Yoga Booty Ballett "Goddess Booty"

I sit at a desk for eight hours every day, which has resulted in a fear that my booty will be completely flattened—pancake style—in a couple of years. This fear has developed into a curiosity for all exercises aimed at working the rump, so, needless to say, I was pretty eager to try the new “Goddess Booty” workout.

Goddess Booty is led by Gillian Marloth and Teigh McDonough, two extremely animated women—they reminded me of the quirky cousins from My Best Friend’s Wedding, only they’re in Muscle & Fitness shape. At times Gillian and Teigh seem cartoonish with their exaggerated facial expressions and enthusiastic mantras like, “My enriched inner beauty is now reflected in my outer body,” but they do keep it entertaining.

And the workout doesn’t disappoint. It’s twenty-one minutes packed with booty-burning exercises. The DVD starts by generating some heat or rajas, by rubbing your hands together, and channeling your inner beauty. It then jumps right into the booty workout, with most of the leg-lift exercises done on the mat and the rest in standing ballet positions.