Cal Pozo Movies

Denise Austin hosts Yoga Buns, an invigorating yoga workout that targets the lower body. This 30-minute routine incorporates traditional yoga poses focused on buttocks, hips, and thighs. The stretches also encourage balance, flexibility, and relaxation. Appropriate for all fitness levels. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Denise Austin hosts Fat Blasting Yoga - 21 Days to a Yoga Body, an instructional fitness video that provides a yoga workout in three segments. Workout one consists of 30 minutes of energized yoga poses developed to increase the heart rate and burn calories. Workout two is 15 minutes of intense holding poses, designed to target the arms, shoulders, legs, and buns. Workout three is 15 minutes of strength conditioning, including abdominal exercises.These three workouts can be done individually or all together. A stability ball is recommended. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Fitness trainer Leslie Sansone adds a new message to her walking-based exercise routines with this video, which adds a Christian perspective to her usual workout. Leslie Sansone: Walk the Walk -- Firm Walk shows how to lose weight and tone muscles with Sansone's walking regimen, accompanied by a soundtrack of Christian music and Sansone sharing her own spiritual testimony. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Want to improve your upper body? Eager to firm up your shoulders, back, arms, and bustline? Let fitness expert Denise Austin show you the way with this special workout video that puts special emphasis on toning upper body muscles. Denise Austin: Short Cuts -- Arms and Shoulders offers a three-part exercise routine that helps users focus on target areas that require spot toning, and demonstrates exercises that will give help where its needed most. The workout is designed to be performed either without special equipment, or with items that can easily be found around the house. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Since the late '80s, Denise Austin has been infusing fitness and weight loss instruction with her signature motivation style on television (ESPN and Lifestyle) and through her home video series. Ultimate Fat Burner is a concentrated workout for burning fat from susceptible body areas. Physical training exercises are combined with conditioning techniques for firmness and fat reduction. ~ Sarah Sloboda, Rovi

One of three in high-spirited Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds set, High Calorie Burn is part of a unique routine that allows walking for exercise to be accomplished right inside the home. For health and weight loss, these easy-to-follow instructional videos feature additional instructional help to accommodate a range of viewers' body styles and fitness levels. High Calorie Burn, the second video in the set, goes on a calorie-burning, energizing, two-mile walk. ~ Sarah Sloboda, Rovi

Trusted fitness instructor Jennifer Kries' Method integrates yoga, dance, and Pilates movements, and offers three separable workouts: "Upper Body Sculpting" for arms and chest, "Lower Body Sculpting" for redefining curves, and "Flow and Flexibility" for stretching. Fitness experts provide pointers for getting the most out of one's workout, and Kries promotes physical fitness as a method of achieving wellness in life on the whole. ~ Sarah Sloboda, Rovi

Denise Austin has always stressed the importance and extreme benefits of eating right, getting fit, living well, and staying positive. Denise Austin: Hit the Spot - Tone & Tighten is no exception. The renowned home-fitness leader leads the viewer in eight, intense yet easy-to-follow workout routines. The focus is on muscular toning and every exerciser's ultimate goal: fat reduction and overall fitness. ~ Laura Mahnken, Rovi

Method: Dynamic Toning is a non-traditional exercise program that combines yoga, ballet, and Pilates-inspired moves. According to host Marion Gotto, the session is designed to work the body as an integrated whole. Featuring three workout segments, the video also aims to strengthen muscles and elongate them. The first segment is a Pilates-oriented total body stretch and warm-up. Next, viewers move into a gentle upper-body routine working with dumbbells. The last segment involves targeted abdominal work. Throughout, Gotto emphasizes breathing and control. One to three-pound dumbbells are necessary equipment. ~ Betsy Boyd, Rovi

It's hard for new mothers to find the time to workout when caring for a newborn takes so much time and energy. The Method has developed a postnatal yoga workout that energizes and conditions the mother and that mom and baby can do together. Instructor Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa leads this yoga class of 22 new mothers and their babies, ranging in age from two to five months. The 40-minute workout targets the post-pardem trouble spots -- the abs, gluteus, and thighs. Most of the exercises are done with your baby beside you, and some use the baby as a weight (which makes mom a target for drool and vomit). Most mothers polled about the video did the workout when their babies were napping, but both mom and baby enjoyed the baby yoga and infant massage exercises toward the end of the workout. ~ Heather M. Fierst, Rovi

As the director/producer of over 100 fitness videos, Cal Pozo offers a wealth of teaching experience. Learn to Dance in Minutes: Party Dancing finds Pozo applying his patented three-step method to popular moves. The 40-minute video contains a bevy of information on a multitude of dances including the foxtrot, waltz, jitterbug, polka, mambo, and cha-cha. He begins the quick-paced lessons by showing the pattern of the dance. Then, Pozo offers a rendition from the learner's point of view. In the third segment, he combines both partners and concentrates on polishing the steps. Pozo gives slightly more attention to the male side, with clearly diagrammed footprints and demonstrations. The Cuban teacher spends only a few minutes on each dance, but manages to squeeze in some extra line dances and the trendy macarena and electric slide. For pointers on some of the best-known styles out there, Cal Pozo's method is a dependable tool. ~ Sarah Ing, Rovi

Pregnancy yoga expert Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa designed this yoga workout to prepare the woman's body for the physical, emotional, and spiritual changes of pregnancy. The program includes simple yoga poses and exercises that strengthen the muscles. It also features breathing and visualization techniques to relax the mind and body. This is an excellent choice for pregnant women at the beginner's fitness level. ~ Heather M. Fierst, Rovi

For anyone who has ever sat through a wedding reception afraid to head out to the dance floor for lack of dancing skill, those days are over. Broadway dancer/choreographer Cal Pozo takes viewers step by step through the basic patterns for such classic dances as the waltz, tango, swing, and more. Step one of each lesson provides a historical background of the dance. In step two, animated footprints map out the basic moves. Male and female dance instructors demonstrate each of their individual patterns respectively with their backs to the camera for a more realistic view in step three, and step four puts the moves all together as the dancing pair demonstrates the entire dance and offers tips on proper dancing techniques. ~ Kathryn Tamms, Rovi