Product Details

• Actors: Leah Sarago
• Directors: Ed Lamberg
• Format: Full Screen, NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Leah Sarago Fitness
• DVD Release Date: January 12, 2012
• Run Time: 46 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B006RXBPXU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,690 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

About the Actor

For over a decade, Leah Sarago has designed a specific fitness regime that is directly focused on creating a long and lean physique akin to a dancer s body. Leah has choreographed and starred in several nationally recognized top-selling fitness DVD brands. She has trained NFL players during the 2009/2010 combine picks and her weekly downloadable workouts have received international acclaim. Leah holds a BS in Exercise Science and Dance where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® (CSCS®). Leah travels the country teaching workshops that feature her Ballet Body techniques.

Product Description

Strengthen, sculpt, and define your upper body with this creative, results-oriented workout DVD from Ballet Body by Leah Sarago Fitness. The first half of this workout will intensely challenge your upper body and core on the mat with muscle-elongating techniques and strengthening sequences to maximize muscle fiber recruitment. This workout offers modifications as you build strength, while also offering advanced variations as you progress. Perform Arabesque Push-Ups, Circular Planks, Down-ward Facing Dog Push-Ups, and Rock the Hips Tricep Dips to offer you innovative ways to activate your muscles. After 25 minutes of mat work, grab a pair of dumbbells for a 20 minute nonstop, weighted arm workout that will have your arms and shoulders burning in no time. Because the weighted arm exercises in this DVD explore a wide range of motion, light dumbbells are advised. With the shoulder being the most unstable joint in the body, it is important to properly train and strengthen this joint with care. These dance-inspired, muscle-lengthening movements will safely sculpt sleek and defined arms, while strengthening the shoulder girdle to help increase range of motion and prevent injury. Improve your muscle definition, posture, and strength with this incredible upper body focused workout. Sculpt your arms longer and leaner with this challenging workout DVD suitable for all levels, complete with modifications and advanced options available. Download the free workout plan for the Ballet Body Signature Series DVDs at leahsaragofitness.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The hardest upper body workout I own, February 2, 2012

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BaBeKa "Rebecca" (Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ballet Body Signature Series Upper Body Workout (DVD)

Leah is the plank queen. I always find myself struggling with her upper body downloads, and it's always a nice challenge. For her Signature Series DVD she hand-picked an amazing series of moves that leave me shaking and cursing at my TV. As hard as it is right now I don't dread it at all, and that's the best part. I look forward to my hour with Leah every day. In about 10 days following her suggested intermediate rotation I've lost 1/4" in my arms and about that much around my torso.

Of all three DVDs this one has the best music. I like the selection for the other two, but this one seems to be more "in tune" with the moves.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If You Want a True Ballet Body - BUY Ballet Body., January 29, 2012

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livvie (Toronto, Ont) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ballet Body Signature Series Upper Body Workout (DVD)

Note: I am not a waify person. I do not need to lose 10-20 lbs, so doing anything would make me look good. I am really picky in my workouts, and I demand the very best for the little time that I have it.

So therefore when I say: these are the bestest things in the face of the planet - I am not lying. I lost almost 100 lbs using Leah Sarago's Ballet Body downloads - just type in Leah Sarago Ballet Body in google and you'll be able to sign up for her weekly downloads - and I've been waiting for these dvds for months. And now they are here and they are fantastic.

Leah works your body incredibly crazy hard. You will build strength almost instantly (the first week, you are like whoa - can I really do this? second week, you're amazed that you can hold that plank, third week, look at me, I'm balancing and so forth). These are perfectly sequenced in their flow, so you get your heart rate up, your breath going and a hard work out.

20 minutes of planks in every possible position. [side, front, downward dog style, and reverse], hitting your triceps, delts, lats, and shoulders]. Then a stretch. then get up and do weight work, once again hitting every single muscle in your upper body. When you are done, you are worked, and tingly all over, and you just want to do it again.

It moves quickly(45 minutes FLIES by) and Leah has expert, crystal clear instructions. If you are a beginner - you can do this, if you are really, really [50+ heavy] you can do this, if you are advanced - you can do this, because Leah has modifications for everyone and she will kick your butt.

Most "barre"/"ballet" people say they can give you a dancer's body.
Buy the dvd that can actually deliver this. Buy this dvd].

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the Upper Body and Core, January 21, 2012

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E. G. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ballet Body Signature Series Upper Body Workout (DVD)

This is a really good workout. The first 20 minutes are various plank variations with straight and bent arms. The exercises also work the core heavily. The second part is upper body weight work which really burns! The music is motivating and upbeat and she changes up the exercises so it doesn't get boring.