Prevention: Dance It Off!

Jennifer Galardi
Year Released: 2005

Categories: Floor Aerobics/Hi-Lo/Dance


Jennifer Galardi leads this 45 minute workout, with four other exercisers around her. The set is bright and uncluttered, with Prevention Magazine's logo on the back wall.
The sections consist of a warmup, hip hop, Latin, Jazz, Ballet, and cooldown.
The music isn't bad, but it isn't remarkable, either. I definitely recognized much of it from other workouts.

The choreography is fun, dancy and fairly easy to follow. I picked up most of it the first time through and worked up a pretty good sweat. It is mostly low impact, but there are some higher impact moves as well. There really aren't any modifications shown, except in the ballet section where two of the exercisers show easier options.

The DVD is chaptered well enough that you can skip through sections you don't like; unlike the Shape Bikini Cardio DVD, though, there is no option to choose and program which sections you'd like to do. Also, there are some bonus chapters with health tips and one for working your abs.

All in all, I really like this one. It's great for days when I just want to do something that's purely for fun.

Instructor Comments:
Jennifer is friendly, upbeat and motivating. There are a few places where her cueing is a bit confusing, but once I did the workout a few times I didn't really notice it.

Christine S.

08/29/2006