Victoria's Body Shoppe: Maximum Abs

An African-American woman with attitude ("I got abs," Johnson says, explaining why her team, rather than herself, will be demonstrating the exercises), Victoria Johnson takes her "team" through a series of gut-crunching exercises aimed at intermediate to advanced workout types that will give them that "washboard stomach" they crave. Set in a weird looking industrial factory/studio floor setting (replete with giant bricked in fans), Maximum Abs does exactly what it sets out to do--tightens that tummy with 15-20 minutes of focused exercises each day. Excellently priced, and featuring an invigorating techno-pop soundtrack and a no-bull instructor, this one's recommended. Other titles in the Victoria's Body Shoppe series include: Stretch & Tone and Step Training With Power. Aud: P. (R. Pitman)