Filmed in The Palace Theatre Dance club in Calgary, this workout is 90 minutes long and features exercises for weak posture, rounded shoulders, tight pecs, judded-poked out head, tight hamstrings and problems with hips. The video cover says this video is particularly relevant to postnatal moms, baby boomers, elders, sedentary folks and anyone with poor posture or a pot belly.

The video starts off with Charlene talking about the video while Renee and Pete warm-up. she chats for about 6 minutes. The first section is for the abs. She does alot of exercises for your abs similiar to her ABSolutely video. You work the transverse abdominal on your hands and knees and also back. She also does some stretches using a rolling pin. Charlene also shows different degree's to make the workout harder. Excellent tips and form! Charlene uses a ball also to do prone bridges and plank moves. No oblique work.

The next section is the mid back muscles. She does exercises to prevent rounded shoulders. She gives a lot of information about posture. Yes, she is just chatting away during the whole exercise. She uses tubing and pulleys but Pete uses dumbbells and is prone on a stool. Wonderful tips and what not to do.

Then she does a speech about the shoulder holding a model of a shoulder bone for about 2 minutes. Then its back to wall pushups and then floor pushups (similiar to the Karen Voight pushups in Streamline Fitness). Charlene then ends this section with a good stretch where you lay on your back. She uses phone books.

The next section is strengthening the neck muscle (short neck flexors). This is to help prevent forward head posture. I've never seen this exercise in a video before. She shows you how to strength the neck by nodding down, pressing your tongue then press your forhead with your hand. She then has you lay down and do it on the floor. But of course, Charlene tries to talk as she is doing the exercise. It sounds weird when she is talking. I think she should have "coached" this section if she wanted to talk.

The next section is the Posterior Hip Muscle (glute & hamstring). These exercises prevent low back, hip, knee and sciatic nerve troubles. She starts off with "Clams" where you lay on the floor. On your side with your feet together, you lift your knee up. Pete uses ankle weights. Then she does bridgwork using a ball. Renee shows bridge without a ball. Pete shows hamstring curls. Charlene shows the most advanced hamstring work using the ball.

I don't know how Charlene can talk so much during such tough exercises!! I would have to be concentrating on my form! Charlene then has you lay on your back and pump the leg. You do 2 sets of 20 reps on each leg. Charlene calls this "flossing" the sciatic nerve.

Then you do a good hamstring stretch and more great stretches. I liked this section. The music was upbeat and good. The final section of this video is Hip mobility. To prevent tight restrictive hips. Charlene talks alot about squats being super important and highly recommends doing them. But the only exercise she shows is stationary lunges. She has the music turned off and you do 5 seconds down and 5 seconds up. You do this 8 times per leg. Pete uses 15 lb dumbbells and Renee uses 2 chairs for balance.

Charlene ends with some stretches for the hip. She calls it "Hip Scouring". Then she stretches out the hip flexor. You can do one section a day or pick a section that you need to work on. This is a very slow moving video. Charlene chats alot. If you like her style, you will like this video. She is a exercising encyclopedia! She looks great for her age! wow!

Excellent form, excellent cueing. As always very, very chatty. Charlene has a very slender ectomorph body but with muscle tone. In my opinion, she is thinner in this video. Charlene is a exercising encyclopedia. She knows her stuff!

Mandy Lee