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But after I consoled my dog, I went back to the routine. I decided to just not do the whipping/swinging of the pashmina, and I’d be good, right? Negative. After you rub the boa against your girls, your legs, whip it left and right without killing yourself or your animals, you’re supposed to turn to the left, slap the boa onto the floor so that it GOES BETWEEN YOUR
LEGS and you grab it with one hand behind/near your butt so you can like rub it between your crotch and look all silly and sexy. I watched the PCD do this, and I looked at my pashmina, and I want to say I called it quits. But I didn’t. I tried it once. JUST ONCE. Okay, twice. And I couldn’t grab it behind my butt fast enough because I am like, ya know, FAT. And my butt is FAT, too. And so are my arms. Ugh. I whipped my pashmina onto the floor so that it went between my legs and it was just e[…] No way I was going to rub my pashmina into my nether regions like I am trying to hump it or something. IT IS A PASHMINA.

The third routine is set to their song “Buttons,” but the only button I pushed was stop on the DVD player. I have tried a ton of workout DVDs, and I have to say this was the most awful one. It’s not hard, you could cause bodily harm to humans/animals, and it’s a waste of $8. Well, more if you don’t have a boa and have to buy one. Bottom line: Don’t buy it. Bottom line #2: Don’t look at me funny when you see me wear my magenta pashmina.

112 of 117 people found the following review helpful

Unleash your inner Pussycat Doll

By
K. Harrell “Enjoying the Journey”
, December 21, 2009

So, this workout was fun and sexy, so I gave it three stars; however, there were many drawbacks that prevent this from being a truly awesome workout. I’ll tell you some details of the workout and then explain what I saw as deficiencies.

Pussycat Dolls (PCD) Workout
DVD is led by Robin Antin, the creator of the group. She is joined by Christina from the group Girlicious and 3 ladies from her burlesque show in Vegas. Nicole Scherzinger only shows up in the performance section of the “Buttons” routine.

All of the participants look fabulous, and if their physiques don’t inspire you to exercise, nothing will. They are trying a bit too hard to be sexy, but what do you expect from PCD? The workout is split into 3 different 30-second dance routines: “Don’t Cha,” “Burlesque,” and “Buttons.”

Robin takes about 10-15 minutes to teach you each routine, and then there are 3-4 minute performances of each routine. During the performance sections, you perform the short routines multiple times with some freestyle dancing in between. Robin is used to teaching seasoned dancers, and it shows—she does not break down moves that other instructors would.
However, she performs each move multiple times so that you should have no problem learning it. The dances are not taken strictly from the PCD routines but are modified so that most people would be able to pick them up quickly.

A word of warning: this routine may not be appropriate to perform around children (i.e., this is the only workout my boyfriend can’t wait for me to do). The women are very scantily clad, and you will frequently be asked to grind it, pop it, and slap your booty—among other maneuvers.

The only equipment required to perform the routine is a feathered boa, scarf, or necktie for the “Burlesque” section. Cons: The routines are very short at 30 seconds each and not so difficult that you couldn’t learn them on the first try. This means that you could easily grow bored with this workout. Also it is annoying that Robin frequently repeats, “You should do this workout every day,” (if you did you would be bored to tears) and, “We do this move in PCD all the time,” (marketing, much?).

Most importantly, if you are anything but a very beginner at exercise, the DVD will be too easy for you. I think that Robin should make the routines longer so that you get a better workout and stop trying to ride the PCD train for everything it’s worth.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

Good buy—but realize what you’re getting into

By
Julesh007
, May 15, 2011

OK, for those who said there were half-naked girls and butt slapping, you’re right. But what do you expect? If you have ever seen the PCD girls or listened to their music, then you should have thought through the purchase more. Honestly, I think it’s a good workout. However, I do skip the burlesque workout because boas kinda freak me out and make me uncomfortable. Yeah, it’s kind embarrassing if you do this video in front of someone, but otherwise loosen up! It’s fun and made me feel more confident. I just did it yesterday, both the “Buttons” and “Don’t Cha” workouts, and my legs are killing me! In a good way.

3.3 out of 5 stars

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