I have painfully tight hips, and this is one of my go-to videos. I find it deeply therapeutic and I find that this gets in and loosens things up like almost no other workout on the market. What it isn't, however, is exciting. The DVD is 60 minutes and consists of ten poses, so for each segment you're either slowly moving in and out of the pose or getting into the pose and holding it, for about 5-6 minutes. The music is a kind of monotonous drone that can be either really effective at getting you to focus on what your body is doing or totally annoying depending on one's mood. A no-music option would have been nice, but I don't find it difficult to ignore.

The practice starts with deep breathing and ends in Tranquility, or corpse pose. The ten poses are:
1. Bridge rolls
2. Hip side stretch
3. Leg stretch
4. Hip rotations with one knee to chest
5. Reclined tree
6. Spider
7. Cradle
8. Reclined twist
9. Reclined free seat
10. Reclined butterfly

If you're the kind of person who is easily bored, this is probably not a good choice for you. If your hips are tight and you're willing to just zone out for an hour while you loosen them up, Free the Hips is hard to beat.

Instructor Comments:
Kali Ray narrates through voiceover as she models the poses. She has a gentle, charismatic presence and her voice is extremely soothing.

Chemical Emma