Bottoms Up! Lower Body

Joyce Vedral
Year Released: 2001

Categories: Lower Body Strength


This is about 45 minutes of lower body work, both standing and floor. The problem is, it keeps alternating between standing and floor, and that makes it extremely inconvenient to use ankle weights if you want to. Other than that, it's a very decent workout and very thorough.

I don't think I will do this tape in the future, because of all the up-and-down, EXCEPT for the final exercise. Let me tell you about this! Joyce and her crew sit down and hold weights on the top of their legs for calf raises. They do a set (15 reps) of calf raises with toes pointed forward, another set with toes pointing out, and another set with toes pointing in. Then they repeat the entire thing twice, so you're doing 135 calf raises. Well -- try this standing up with two 15-pound dumbbells on your shoulders. Aaaagh! I love it!

Overall, grade B. My version of the last exercise, grade A!

Annie S.

10/03/1998