I was sent the workout DVD Cuerpaso to review, “cuerpaso” meaning amazing body in Spanish and Portuguese (so they claim). It stars Tadeo, who is (I’m told) a “celebrity fitness trainer” and the DVD incorporates “endurance and strength training soccer drills with energetic Brazilian dance movements to guarantee a fit, sexy body.” Guarantee, huh?  Also, it says that you will have a better butt, sleep better and your sex life will improve. Tall order from one little 48-minute workout DVD!

I will admit, the workout is fun. I broke a sweat and got my heart rate up. It was entertaining! Entertaining because it was a good time, but also because of the instructor and the girls in the video. The instructor, Tadeo, is easygoing and seems like he’d be fun to hang out with. But he makes me chuckle with some of the things he says. And the girls… well, I’m pretty sure they were picked to be in the video based on how they looked in their bikinis and not their Cuerpaso workout prowess. And honestly, who wears a fringe-y, string bikini to workout? Even on the beach, the vast majority of people probably wouldn’t wear that. Tadeo himself didn’t wear a speedo (although he mentions in the video that he rocks one!) to workout.

The girls in the video weren’t like the cast in some workout videos where you feel intimidated by a mass of perfect people doing the workout perfectly. They were never all choreographed together, they looked clumsy from time-to-time and orange-bikini-girl even falls down at one point! I actually found it refreshing and relatable! And funny!

I learned some good info from this video, one of which is that soccer players have the best butts. I know this now because Tadeo told me so.

And he wants you to improve your rear view from doing this workout. He’s watching out for you…

Really, he wants you to improve your rear view! Tadeo likes what he sees. (Orange bikini girl isn’t keeping up with her glute bridges!)

Tadeo also hopes you will enjoy how you look naked. He even said that after his ex-girlfriend and he would “finish a session” they would stand in front of a mirror and just enjoy how they looked naked. And that statement made me laugh out loud. More power to them! More power to them…

I don’t know how you’re going to judge that your sex life improves from this workout. Isn’t it highly probable that you’ll have a great session and a regular session at different times regardless of your workout just because of life? And I am now going to call it a “session” all the time because of Tadeo calling it that.

At one point Tadeo says the workout will help rid you of cellulite, because he hates cellulite and doesn’t want to see that on you. Kind of a misguided statement, since cellulite is a naturally occurring thing, some people have it more prominently than others. It’s almost like saying, “I hate eyelashes and don’t want to see them on you.” He does acknowledge that magic creams won’t help you with cellulite though, so there’s that positive.

I’ve sprinkled some sarcasm throughout this review, but it really is a good workout. And apparently he teaches a class in Santa Monica. If I had known that when I was there a couple of weeks ago, I would have tried to attend. (I’m just building up more and more reasons for why I need a return vacation to Santa Monica!) Oh, and according to the pictures… the women in the class wear normal workout clothing!