Workout Du Jour

My video workout this week was Paula Abdul's Cardio Dance.  I got this video around the time I graduated from nursing school and I have to tell you, it's withstood the test of time.  It still keeps its place of honor in my excessive workout video collection (and shockingly enough, some have met their doom of the DI pile).

It's just what it says it is.  She does a "Dance" which gets you sweating.  It's similar to the Lindsay Brin video I reviewed a few weeks ago, but Paula slows down the music when she's showing the move to you (she also has a picture of her doing the move from the back) and then slowly speeds it up.  I'm going to admit here, that I had to stop and start the DVD a LOT when I was learning this back in 1998.  But the moves are fun, and they do get your heartrate up.

I have to say, that after The Firm Videos (which were bought MUCH later than this one) the set is warm and inviting... and their clothes aren't disgustingly outdated.

After the cardio dance (which lasts just under 1/2 an hour). She does a legs and butt routine that would make the Fanny Lifter proud.  It's really good and the moves aren't hard.  Then, there's a good amount of stretching, which is something I miss in a lot of videos.  It brought the video's time to 40 minutes.

I do see that on Amazon it's available on DVD and honestly... if you want to have fun when you workout in your own home you might want to try it.  But, you don't have to take MY word for it. ;)