Misty Tripoli’s Body Groove
Get Your Groove Back This week we’re reviewing Misty Tripoli’s Body Groove, a 4-disc set including five workouts: Spirit Groove, Pilates Groove, Yoga Groove, and Latin Groove with bonus Ab Workout. All of the workouts […]
Fusion Workouts
Disco Dojo
Strike a Pose In a previously reviewed DVD (Tai Chi Balanced Workout), instructor Scott Cole was setting tai chi movements to a disco soundtrack, so you knew it was only a matter of time before […]
Yogalosophy
Compare and Contrast This week we take a look at another workout that seeks to combine two disciplines in one workout. In Yogalosophy, instructor Mandy Ingber pairs yoga poses with similar toning exercises. Unlike last […]
Tai Chi Balanced Workout
Irreconcilable Differences This week’s workout DVD, Tai Chi Balanced Workout, aims to please fans of both tai chi and kickboxing with a fusion workout featuring both disciplines. Bringing the two types of martial arts together […]
Sura Flow
Do the Wave This week’s DVD, Sura Flow, is billed as restorative yoga with circular and wavelike movements. I figured I could use something restorative after the last couple of weeks of intense workouts, and […]
Intensati: Intention & Power
The Power of the Positive I’m a big fan of Patricia Moreno, and I’d already read her Intensati Method book. Like all book-based workouts, this one is somewhat tough to follow because you’re always looking […]
Yogilates: Level 1
Is That Yogilates in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Happy to See Me? It seems like August is the month of vaguely inappropriate workouts, between the see-through pants of YogaBoxing, and last week’s suggestively […]
Yoga Booty Ballet: Light & Easy
Bait & Switch No, bait & switch are not the names of moves in this week’s exercise DVD, Yoga Booty Ballet: Light & Easy. These are the criminal charges I felt like bringing against instructors […]
YogaBoxing
Sex, Lats, and Videotape Okay, this week’s DVD does not specifically target the lats, but I am physically incapable of resisting puns. It’s a sickness, really. This week we’re reviewing YogaBoxing. This one is definitely […]
Minna Optimizer: Balanced Blend
Workout/Life Balance I’m embarrassed to have missed my self-imposed Sunday night deadline for this week’s workout review. I got the chance to go to the final two days of the US Open this weekend; I […]