Because of our immense love for Bob Harper, I sometimes feel like Jillian Michael gets the short end of the FBG love stick. And frankly, she’s a bad ass. My husband affectionately refers to her, not by her name, but as “Rock & Roll Motorcycle,” as…

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I, unlike 19 million other Americans, am not a regular viewer of Dancing with the Stars. Sure, I’ve caught a few episodes with my grandparents (who typically only like G-rated TV shows with no violence or sexuality, but are A-OK with near-naked people…

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With my diverse experience with workout DVDs, it surprised even me that I’ve never done an actual Pilates video. I’ve done Mr.P-inspired workouts (yes, Pilates is a person), like when Denise Austin throws in some moves, but never the real deal, beg…

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After recently being inspired by men in uniform, I decided to do the SWAT Workout: Extreme Weight Loss & Fat Burning. This one definitely fits the boot-camp bill, and because it’s now official that boot-camp style workouts are great for cardio a…

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While I loved the marathon Mindy Mylrea video that had me doing 60 minutes of cardio, I also love videos that allow me to fit short workouts into my life. These types of videos let you customize your routine depending on how much time you want to spend…

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We’ve received a few requests over at FBG headquarters to review Turbo Jam. And, when the people speak, we answer. Well, unless we don’t know the answer, and then we try really hard to ask someone who does. Promise. The kind people at Beachbody sent m…

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I put Mindy Myrlea on my Netflix queue after Lisa over at Workout Mommy named her as one of her fitness faves in our comments. Just as Cathe didn’t let Jenn down, Mindy was no joke. I knew nothing about the combo DVD Action Packed/Interval Express wh…

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Although probably not quite as much as The Biggest Loser, I’m a big fan of Bravo’s reality TV show Workout. If you’ve never seen it, the show follows the owner and personal trainers at Sky Sport Spa in Los Angeles as they interact with clients, each o…

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After tackling both Zumba and Yoga Booty Ballet, Jenn and I wanted to round out the “fun” workouts with a Bollywood review. With several options to choose from, I opted for The Bollywood Dance Workout with Hemalayaa. How can you turn down anything …

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After doing my first The Firm workout, I have to say that I am a bit disappointed. But not for the usual exercise DVD reasons. The cuing was good, the moves were unique and effective, the music wasn’t terrible and no one had mall bangs. In summation, t…

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In mid-July, we asked, “Who is your favorite veteran exercise DVD Celeb?” And, well at least for us, the results were a little surprising. We thought for sure that we had listed the most popular celebrities. But, as you told us in the comments, we forg…

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About a year and a half ago, the Fit Bottomed Girls were frequenters of Zumba classes, a high-energy Latin-based dance fitness class. After going almost weekly and dancing/laughing our little fit bottoms off, Erin and I began to believe that yes, we to…

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Although I’m a frequent reader of Self magazine, I’d never done one of its workout DVDs. After Jenn’s success with Abs of Steel, I thought I’d dedicate a rental to tummy toning, so I checked out Self’s Firm Flat Abs, Fast! The beach scenery w…

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After such success with The Biggest Loser workout, I roped my hubby into doing The ABC’s of Couple’s Fitness: Total Body Blast. I’m glad Bob Harper made him a workout DVD lover because this one didn’t exactly hit it out of the ballpark.My first…

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After such success with The Biggest Loser workout, I roped my hubby into doing The ABC’s of Couple’s Fitness: Total Body Blast. I’m glad Bob Harper made him a workout DVD lover because this one didn’t exactly hit it out of the ballpark.My first…

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Continue reading → The ABC’s of Couple’s Fitness: Total Body Blast

My first Tae Bo experience was in high school. My dreamy boyfriend’s mom let me “borrow” her freshly ordered-from-TV advanced Tae Bo VHS tape. I’m sure by lending it to me she expected to get it back, but I just checked and it’s still in my basement. A…

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I’ve wanted to try Yoga Booty Ballet ever since I first heard the name on television. It just sort of rolls off the tongue: Yoga Booty Ballet.I can’t believe it took me this long to give it a shot, but I finally put it on my Netflix queue. The two…

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Continue reading → Yoga Booty Ballet: Light & Easy / Latin Flavor

The Fit Bottomed Girls love all things Biggest Loser. Jenn has been obsessed since its premiere, and it was she who handed me my first Biggest Loser workout DVD. Because I own the video and have done it a time or 20, I enlisted the participation of my …

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Denise Austin and I go way back. My first foray into instructed exercise involved my pint-sized self working out to ESPN programs with my mom. Back in those days, we’d tape Denise’s show and Bodies in Motion with Gilad, who was also fantastic in hi…

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Seeing that fusion fitness is so hot these days (and because I have self-diagnosed exercise ADD), for this edition of Under Review, I decided to check out the recently released Pilates Bootcamp DVD. Pilates and bootcamp are two exercise modalities that…

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