Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Acacia
• DVD Release Date: December 6, 2011
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B005L0XY5C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,878 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

3 workouts for your busy life
Three easy-to-follow yoga workouts, plus recipes from The Skinnygirl Dish.

People always ask me how I stay in shape. This is what I do. Life gets hectic—some days I have 30 minutes to work out, other days I have 45, and sometimes I only have 15. That’s why I designed the Skinnygirl Workout with three quick yoga segments that tone the entire body. You can squeeze in a segment every day, or do a couple several times a week—the most important thing is that you enjoy it. I don’t believe in expensive trainers. I don’t believe in people yelling at you. I believe in realistic, sustainable fitness plans. This practice will leave you feeling relaxed, refreshed, and toned. Whether you’re a first timer or an experienced yogi, this is your workout—for every day or any day. Welcome to the Skinnygirl Workout. Make it your own, be consistent, and have fun!

BONUS Stretching segment (12 min.) and a recipe booklet from The Skinnygirl Dish Popular New York City instructor Mike McArdle has been teaching yoga for more than a dozen years. He is certified in Bikram yoga and Pilates and has also trained in vinyasa and power yoga.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great workout! September 26, 2011

By M. Larson

Format:DVD

I have never really done yoga before, but wanted to get into it. I will admit that I am a huge fan of Bethenny. I think she's wonderful and I love her sense of humor so when I saw this at a big-box store I knew I had to own it. I figured if anyone could make yoga accessible it would be Bethenny and I was right. She doesn't always do every pose perfectly and doesn't always do the "advanced" option, which I find refreshing. To me there is nothing worse than a workout DVD that the person is so stiff and does everything perfectly....kinda makes me feel like a failure. The dynamic between Bethenny and Mike McArdie is great - very relaxed and enjoyable.

I really like the 3 workouts that you can pick and choose from and the 12 minute stretch is awesome. It is NOT an easy workout - just challenging enough to push you, but not so impossible that you want to give up. I'm looking forward to using this for a long time in the future.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars great workout, minor issues October 2, 2011

By L L Blair

Format:DVD

First of all, I'd like to say that I credit Bethenny Frankel (and Kristin McGee) for helping me lose some weight and get into better shape with the Body by Bethenny DVD that I LOVE. I saw this new DVD while shopping at Target and had to have it, and while the workout is awesome, I just have minor issues that bothered me a little bit.

Good things first. Like I said, the workout is great, and about as challenging as Body by Bethenny was. Not overly so but still...it's not easy. The new trainer, Mike, is wonderful. His calm approach and quirky sense of humor eased me through the workout, and I will say that time FLIES on this thing. I like to do at least 35 minutes worth of exercise, so about 2 segments, and yeah, I'm done before I know it. Having the three segments instead of the one long yoga segment in Body by Bethenny is a plus, because you get to chose what you feel like doing each day and it feels like less of an undertaking.

Now for the minor issues. There seems to be something wrong with the DVD menu. Whenever I select one of the segments specifically on the DVD, I expect it to play that segment and then return me to the menu page--but that never happens. For example, I only wanted to do the first 15 minute segment one day, and I was just waiting for it to end and return to the menu, but it kept going onto the second segment. I didn't realize I'd been working out for 25 minutes until I looked at the timer. It's not a huge deal, but the fact that it does this doesn't make very much sense. Secondly, my one gripe with the workout is that there is a LOT more balancing stuff than Body by Bethenny. I understand the importance of balance, but as Bethenny says, somedays you can do it and somedays you can't.... And when you can't do it and they're holding multiple balancing poses for long periods of time, it gets frustrating and annoying. Body by Bethenny had the tree pose and warrior 3, but that's it, and if I couldn't balance I was only missing out on about 2 minutes of exercise. When I can't balance and I'm missing pose after pose on this DVD, it feels like I'm wasting time.

But like I said, these are just minor problems. I can definitely look past them and say I'm happy I bought this DVD, and I will be using it just as much as Body by Bethenny, which is a lot. Read more ›

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than her first DVD! January 23, 2012

By Wanderluster

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I've had Body by Bethenny for a long time and I try to do it several times a week. I still haven't gotten bored with it. So I was really excited when she released a second DVD. I just got it last week and I'm hooked. It's much more intense and challenging than the first one. I was really sore the next day, in a good way that made me feel like I got a good workout. It's a more fast-paced yoga -- you don't hold the poses for very long but instead move quickly from pose to pose. It really works your abs, butt, and arms. I plan on doing this workout often, maybe alternating days with the first DVD.

Bonus: While the workout itself is awesome, my favorite part of the DVD is Cookie's cameo.

If you love Bethenny, this is a must-buy!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Workout March 23, 2012

By Mary Gillman

Format:DVD

This is a great workout for your entire body. Not only can you focus on every area of your body, but you can control how long your workout is without missing anything, which helps when you have a busy schedule. For those who have never really done yoga, I would suggest getting Bethenny's "Body By Bethenny" first, since the poses are explained in great detail and modifications are shown. This workout is great if a bigger challenge is desired.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it so much I actually do the workout! October 15, 2011

By birdlady

Format:DVD

I love this. I find Bethenny to be hilarious, and she doesn't disappoint in this workout. She is real and you don't feel like an idiot when she's honest about what positions are still hard for her. It's not the meditative yoga you might find elsewhere, but it's an amazing workout and then some!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Yoga Workout but Different from Body by Bethenny May 16, 2012

By A. Whitley

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I'm a fan of Bethenny Frankel, so first off if you don't like comments made throughout the video, you probably wont like this workout. If you like Bethenny and know her personality then it shouldn't bother you. I find them funny and it makes you feel good to know that Bethenny is not a "yogaramma" just like me. :-)

I have done the video twice now.I will admit the first time I didn't like it. It was not what I expected at all and was completely different from the first workout video. Body by Bethenny focuses more on a Vinyasa sort of yoga so its a lot of flowing through chaturanga and back to downward dog. This video still has some flowing but it is more advanced with the downward dog splits and more variety of movements. This video reminds me more of the yoga classes that I attend in the studio versus another yoga DVD.

The instructor is great but doesn't always explain things as well which is why I was not as fond of the video at first. I felt that Kristin McGee did a better job of that. But I caught on pretty quickly with my decent knowledge of yoga poses.

Overall I like the video and I know that the more I do it the more I will like it. I love the stretch segment as well and the fact that the video is broken into segements for days when you don't have time to do a full hour long session.