The Goddess Workout

While the box tells us that Dolphina is a descendent of Bulgarian gypsies, the video itself proves she's a blonde bellydancing hottie with a body worthy of some serious navel gazing. If you ignore the chatter about cardiovascular health, balancing the central nervous system, exercising the thyroid, opening up your body's numerous chakras, unlocking healing powers, and the promise that “magical things will happen within,” you're left with two conclusions: 1) Dolphina ought to get the prize for the most costume changes ever seen on one workout tape, and 2) that bellydancing is totally hip. Using the basic exercise-tape format, the program begins with a warm-up segment, followed by instruction on specific belly moves, the dance routine workout, and a concluding cool down. Featuring top-notch production quality, from set design to music, The Goddess Workout is recommended, overall, as a decent shake and shimmy alternative to run-of-the-mill aerobics tapes. Aud: P. (N. Plympton)