Hot and Sassy Moves ; New Year ……New You

Dirty Dancing Workout

PRICE: pounds 15.99.

CLAIM: Full of hot and sassy dance moves.

I’M not a fan of keep fit DVDs but was tempted by this one purely due to its Dirty Dancing connection (although it does make it clear that it’s inspired by but not in anyway endorsed by the film).

It starts off quite cheesy but I ended up quite liking the instructor. And I quite enjoyed the routines which include steps inspired by dances like the rumba and salsa.

There’s also the option to have a 30-minute workout or hour-long one.

A bit confusing in parts but left me feeling like I’d had a good workout. Score: *****

Kerry Beadling

Latinasize

PRICE: pounds 17.99

CLAIM: The sexy new aerobic workout to help you towards a slimmer, shapelier you!

I’D TRIED salsa dancing and had spent most of the lessons laughing with my friend as we got it wrong. I was pleased that it hadn’t all been a waste of time as I did recognise the moves in this DVD.

Every step was explained and the routine repeated several times to music.

Has a warm-up and cool-down and five other sections, ranging from toning to an extremely energetic “jump ‘n’ jive” routine.

This means you can do as many or as few routines as you want.

At the beginning of each section, two dancers are introduced who dance an easier version of the routine to the side of Lilia.

Catchy music and it really does seem to work all areas of the body. Score: ****

Maxine Gayton

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