Spring Clean Your Core With This Workout

‘Tis the time for spring cleaning! But besides just scrubbing those windows and swapping out your winter wardrobe for your summery dresses, we think spring should also be a time for beautifying your workouts. So if you’ve been stuck in a winter-workout rut, try this core workout from Linda LaRue. Linda, a total core guru [...]

Shrink Belly Fat With This Denise Austin Workout DVD

The first workout DVD I ever owned was one by Denise Austin. She seems to never fail, and talk about a woman who defies aging. I think it’s about time we bottle her up and sell her age-defying solution across the world, what do you think? Well, since we all know magic potions usually don’t [...]

Getting Ripped With Bob Harper’s Totally Ripped Core DVD

I have a secret. This is my first Bob Harper DVD—gasp! I can actually envision Jenn’s disbelief rushing across her face. Trust me, it’s not something I’m proud of, but better late than never, right? I was stoked to see his newest DVD come in the mail. As a huge (and I do mean HUGE) [...]

Workout DVD Review: Shiva Rea’s Core Yoga

Yesterday I got to share my Q&A with yoga guru and all-around awesome chick Shiva Rea. And today, as promised, I’m sharing my thoughts on her latest DVD Core Yoga! There are three things you must know about this DVD. One, it’s awesome. Two, it’s hippity-dippity. And three, it’s a compilation of her past yoga DVDs Creative Core, Creative Core [...]

Review: Cardio Core 4×4 by Jay Cardiello

So the cover got my attention for obvious reasons. Nice abs, Jay Cardiello. Nice abs, indeed. But then the title caught my eye, too. A 20-minute no-gym workout that will transform your body? Get huge results in just a little bit of time a day? Well, that sounds good, but nothing particularly new, ya know? [...]

Canyon Ranch: Strong & Sculpted Workout DVD Review

If you know and love fitness like I do, then the words Canyon Ranch may make you melt. Canyon Ranch is a dream getaway for every Fit Bottomed Girl who wants an experience full of healthy eating, fitness, overall wellness and, of course, spa treatments—I’m sore here, here and here…ahh much better. Unfortunately, not all [...]

3D Fat Burn Fusion: There’s Nothing Sweet About These Sixteens (But Man Are They Effective!)

It’s baaaack. Just when you thought your abs were safe, Linda LaRue has released her latest and greatest workout DVD, 3D Fat Burn Fusion, which promises to help you target and tone stubborn core muscles and smoke off your belly fat—fast. This DVD consists of two workouts. The first workout is the 30-minute Fat Burn Fusion, which consists [...]

Review: The Nautilus CoreBody Reformer

Now this takes fusion workouts to the next level. Not just fusing two workout trends together, the Nautilus CoreBody Reformer blends three types of workouts—Pilates, yoga and dance—into a mishmash of fitness that promises the whole trifecta of fitness: flexibility, strength and cardio. Oh, and core, lots and lots of core. And if you listen [...]

Core Mania: Testing Out a CXWORX Class

Recently, the folks from Spectrum Athletics Club in Santa Monica, Calif., invited me to try out a new class Les Mills put together called CXWORX. The 30-minute class, which consists of  six different stages, promises to hone in on your abs, glutes, back and obliques, was calling my name. (I’m a sucker and a half for [...]

A Plank a Day Keeps the Plank-Police Away

By Lacy J. Hansen, a two-time Boston Marathon finisher, for DietsInReview.com If you follow Twitter, you’ve probably noticed that the #Plankaday hashtag has been showing up quite frequently this summer. For those who hate ab work, as I admittedly do, this is a fun, competitive and simple way to check that plank exercise off your to-do [...]

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