Denise Austin’s Personal Training System

Personal Training System is a workout DVD from trainer Denise Austin, originally released in 2004. I have fond memories of Denise. Way back before I seriously started my fitness journey with The Firm in 2012, I would do Denise's "Daily Workout" show (on Lifetime TV) before school every morning. This was around 2005-2006, when I …

Callanetics: 10 Years Younger in 10 Hours

Callanetics: 10 Years Younger in 10 Hours (or Original Callanetics/10-in-10 as I'll refer to it from here on out) is creator Callan Pinckney's first video, originally released in 1986 on VHS (and shares the same name as the book released two years prior). It was later released to DVD. As I mentioned in my Classic …

Classic Callanetics

Classic Callanetics is a barre and bodyweight training DVD from Callanetics creator Callan Pinckney. Back in 2013, I found the original Callanetics on VHS at Goodwill. Curiosity piqued my interest, and I decided to give it a try. In those days, my workout regimen consisted of a steady diet of The Firm, the old Method …

Just Thighs & Just Arms

Just Thighs & Just Arms is another excellent DVD from trainer Joyce Vedral, one of two DVDs part of her "Just Joyce" series. The other DVD is Just Bra-Roll/Boobs & Just Butt. All four workouts were also released separately on VHS back in 2004. I picked these DVDs up from Collage Video. For review purposes, …

Just Bra-Roll/Boobs & Just Butt

Just Bra-Roll/B00bs & Just Butt is one of two DVDs in Joyce Vedral's "Just Joyce" series released in 2004. The other DVD is called Just Thighs & Just Arms (which I will also review). All four workouts were also released on individual VHS tapes at the time. I recently purchased these after re-discovering my love …

The Complete Bottoms Up Gold Plus

The Complete Bottoms Up Gold Plus is an excellent strength workout DVD from author and trainer Joyce Vedral, and is both based on her book Bottoms Up and an updated version of her old Bottoms Up VHS tapes (that were never released on DVD due to the VHS masters apparently being destroyed). The DVD consists …

Ballet Beautiful: Total Body Workout

Ballet Beautiful: Total Body Workout (aka Classic 60 Minute Workout) is a bodyweight mat workout from trainer Mary Helen Bowers, and is the first of several DVDs in her Ballet Beautiful series. Mary Helen was a dancer for the New York City Ballet (I have the NYC Ballet Workout book and she is in the …

Physique 57: Classic 57 Minute Full Body Workout

I haven’t done this workout in years. Back in 2016, Physique 57 was one of my workout obsessions. In fact, it ignited my barre love (even though I was introduced to it a year earlier via Fluidity). Besides Physique 57, my other favorite barre workouts were the two Ballet Physique workouts (Signature Sculpt and Amped …

The Ultimate Body Sculpt and Conditioning with Kettlebells

The Ultimate Body Sculpt and Conditioning with Kettlebells is the first in a series of three kettlebell DVDs by trainer Lauren Brooks. Although I'm an advanced exerciser, I'm relatively new to kettlebell training. Looking for a place to start, I was recommended two DVDs: this one, along with The Kettlebell Way to Your Perfect Body, …

Energy Sprint

Energy Sprint is an incredible workout by trainer Karen Voight, originally released in 1993 on VHS (and later to DVD). It features step aerobics w/ interval training, bodyweight strength training for the lower body, light weight work for the upper body, and abdominal work all packed into a long 81 minutes. I haven't done this …