More about the Dove’s Bodies DVDs:

When I got my package I thought that I’d hit pay dirt in Vegas, I started mixing the 4 DVDs immediately doing one on Monday and another on Tuesday and so on which left me giddy and overwhelmed. I feel that the better method would be to work with one video for about a week and half to two weeks to gain necessary strength, familiarity, and better mastery. I recommend starting with #4. And do #3 after you’ve mastered the others. #3, although not labeled as such, is for the hard-core-bring-it-on-try-to-hurt-me exerciser.

You do not need a lot of space for this (the area around a mat) nor do you have to worry about making too much noise for an apartment below. Well, unless you like to scream out when doing a knee lift.

There’s a variety of exercises, old school, new school, twists on standards, but always with a focus on doing the exercises correctly. I have learned SO much from these videos. When you go to her website, you can see clips of each video.

You get about 5 seconds of rest per video. Dove just flows from one to the next and there’s no down time, no standing and talking about what’s next. You just do it. She is not annoying, she does not cheerlead; rather it’s a “Hi. I’m Dove. Welcome to today’s workout.” Just let’s get down to business.

Her cues are for some counts but also many tips on how to get more out of each exercise so you’re not deluding yourself into thinking that you are working out when you’re going about it halfway. Now that I’m approaching 2 months of using the DVDs I notice that I can “hear” more of her tips now and execute it as she asks vs. trying just to breathe, survive, and get through it.

That’s what is cool about this program: rapid results but as you gain strength you can attack the exercises with peak performance and take it to another level.

She does modify exercises. Even if you are completely de-conditioned, you can start these DVDs (now that I’ve terrorized you!) and modify and over time watch yourself bloom with strength. The music in the DVDs is original back beat stuff. Her voice is mixed at a level high enough that it stands out so eventually, if you have the DVD memorized, you could play your own music and still hear her so hats off to the editor.