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Shape up but not the bhangra way

30/ 4/2007

The Masala Bhangra Workout £12.99, running time: 60minutes

After Honey Kalaria's Bollywood Workout, we now have 'The Masala Bhangra Workout' - which is suppose to be an alternative to mundane aerobics exercise.

Unfortunately I cannot tell you whether you will get results from the video having only tried it once, but I definitely felt aches and pains the following morning, though the work out was actually quite simple to do and didn't leave me out of breath.

'The Masala Bhangra Workout' is a fitness programme based on traditional dance moves from the Punjab region of India that has been developed for a wider market by qualified LA based fitness instructor, Sarina Jain.

The workout starts with a warm-up, followed by bhangra moves.

However that only lasts about 10 minutes and the rest of the video is like your average exercise routine - its nothing special but gets the job done.

The bhangra part of the routine wasn't that exciting. Sarina teaches you how to throw your arms in the air and move around with your legs spread out as they do - but it's not something I will repeat on the dance floor.

If done correctly, the workout should burn 500 calories a session.

The workout is done to the beat of the dhol. But the music is light and doesn't make you want to get up and dance as would watching a Bollywood film.

There are 100s of workout videos out there, I personally wouldn't go out of my way to buy this one.

The title of the video is a little misleading because I thought the whole workout will be bhangra based, but there is only 10 minutes of it followed by normal exercise routines. I say shop around and get something that you will enjoy.

S.B