Jessica Smith Strength & Balance - Review

Strength & Balance is a Jessica Smith Walk On DVD that contains two 30-minute workouts.  There are two other cast members working out with Jessica.  One cast member shows beginner modifications.

The DVD Menu:

• Stride & Strength
• Barefoot Fusion  Walk
• Play All  

Stride & Strength is the first workout. This workout uses a set of hand weights.  Jessica combines strength exercises with higher intensity walking that Jessica calls your cardio push.  So you will do three strength compounds type moves and then a series of cardio moves design to get your heart rate up.  There are three rounds total. Please see the attach sheet for a list of the strength exercises.

Barefoot Fusion Walk is a workout where Jessica combines various type movements from dance, to Pilates, ballet and kickboxing into the workout.  This is more of your active recovery type of workout.  It is is just about getting the body moving.   I thought Jessica included lots of hamstring work. Other moves that appear are plie pulses, jabs and cross punches, posse, double passe, arabesque, knee strikes and exercises for the ankles and feet.

Jessica does perform the workout with bare feet but she tells you that you can wear shoes if you want.

Stride & Strength - 4 stars
Barefoot Fusion Walk - 3 & 1/2 stars