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Figure 30 Butt Volume 2 is a 30 minutes workout that focuses on the rear end. The DVD has the following chapter points: Warm up - 5 minutes Weighted Butt & Balance - 10 minutes Table & Bridge - 10 minutes Stretch - 5 minutes With this series, I think Tracie was really trying to change up the "warm up".  In both her Figure 30 workouts, I found the warm ups to be the most intricate parts of the entire workout. And I really can't say I felt warmed up. The weighted Butt & Balance section used one dumbbell for the first group of exercises - which were single leg squats and single leg dead lifts and two dumbbell were used for the sumo squats and dead lifts. There is a bit of power thrown in the the form of single leg track jumps. The Table and Bridge segments use ankle weights in the table exercises and your own body weight  is used for bridge workout.  This segment also includes superman butt lifts.  Tracie stretches you throughout the w...

Tracie Long's Figure 30 Hips Volume 1 is a 30 minute workout.  According to the back cover, it features "a series of athletic and ballet inspired movements that complement the way your hips move, work and play". There is some ballet movement but mostly I felt like it was more athletic based in natured than ballet.   The workout breaks down as follows: Warm up - 5 minutes High Cardio Hips - 10 minutes Sliding Ankle Weighted Hips - 10 minutes Stretch - 5 minutes. I tried this workout before but I could never get passed the warm up.  The warm up requires a bit of thinking and focus. The moves are a bit unusual. There are balance moves that require you to stand on one leg and circle the other leg.  A lot of the moves required a stable core.  I was doing quite a bit of wobbling. High Cardio Hips can be characterized by lots of hurdles, lunges, a great deal of balance work, and split  jumps.  Lots of track and field influences in this workouts....