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Total Body Balance is a collection of 4 short workouts from Jessica Smith. These are true feel good workouts. They are all about 20 minutes long and they are all low impact. There is another exerciser with Jessica named Asha who shows more advanced versions of the exercises. However, even the more advanced versions of … Continue reading Total Body Balance
Vol 3 & 4 is the next DVD in Tracie Long's Metabolic Strength series. This DVD contains two more 30 minute workouts Well Built and Full Steam Ahead. I loved Vol 1 & 2, so I totally expected to love Vol 3 & 4 just as much. But I didn't. I did love Vol 3 … Continue reading Metabolic Strength Vol 3 & Vol 4
Tracie Long has 3 DVDs in her Metabolic Strength series. Each DVD has two 30 minute workouts on them. When previewing these workouts, I immediately knew I wanted them all. Total Fitness DVDs has clips of all of the Metabolic Strength workouts up on their website and that is where I previewed and purchased these … Continue reading Metabolic Strength Vol 1 & Vol 2
Grand Total: Vol 3 Geared up is the last of Tracie Long's newest Grand Total workouts. I enjoyed Vol 1, so when I saw Vol 2 and Vol 3 were available for pre-order, I ordered them. I feel like this review will be redundant but this is yet another excellent intermediate level workout from Tracie. … Continue reading Grand Total Vol 3 – Geared Up
Tracie Long's newest workouts are Grand Total Vol 2 & Vol 3. I enjoyed Vol 1: Going Strong, so when I saw these were available for pre-order, I ordered them. Vol 2 Rarin' to Go is another excellent intermediate level workout. Just like Vol 1, it is cardio + strength and it is varied--you are … Continue reading Grand Total: Vol 2 – Rarin’ To Go
I finally received Get Strong! I have been trying to get my hands on this DVD since December. Someone ordered this workout for me for a Christmas gift but Amazon canceled it with no explanation and it was listed as out of stock. They would not allow you to place it on backorder either. When … Continue reading Walk On: Get Strong!
Stride & Strength is a free YouTube workout from Jessica Smith. She says it is a walking workout w/ strength training intervals. It is a very good total body workout. I actually did it as an add on after another of Jessica's walking strength workouts: Get Strong!: Stepping Strength. Stepping Strength was more intense/metabolic than … Continue reading JessicaSmithTV: Stride & Strength
I enjoyed Tracie Long's Real Evolution, Vol 1 so much I decided to purchase her Vol 2. Real Evolution Volume 2 is a cardio workout with some core work at the end. I found this to be an intense intermediate level cardio workout. Tracie uses props to get the cardio burn but it is not a … Continue reading Reboot: Real Evolution, Vol 2
Grand Total Vol. 1 Going Strong is an intermediate level workout from Tracie Long. She has created two more Grand Total workouts (Volumes 2 & 3) and I have already pre-ordered them. I am not sure what "Grand Total" means to Tracie when she titles these workouts, but this workout is definitely a boredom buster. … Continue reading Grand Total Vol. 1: Going Strong
I have heard a lot about Ellen Barrett but I have never done one of her workouts. So when I came across Stretch Sculpt at the library, I decided to give her a try and see why everyone seems to love her. I also went a step further and did this workout barefoot. I previewed … Continue reading Stretch Sculpt