This DVD, like all other Quick Fixes, contains three 10-minute segments which can be done on their own or all together in a 30-minute workout. The workout is led by Keli Roberts and has two background exercisers (one shows modifications). The set is a clean studio with wood floors.

WORKOUT 1 - LOWER BODY
After a brief warmup, the workout begins with squats and leg curls (standing with one foot up on ball and rolling ball out and in). Next, you work quads by sitting on the ball and lifting the leg straight out while turning the torso. Next is a killer series of bridges, where you lie down with the feet up on the ball. For the first set, you lift the hips up and down. This is repeated with one foot up off the ball (one set each leg). Next, you keep the hips up, but roll the ball in and out with the feet. Again, this is done with both feet down, then a set for each leg with one foot up off the ball. Next are inner thigh squeezes with the ball between the knees and side leg lifts with the ball held on the outer thigh.

WORKOUT 2 - UPPER BODY
The upper body segment requires two sets of dumbells and includes a lot of traditional upper body moves integrating the ball. These include overhead presses, bent over rows, bicep curls, lateral raises, bench presses, flyes, pushups, tricep kickbacks and rear delt raises. Most of these are done with one set using both arms, then a set of alternating arms. The alternating sets where you are sitting on the ball include a leg lift to work stability (opposite leg from working arm). The workout finishes with a set where you kneel with the ball in front of you, roll it out and pull it back in while pushing down.

WORKOUT 3 - ABS
This segment starts with a series of crunches on top of the ball, then you roll out so only the head, neck and shoulders are supported while you push the hips up and down. This is followed by oblique crunches and crunches while lifting one leg up. Next is a series where you lay on the ball and extend one arm out and up over the head while the opposite leg stretches up and out. Next are back extensions (supermans) on the ball, then inverted V-pikes. Then you do another series of stretching one arm and the opposite leg up and out, except this time you're facedown. The final exercise begins by kneeling in front of the ball, rolling it out with the elbows, then curling toes under and lifting knees up into a plank; lift and lower.

I own several stability ball workouts and this one is a keeper. I did this DVD yesterday and am feeling it in the abs, lats and triceps. And since it's neatly split up into sections, I can tack segments on to a longer workout.

Grade: A

Raquel R