Release), 2011 (Gaiam DVD Re-release) Distributors: PPI Entertainment, Current Wellness, and Gaiam Instructor: Jennifer Kries To begin, the next few reviews that I will publish are going to be from the Beginner’s Yoga 4-disc set, which I previously purchased in a Half Price Books location. This DVD set contains 4 different yoga …
10 Minute Solution: Pilates Review (from the tantricflowergal archive)
*The following review was previously written in July 2024, but I have done the whole DVD again in January 2025 so I can give my official rating for this program. Year: 2004 Distributor: Anchor Bay Entertainment Instructor(s): Lara Hudson First of all, I wanted to get this DVD for sale at a Half Price Books location back in April 2024 along with the Turbo Jam: …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Rodney Yee’s Yoga for Beginners (Gaiam) review
Year: 2008 Distributor: Gaiam Instructor(s): Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman In July, I started asking people if they wanted to lend over their fitness DVDs, and that led me to own more used discs for the collection. I was exposed to many Gaiam DVDs when shopping at Half Price Books locations and various thrift stores, and the brand is still around today. As of now, …