Bikini Body Bootylicious

Title: Bikini Body Bootylicious

Instructor: Tracey Mallett

Time: 38 minutes

Level of Difficulty: Intermediate

DVD menu: Chapter selection or play all

Production quality: high

Equipment used: chair or stool for second workout

I own many of Tracey Mallett's workout, all of her Booty Barre workouts primarily and FIT. This one caught my interest due to the barre style second workout. This workout is shorter and a little more athletic than her Booty Barre workouts and is a great addition to the collection, although I prefer her Booty Barre workout series more.

Workout One is about 19 minutes and alternates a balance/ballet style exercise with weights (primarily light weights) with a cardio interval, such as jump forward with fast feet back or plyo lunges. The particular mix of moves reminded me somewhat of Dream Body workouts, but less intense than those. This is a nice mini cardio and toning workout. I really enjoyed the balance work.

Workout Two is also about 19 minutes and starts off with lots of barre style work using a stool for barre style foldover work, deep lunges, and some side kicks and arabesque work that remind me somewhat of her Booty Barre workouts, and finishes on the mat with some table work with donkey kicks and bridge work. Definitely a great mini leg workout.

Some criticism: Each workout has a countdown timer, however I would have liked a separate countdown timer for the cardio intervals in Workout One. With just one exercise per interval and not very motivating music, it seemed like it dragged a little bit. Also, there is no warm up or stretch in either workout, separate chapters for these would have been great.

Some positive feedback: The chapters are short and really fly by, and thankfully can be played back to back. Tracey definitely gives a good challenge for the lower body. I love the balance exercises in the first workout.

Other notes: This workout doesn't seem as challenging as FIT which was released at the same time, and is in a similar format but for the total body. But if you liked the format of that workout, you will probably enjoy Bootylicious as well. It isn't the BEST workout but it has its place in a collection for people that enjoy barre and HIIT style intermediate workouts.