Andrea Ambandos Movies

Stephanie Huckabee, the fitness guru and mind behind the celebrated exercise regime The Firm, hosts The Firm: Ultimate Calorie Blaster, a video release in the new TransFIRMer series of instructional videos for home viewing. Calorie Blaster relies on a uniquely designed and constructed piece of exercise equipment that can be reoriented to shape the thighs, buttocks, hips, abs, and arms, bringing together the principles behind weight training and cardiovascular workouts to reduce fat and shape the body muscularly. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

On the exercise video Fat Burning AB Attack, Catherine Chiarelli leads the viewer through a series of maneuvers created specifically to strengthen and tone abdominal muscles while burning fat in those same areas. The video, part of the Crunch series, also offers advice on how to keep your six-pack once you have them. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Writer and fitness expert Sara Ivanhoe demonstrates how to get a flatter and fitter tummy through yoga in this exercise video. Sara Ivanhoe: 20 Minute Yoga Makeover -- Flat Abs features a yoga-based workout routine that focuses on the abdominal area, which through a series of twisting and stretching exercises can help tone your abs, strengthen your back, and improve your posture. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Pilates for Wimps: Total Fitness for the Partially Motivated features Pilates expert Annika Carlson leading the viewer through a rudimentary Pilates program designed for those just beginning to get into shape. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Sara Ivanhoe, yoga teacher on the VH1 series Flab to Fab, shows how to boost the effectiveness of your workout in this exercise video. Sara Ivanhoe: 20 Minute Yoga Makeover - Total Body Tone With Weights features a yoga-based exercise routine which incorporates hand weights; while the program can be performed without weights, by adding them, Ivanhoe's program will offer greater benefits in the form of improved muscle tone, increased calorie burn, and greater strength in the upper arms. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Fitness expert Sara Ivanhoe is on hand to help you with your weight loss routine on this exercise video. Sara Ivanhoe: 20 Minute Yoga Makeover - Weight Loss features a yoga-based workout program designed to boost the heart rate and burn excess calories while toning and strengthening muscles. The workout is designed so yoga students at a variety of different ability levels can use it. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

For the health conscious individual curious to learn more about yoga but hesitant to attempt the pretzel-like poses for which the Hindu-derived discipline has become best-known, ACE-and AFAA-certified yoga instructor Annika Carlson delivers a gentle introduction designed to be practiced by anyone regardless of age or fitness level. Contrary to popular belief, yoga is as much about the practitioner's state of mind as it is about their physical being. By allowing viewers to work at their own pace in an environment where they are comfortable to simply be themselves, Carlson shows viewers how to tone their bodies, increase strength, and reduce stress without fear of pulling a muscle. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Koch Vision presents Liz Gillies: Core Fitness - Progressive Pilates for Weight Loss. Hosted by Pilates and stability ball expert Liz Gillies. Includes an intense workout designed to promote fat burning. The workout incorporates Pilates basics with dance and toning techniques. Also includes an emphasis on the total body. This workout is for intermediate fitness levels. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Filmed amidst a lush Hawaiian backdrop, this video offers traditional hula instruction with a particular emphasis on its aerobic and strengthening benefits. The traditional Polynesian dance encourages the combination of cardiovascular exercises with small, controlled movements throughout the buttocks and abdominal region; weight loss and increased muscle tone are the productions promised benefits. Other videos in the series include Island Girl Dance Fitness Workout for Beginners: Tahitian Dance and Island Girl Dance Fitness Workout for Beginners: Cardio Hula. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

This program is part of the Quick Fix fitness series, offering viewers the choice of three ten-minute workouts than can be customized to fit a busy lifestyle. The first ten-minute segment of Quick Fix: Total Cardio Kick focuses on the upper body. It uses various combinations of kickboxing punches and jabs for focused toning. The second segment features front and roundhouse kicks that help tone and strengthen the legs and lower back. The third and final segment is an overall fat-burning workout that raises body temperature for prime core conditioning. Segments may be performed separately or together; viewers are reminded of the elapsed time by a countdown clock on the screen. ~ Sarah Block, Rovi

Part of Anchor Bay's 10 Minute Solution series of fitness titles, 10 Minutes Solution: Pilates offers viewers five ten-minute routines, each focusing on a different exercise goal. The first segment is designed to work the abs, while the second takes on the muscles of the thighs and buttocks. Next up, participants engage in a general sculpting regimen before performing moves aimed at burning calories. The final part deals with increasing the body's flexibility. All five routines are led by instructor Lara Hudson. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

Hosted by fitness guru Gay Gasper, this simple-to-follow workout video offers four targeted workouts for busy people. The thighs, buttocks, arms, and abs are all put to the test over the course of over two dozen exercises. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi

This workout video in the Crunch series offers a combination of low-impact cardio aerobics and standing and mat pilates exercises, which results in a program which offers the toning and relaxing benefits of pilates with the calorie-burning kick of aerobics. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi