Shape: Ultimate Bikini Body Workout (Gaiam) 2009 What is it? A 38-minute interval workout, with two additional toning segments and a “bonus” cardio segment. You can program these routines — do one, two or all of them. Dominique Hall instructs. Who is it for? Intermediate exercisers, and this workout can grow with your fitness level. You [...]

Keli Roberts: Breakthrough Upper Body and Core (Razor Digital) 2007 What is it? A 30-minute workout that focuses on your upper body — arms, shoulders, back and chest — and core. Keli Roberts instructs. Who is it for? Intermediate exercisers. This workout is fast-paced in places and often challenging. You will need one or two sets of [...]

The Firm: Total Body Time Crunch (GT Media) 2007 What is it? A 45-minute toning/cardio blend from The Firm. There’s also a 25-minute “express” sculpting version without the cardio segments. Master instructor Rebekah Sturkie instructs. Who is it for? Intermediate exercisers. A modifier is shown using no weights, but you really will want to use [...]

Shape: Make Over Your Butt, Hips and Thighs (Gaiam) 2009 What is it? A 40-minute cardio routine, plus two different 12-minute toning workouts, all of which focus on your butt, hips and thighs. Lisa Wheeler instructs. There is also a bonus, 12-minute “total body blast” taught by Tracy York. Who is it for? Advanced beginning [...]

Denise Austin: Get Fit Daily Dozen (Lionsgate) 2008 What is it? Five 12-minute workouts, ranging from cardio to strength training to stretch, programmed to mix and match or do singly. Denise Austin instructs. Who is it for? Advanced beginning through intermediate exercisers (intermediates may want to program several of the segments together as a “lighter” [...]

The Firm: Bootcamp — Maximum Calorie Burn (GT Media) 2007 What is it? A 52-minute calorie burning cardio/ sculpt fusion from The Firm. Alison Davis instructs. Who is it for? Intermediate exercisers. It’s straight-up intermediate, a little too intense for advance beginners and probably not intense enough for many advanced exercisers. You also need to be [...]

The Firm: Hard Core Fusion (Gaiam) 2009 What is it? A 55-minute sculpting/cardio workout from The Firm. There’s also an abbreviated, “express” 35-minute version of the same routine. Allie Del Rio Pointer instructs. Who is it for? Advanced beginning through intermediate exercisers. A modifier is shown doing the moves with no weights at all, and [...]

Dance and Be Fit: Lower Body Burn (Acacia) 2009 What is it? A 48-minute, dance-influenced lower body workout that can be divided into two different half-hour routines. Kimberly Miguel Mullen instructs. Who is it for? Advanced beginning exercisers who enjoy dancing. The intensity isn’t too high, but the cueing isn’t the best, so it helps [...]

Denise Austin: Best Belly Fat-Blasters (Lionsgate) 2008 What is it? Seven 10-minute abdominal workouts, using traditional exercises, Pilates, Yoga and a fitness ball. Denise Austin instructs. Who is it for? Beginning through intermediate exercisers — this is pretty much for anyone short of advanced level. You will need a mat, and for one routine, a fitness [...]

Weight Loss Cardio Sculpt (Acacia) 2008 What is it? Either two 34-minute cardio/ sculpting interval routines or one long 54-minute workout that puts both routines together. There’s also an 8-minute “ab challenge.” Violet Zaki instructs. Who is it for? Advanced beginning through intermediate exercisers. If you’re high intermediate, this may be too easy for you. [...]