Cast: Carmen Electra
Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Release Date: December 18, 2007

The idea of losing weight and toning up by dancing is nothing new. Add in the idea that instead of straight dancing you will be doing a striptease and you should have a hit on your hands. Women love the idea of looking and feeling sexy. They also don’t mind the idea that they will be able to show off in front of their man. So, this type of DVD should be popular.

I have been a fan of Carmen and her body for as long as I can remember. She’s beautiful and has an amazing body, so seeing her on the cover of a workout video almost makes sense. I told myself that I would purchase the first set of Aerobic Striptease videos that Carmen Electra put out, but I never did. I never got around to purchasing them, so when this one was released, I decided that I could always buy the other videos later.

Release Information:
In the Bedroom is the latest in a string of Carmen Electra workout videos. The goal, teaching the average woman the benefits of aerobic striptease, is an idea that came out with Carmen’s first videos, which were initially released in 2004. In the Bedroom and Vegas Strip, Carmen’s newest videos, were released on December 18, 2007. This is just in time for the holidays. It offers your favorite someone a way to drop those holiday pounds or to just learn a new way to please their partner. In the Bedroom has a runtime of 75 minutes and can be purchased at Amazon for just under $13.

The In the Bedroom Plot
Whenever I hear the title of this fitness video I think of two things. The one I can tell you about is Chinese food. The reason for that is the “In the Bedroom” Fortune Cookie game. Every time you crack open a fortune cookie, you add “In the Bedroom” to whatever the wisdom infused message says. The other is just too personal to share on this blog. Of course, neither of these things have nothing to do with Carmen or her videos, so I digress. I couldn’t help but hope that this DVD would be just what I was looking for when it comes to fitness motivation. As someone who hates working out with a passion, I am always on the lookout for the next great way to get in shape without wanting to hop off a bridge.

This wasn’t the worst experience I have ever had, but it wasn’t the best either. First things first, Carmen does not technically show or teach stripping. I didn’t really need help in this area, I was just looking for the aerobic benefits, but if you are looking for something sexy on the part of Electra you might be disappointed. No clothing will be coming off. In fact, though it mentions stripping, Electra might teach you to do a dance but she does not teach you to strip. If you are completely clueless you won’t find help in learning how to shed your clothes or inhibitions. You will learn a sexy dance, but that’s about the beginning and end of the thought of stripping.

In some ways, it appears that the makers of these DVDs are just trying to cash in and make some extra cash before Carmen gets too old to continue making these types of videos. If the goal is to teach women to dance through stripping and to lose weight and get healthy doing it then this DVD fails because you don’t technically learn the art of stripping. If you are looking for some sexy dance moves, added health benefits, and a how to instructional on how to roll around on the bed than this is just about perfect. It will just depend on how technical you are when it comes to technicalities.

This DVD includes the introduction, the workout, and the striptease. The introduction is mainly Carmen talking and thanking you for buying the DVD. It’s not altogether important and could easily be skipped if you’re not interested in taking the time or you just want to get down to the workout. The workout is not incredibly difficult and should work fine for most fitness levels.

I was expecting something fairly easy and while it was easy to keep up with and it didn’t cause me to break a sweat, when I was done, I could feel the effects of having worked out. Even if you think it’s a snap, your muscles will let you know that you did something. It’s not aerobic in the same way that running a marathon would be, but it should get your heartbeat rising if you take the time to do it the right way.

Finally, there is the striptease. While this routine is somewhat sexy, Carmen does not strip. She will teach you how to use the bedroom as your dance stage. She shows you how to use the bed, your own body, and the wall to increase the sexiness of your dancing. I found the dancing to be sexiest in this phase, but Carmen actually looked better in other areas of this DVD. This is just my personal opinion, though.

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The audio and video quality of In the Bedroom looks and sounds just fine. The aspect ratio is presented in 1.33:1. The quality is clear and as close to perfect as you will find in a fitness video. The audio is easy to hear and sounds good for the most part. There is no toggling necessary and things comes through without any problem.

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There are no special features on this In the Bedroom workout DVD.

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Bottom Line:
Carmen Electra generally manages to pull off sexy fairly easy, though there were parts of this DVD that were rather blah. No stripping actually takes place so it’s best to just ignore that thought right off the bat. When it comes to general workout issues, In the Bedroom is not a bad workout DVD. This one is perfect for anyone looking to get into working out, no matter what your skill level is. Just get the stripping thing out of your head because you won’t find any of it here.

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