Being the cardio queen and strength studdette that I am, I recently realized that I have been ignoring an important, essential element to my workouts. Flexibility training. Now I may be pretty advanced when it comes to cardio and strength but when it comes to flexibility, I am probably in the beginner/intermediate category (and I'm being generous by saying intermediate). So when I saw the Baywatch Yoga Rhythms video on sale, I threw all caution to the wind and purchased it. Now I usually don't do exercise videos with celeberties featured in them but for some reason, this one intrigued me.

I must admit, that I was pleasantly surprised with this video. The video is only 40 minutes long but consists of seven segments which can easily be broken up. The first few segments consists of a warm up and light aerobics using tribal dance movements. Collage accurately lists the aerobics as being only 13 minutes long. While this may not be a suitable cardio workout for an advanced exerciser, I found it to be a nice way to warm up my body for the yoga/pilates exercises in the second half of the video which is why I purchased this tape. I actually broke into a little sweat doing the dancing. The tribal dancing was nice and I absolutely loved the music. The moves were pretty simple and easy to catch on to. I'm definately not a dancer but the music just makes you want to move. You also do the entire workout with no shoes so I found this to be nice for a change.

Gena Lee Nolan does not lead this workout. Two other instructors, April who leads the tribal dance segment, and Jackie leads the yoga/pilates sections are both very good instructors. They are easy to follow and likable. Gena just follows along with what the instructors are doing and they all look like they are having a good time.

The Yoga/Pilates sections are very relaxing and soothing. The stretches just felt so good, I could rewind and do this section again. I also like to tack on this section to the end of a cardio or tough strength workout. This segment is only 15 minutes long but it does the job.

I really recommend this video for those who are just getting started with a flexibility program and also for those who are just starting an exercise program can get cardio and flexibility in this tape.

Instructor Comments:

Tiffanee Saunders