Gentle Yoga for Back Pain Relief & Prevention contains two 30 minute yoga workouts by Jessica Smith. The routines were designed in conjunction with a back pain specialist. The first yoga routine is a very gentle but thorough stretching routine. Though the focus is on your spine, Jessica stretches out everything--upper and lower body. The … Continue reading Gentle Yoga for Back Pain
Category: Shorter DVD Workouts
10 Pounds Down: Cardio Abs
10 Pounds Down: Cardio Abs is a collection of 3 short workouts and a tabata bonus from Jessica Smith. There is a 2:15 minute intro in which Jessica talks about how gadgets and crunches are not the secret to flat abs. Cardio, strength training and a healthy diet are needed to reduce body fat. And … Continue reading 10 Pounds Down: Cardio Abs
JessicaSmithTV: Flow-Yo
Flow-Yo is a nice flowing yoga routine from Jessica Smith. It is one of her free YouTube workouts. I thought I had done all of her YouTube yoga workouts then ran across this one. So I, of course, had to give this a try. It is a very active yoga routine. You don't hold any … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: Flow-Yo
Barlates: Bosu Total Body Fusion
I got a Bosu Ball for Christmas! I got it primarily for Yvette Bachman workouts but once I owned it, no reason not to find other workouts I can use it with. And since I am already a big fan of Linda Wooldridge's Barlates workouts, I was thrilled to see she had a whole DVD … Continue reading Barlates: Bosu Total Body Fusion
Walk Strong 3
Walk Strong 3 is the third program in the Walk Strong series from Jessica Smith. Though I will be summarizing the program here and reviewing each of the workouts, here is Jessica's website that gives her own description, a video clip and other information about the Walk Strong 3 program. And here is a page … Continue reading Walk Strong 3
30 Minutes to Fitness: Build & Burn
Build & Burn is a fitness program from Kelly Coffey-Meyer. It contains 5 workouts that are all just under 30 minutes. There is no calendar but the idea is to start at workout 1 and do one workout a day. She also includes a week long menu and each meal is interchangeable. It doesn't give macro/nutrient or calorie … Continue reading 30 Minutes to Fitness: Build & Burn
Walk Strong: 6 Week Total Transformation System
Walk Strong is a fitness program by Jessica Smith. It has been on my wish list since I discovered her via her YouTube workouts. I had planned to get it with any Amazon gift cards I got for Christmas and my birthday (since I always get them) but then Groupon offered it for half the price … Continue reading Walk Strong: 6 Week Total Transformation System
Fit Body by Julia: Back & Lat Burst
My back is probably my favorite muscle group to work (with my glutes followed close behind) so when I saw this mini workout was only 27 minutes, I knew I had to give it a try. It could be the perfect finisher for another workout. And I was right! I loved this workout! Very intense … Continue reading Fit Body by Julia: Back & Lat Burst
Barlates: Standing Barre Thighs
Standing Barre Thighs is part of Linda Wooldridge‘s Standing Barre Series. There are 5 workouts in this series and so far I have done 4 of them: this workout, Standing Barre Glutes, Standing Barre Pretzel and Standing Barre Abs. They are all available for free on YouTube and you can also get all 5 workouts on … Continue reading Barlates: Standing Barre Thighs
JessicaSmithTV: Total Body Toning
Total Body Toning is a metabolic strength training workout from Jessica Smith and with the right weights it is intense! What an excellent metabolic strength workout! It got my heart rate into the cardio zone and worked my entire body very well. I was sweating and working very hard. Jessica uses a set of 10 pound … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: Total Body Toning