Keli Roberts: Flexibility for the Inflexible (Razor) 2007 What is it? A half-hour stretching and deep-tissue massage workout from Keli Roberts. Includes some core work, too. Who is it for? Any level of exerciser who wants to experience the benefits of working with a foam roller. You will need a 6″ x 36″ full tube [...]

Yoga Booty Ballet: Goddess Booty/ Yoga Core (Anchor Bay) 2007 What is it? Two mind-body toning workouts from the Yoga Booty Ballet duo, Gillian Marloth and Teigh McDonough: a 22-minute “booty” shaper and a 30-minute core routine. Who is it for? Beginning and advanced beginning exercisers. The moves are mostly Yoga and Pilates based, with [...]

Jennifer Kries: Hot Body Cool Mind — Level 1 (Razor Digital) 2006 What is it? Nearly 2-1/2 hours’ worth of mix-and-match, mind-body workout segments from Jennifer Kries. Some segments are stand-alone workouts, or you can choose from 7 different combinations. You get a quite a variety here — Qi Gong, Pilates, Yoga and dance. Who is it [...]

Yoga Dance: Earth — Toning and Sculpting (Questar) 2004 What is it? Three 20-minute mind-body dance worktouts, with a focus on lower body toning. Sarina Condello instructs. Who is it for? Beginning exercisers. The moves are simple, and Condello’s approach leaves a lot of room for adding your own style (i.e., it’s okay to miss a [...]

Tracey Mallett’s Renew You: Sleek & Lean (Razor Fitness) 2006 What is it? Seventy minutes of ballet, Yoga and Pilates-inspired toning, broken up into 12–20 minute chunks. Tracey Mallett instructs. Who is it for? Intermediate exercisers. Not all mind-body style workouts are easy, and this one has some pretty challenging moments! You will need a [...]

Dance With Me — Ballet Workout (Ardustry) 2006 What is it? Three different workouts — a half-hour of ballet and dance-inspired moves, six minutes of barre work and and 50 minutes of Pilates-based stretching and mat work. Stephanie Herman instructs. Who is it for? Intermediate exercisers. Knowing ballet terminology is very helpful, as Herman uses it frequently. [...]

Tracey Mallett’s Renew You: Cardio Fusion (Razor Fitness) 2006 What is it? An hour-long workout that includes elements of ballet, modern dance, Yoga and Pilates. The focus is a little more on fat burning than on toning, but you get both. Tracey Mallett instructs. Who is it for? Advanced beginning through intermediate exercisers. While this [...]

Keeping Fit in Your 50s — Flexibility (Acorn Media) 2004 What is it? A 40-minute stretching and flexibility routine for exercisers who are 50 and up. There’s also an additional 10-minute introduction to Pilates and a 10-minute introduction to Yoga. Robyn Stuhr instructs most of the segments and 50-something model Cindy Joseph hosts (Joseph leads the [...]

Yoga Dance: Fire — Fat Burning and Weight Loss (Questar) 2004 What is it? Three 20-minute loose, dance-based workouts meant to raise your heart rate. Actually it’s all dance, no Yoga. The instructor is Sarina Condello. Who is it for? Beginning exercisers. The steps here, if you can really call them steps, are very easy to [...]

The Method: Pilates Target Specifics Plus (Current) 2004 What is it? Four 15-minute routines that are a Pilates-Yoga style blend (not a traditional Pilates workout). Each segment targets a different body part — legs, arms, buns and abs. Elizabeth Young instructs. Who is it for? Experienced exercisers — many of these moves are a lot tougher than [...]