Total Body Stretching
I love stretching. I just do. It feels so good to stretch long and deep. I wish I loved yoga as much as I loved stretching in general. I’m a big fan of Cathe workouts for many reasons but one of the...
View ArticleThe Anarchy Workout
I discovered this workout when perusing fitness forums. I vaguely remember some contest run by both Men’s Health and Women’s Health about choosing the next “top trainer.” The winner got to create a...
View Article10 Minute Torchers
10 Minute Torchers was discovered completely by accident. First, I came across a forum post about a Men’s Health workout series called The Anarchy Workout. I was curious so I did some research on it....
View ArticleRIPT90
I discovered RIPT90 thanks to Amazon recommending products it thinks I might be interested in based on my past purchases, my wishlist, my browsing history, etc. RIPT90 appears relatively new. I have...
View ArticleUltimatum
I cannot even remember how I came across Ultimatum but it has been on my Amazon Wishlist for a very long time. It is expensive. The trainer is Lindsi Sanor and she created an intense metabolic weight...
View ArticleThe Butt Bible
The Butt Bible is a workout series created by Pauline Nordin a Swedish fitness model and trainer. She is also the creator of the Fighter Diet which is strength training and diet guides for bodybuilding...
View ArticleEdge Booty Extreme 2
I discovered this workout system from Oxygen Magazine–they sent me a sales email. I was immediately intrigued. I am getting ready to start another round of STS in September and I am planning on adding...
View ArticlePretty Fierce: Lean Out
**Note: since I am doing two related systems together the first few paragraphs in both reviews are similar. Pretty Fierce: Lean Out is the other fitness program I purchased by new-to-me trainer Lindsay...
View ArticlePretty Fierce: Weight Loss
**Note: since I am doing two related systems together, the first few paragraphs in both reviews are similar. I have come across a lot of new programs and trainers lately. Lindsay Brin is the latest....
View ArticlePeak Fit System
Before I start this review I have a bit of background information to give–I’ll try to make it quick. I bought this program a long time ago when it first came out and was called Peak Fit Challenge. I...
View Article30 Minutes to Fitness: Your Healthy Back
Your Health Back is a Kelly Coffey-Meyer workout I never thought I’d purchase. The point of this workout is to create and maintain a strong and healthy back. Considering the fact I do heavy barbell...
View ArticleFigure 30: Hips
Figure 30: Hips was purchased in my attempt to take better care of myself. Yes, I exercise every day and push myself hard, but sometimes I think that is a problem–I am focused on the wrong things. It’s...
View ArticleElement: Daily Yoga
Trying out Element: Daily Yoga is an experiment of mine. First, I want to try more yoga and barre workouts, but since I have yet to fall in love with either practice, I don’t like spending money just...
View ArticleThe Firm: Power Yoga
I came across The Firm: Power Yoga while investigating all of my old workout DVDs I’ve stored in boxes in my closet. I was actually looking for a different yoga DVD I remembered owning (but now cannot...
View ArticleElement: AM & PM Yoga for beginners
I loved Element: Daily Yoga so much that I wanted to try more of Element‘s offerings. I went to the library and checked out AM & PM Yoga plus two more Element workouts (a barre and a ballet...
View ArticleThe Perfect Design: Level II Intermediate
I have read a lot about Tracy Anderson over the past year and none of it has been good. I don’t mean I haven’t read reviews by people who love her workouts. I have; but it seems you either love her or...
View ArticleThe Tracy Anderson Method: Mat Workout
The Tracy Anderson Method: Mat Workout is the second workout I have done by Tracy Anderson. And this one is different from The Perfect Design. Just like with Perfect Design I have a lot to say about...
View ArticlePure Barre: 16th Street 2
My barre adventures continue with Pure Barre: 16th Street 2. The library had several Pure Barre workouts but I chose this one because it had the most 5 star reviews on Amazon. Of course, I was checking...
View ArticleElement: Ballet Conditioning
I love Element workouts—even when I don’t love the actual workout. Does that makes sense? Element creates beautiful, well produced workout DVDs, even when the actual workout doesn’t appeal to me....
View ArticleElement: Barre Conditioning
This is my Barre week. I checked out a bunch of barre workouts from the library to sample and this was my first. It will not be the first barre review to post, but that is because there are two...
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