3/5 Mixed feelings
  by pghschooltexts
I have mixed feelings about this DVD. It can be fun and it offers something different that I can mix in with my other DVDs to get a nice variety. But I often finish the DVD feeling frustrated and like I didn't get much of it, which are two feelings that I don't want to have after exercising. It is a gentle workout that you can do barefoot, which is nice, but I don't feel much burn in my muscles and my heart rate never goes up. I only use it on days when I really need something light because I don't get much of a workout out of it. I'm also not a great dancer, so a few of the steps are hard for me to grasp, which is when I start to get frustrated. Maybe if I could do the steps better, I would feel more of a workout, but I'm not sure. The instructor is pretty good; she is fun and motivating, but as a non-dancer, I wish she gave a little bit more detailed instruction about how to do the steps instead of just doing them and then saying "this is what it looks like." Occasionally, I like to do this DVD just to mix things up, but I usually feel worse after doing it than better, so it's not one that I take out very often.

5/5 I like it
  by Tamely (Midwest Indy)
The video makes your workout fun and it didn't take long for me to finish it. Many times I can feel the workout from other videos and am ready to quit, but this one was done before I knew it.

2/5 Not for Beginners
  by Staying Young (New Jersey)
I bought this DVD because I wanted to tone my abs, but I am a senior, my joints are a little stiff, and I have difficulty lying on my back for the traditional abs exercises. I thought that since the title says it's for beginners that it would be relatively slow moving and not too difficult. Unfortunately, the instructor moves very quickly through each move as if just seeing her do it, you will automatically be able to do it. Her phrase after showing you each movement "This is how you do it and this is how it looks" got on my nerves. For a beginner's lesson, she certainly doesn't give you enough instruction or enough time to process the information and try to get it right. Plus I was wrong about it being easier on my back since I would be standing and not lying down. It hurt my back. I didn't try using the DVD again
I then bought Rodney Yee's Abs Yoga for Beginners, and I love it. Very easy to follow, and I feel like I'm getting a good beginner workout. So if you are truly a beginner, and want to stay in shape, I would not recommend Hula Abs & Buns. If you are very flexible, in good shape, and want to learn the hula quickly, you might like this DVD.

5/5 Fun workout!
  by L. Minton (USA)
I absolutely HATE working out, but this DVD is actually fun for me! I am not at all coordinated, so I know I don't look like the "Island Girl" in the video, but as long as no one sees me, I love doing this workout!

3/5 Not exactly what i was looking for.
  by Jessica M. Mcgee (Hector, Arkansas)
I thought this would be a fun way to lose some weight but after watching the DVD it's definitely not what i had in mind. It would be a fun way to learn how to hula dance but not really the kind of workout I need.