Jessica Smith Total Stretch - Thoughts

Jessica Smith's Total Stretch DVD contains three stretch workouts.
Deep Stretch clocks in at 30 minutes. It is a slow moving stretch that starts from the top of the body (head and neck) and ends with stretches for the bottom of the body (feet).  The workout starts standing and ends seated. Almost every part of the body is hit during this stretch workout.  Please see attached spreadsheet for the sequence of stretches.

Dynamic Stretch is 33 minutes in length.  This workout uses range of motion exercises to increase flexibility and to work on coordination and balance. This is not really a flowing workout, but a workout where you are dynamically moving in and out of an exercise for a few reps. It is about moving in a slow methodical way for several reps with the hopes of improving the elasticity of the body part you are working. I liked this workout.  It was my favorite of the three sessions.

Total Stretch clocks in at 17 minutes. It is similar to Deep Stretch (really just a shorter version) in that it methodically takes you through each stretch.  You are stretching the body in variety of positions from standing, to seated to kneeling to lying . Jessica ends the workout with her trademark spinal extensions.


The workouts are filmed outdoors. The music is really just background and Jessica is awesome as usual.

Deep Stretch - 3 & 1/2 stars
Dynamic Stretch - 4 stars
Total Stretch - 3 & 3/4 stars