Bikini Boot Camp

Jeanette Jenkins
Year Released: 2009

Categories: Circuit Training (cardio and weights)


This workout has already been well broken down, so I’m just going to add my opinions. I have to say I wanted this workout for a very long time, but didn’t want to chalk up $20 for it, but it never really dropped in price so I finally just paid for it. And it is super fun! I have already used it several times, and it was a great purchase for me. Jeanette and the backgrounders (LeeAnn and Cat, both who are backgrounders in many other workouts) and the set (a beachy theme) were fun to look at, and the music was very motivational. Lots of fun tunes and some were recognizable – Wipeout for the warm up and Kriss Kross for one of the aerobic tunes. Like the other reviewers noted, many of the individual exercises aren’t super advanced (mixed impact: punch and kick variations, jumping jacks, shuffles and touch the ground, squat thrusts but not too many) but the sequencing and lack of rest really make the workout tough. The cardio circuits move by quickly and it seems to make the time fly.

The ab chapter has a set of crunches – weighted crunches (Jeanette recommends a 10# weight), side crunches, and V-ups, and then the set is repeated once. It isn’t killer but it is sufficiently good toning for the abs as it has lots of reps. I generally follow my own stretch but appreciated that it was several minutes long, and had nice soothing cool-down music. I did not do the strength portion. I pick up this DVD all the time for the awesome warm up (and often an extended warm up with some of the cardio workout), before moving to another workout that lacks a warm up (such as JNL).

I would rate the workout low-advanced and is easy to follow (drills, not choreography), and I would certainly recommend it. Overall grade A!

Instructor Comments:
Jeanette Jenkins is always fun and cheerful. I only have one of her other workouts (Crunch Supercharged Kickbox Party – the only Crunch workout I enjoy) and this is certainly harder than that, but the same fun energy is there.

Emily B.

05/19/2014