Yoga Booty Ballet

As I mentioned before, I try to work out most days of the week, and my go-to workout has usually been Bodies in Motion with Gilad. My other favorite is definitely the Yoga Booty Ballet (YBB) series. I started doing YBB about 6-7 years ago when my cousin returned from a trip to California where she took a class at the YBB studio, Swerve. She brought a DVD home with her and we did it together for a while every time she came over. Over time, I bought copies of all the YBB DVDs I could find. There are three main series - the original, the Live series, and the Masters series. My favorites are all in the Live series.

This morning, I broke out the YBB DVDs again to give myself a different workout and I once again remembered how much I enjoy these workouts. They are a lot of fun, high energy, and they incorporate yoga, meditation, ballet, and dance into a workout that lasts only about 40-45 minutes. I did the Live Body Sculpting Bollywood Style DVD today. Here is a little taste of what this one is like:

The live classes are great because they are as close as you can get to being in the studio with instructors Gillian and Teigh. They are the most fast-paced of all the YBB workouts and offer a lot of variety. Other workouts include Go-go dancing, Cardio Cabaret, Hip Hop Abs, and Latin Flavor. The only disappointment is that they don't seem to be making any more DVDs in this series (or any of the others). I will continue to use these workouts when I have time to do a slightly longer workout than Gilad, but I hope that eventually they make more Live workouts available on DVD.