The Pussycat Dolls Workout Review

If you check out my workout playlist each month you probably know I have an odd fascination with the Pussycat Dolls. I’m not sure when or how it started but I really can’t get enough PCD.

I have been waiting for the Pussycat Dolls Workout

to show up on Netflix for months. No luck. Then one night my wonderful husband, after searching in vain for a movie he wanted at Best Buy, bought me a copy.  I nearly jumped for joy when he handed it to me. Now I could work up a sweat with my favorite exercise music already included.

I waited till a Sunday morning when I knew my husband would be at the gym to try it out.  I had a feeling that I might be a little self conscious trying out my booty pops and boa snaps, so I thought it best to try it out the first time alone. I was glad I made this choice about 5 minutes into the workout.

First word of warning, this is not for the uncoordinated. I would consider myself only mildly uncoordinated although I did manage to make it through many show choir performances without tripping over my own feet. I did okay on the first routine, but by the third I was all over the place. Trying to remember choreography was never easy for me. When all the moves got strung together and speed up, I would forget when I was supposed to melt and when I was supposed to pop.

Second word of warning, this is not a balanced workout. Nor would I recommend this for anyone’s regular exercise routine.  It’s unbalanced (all your kicks on one side kind of unbalanced), it didn’t really cause me to work as hard as I wanted and, based on how I felt the next day, it may have given me slight case of whiplash from the head rolls and snaps. This would be a better option for active rest. It gets you moving, but probably won’t task your cardiovascular system enough to count as a formal workout.

But I had fun! How often are you encouraged to run around the house with a boa or practice your booty slaps? Do this with a couple of friends and you’ll probably spend as much time laughing as you do dancing.  Also you might learn a couple of moves your spouse or significant other might enjoy. Personally I’m going to work on it a bit more before I try them out for an “audience”.

My final rating would be a 3. Not a great workout with a slight risk of injury.  I probably would have rated it lower if it hadn’t been so darn entertaining. It’s not for those with 2 left feet but can be a good time when you want something fun to do that gets you off the couch.