The 25 Hottest Workout Video Instructors

Inspiration can come from unusual places, like, say, Kristi Yamaguchi. You might ask, "What the hell does an Olympic gold medal figure skater from the early '90s have to do with anything current?" Well, today she releases Kristi Yamaguchi: Power Workout, her debut fitness video. That's right, now she's a video workout instructor.

Instantly, we wonder how she stacks up other famous women who've made fitness videos. Is she the hottest? Um, no. But she isn’t the worst, either. (Have you seen that she-man, Jillian Michaels?) So we did what we do best: We gathered some research and made a list. From the hot MILFs to the new school cuties, we count down The 25 Hottest Workout Video Instructors of all time. Trust us, you’re going to work up a mean sweat over here.

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Fitness videos: Kundalini Yoga for Beginners and Beyond (2005), Fat Free Yoga (2005), Dance the Chakras Yoga Workout (2006)

Besides the thought of women randomly passing gas, and the idea that at least three times a week Russell Simmons tries to get his knees to touch his elbows, yoga can be one of the most sensual acts out there. Just think about it: stretching, heavy breathing, moaning, sweating—it’s sexy as hell to watch.

That brings us to popular yoga guru, Ana Brett. Yeah, Brett, who has made dozens of videos, isn’t super hot; if she is walking down the street maybe you turn your head, maybe you don’t. But, man: Just spend 91 seconds watching that girl do yoga, and you’ll understand why she makes the cut.

Fitness videos: Workout: Starring Jane Fonda (1982), Jane Fonda's Step Aerobic and Abdominal Workout (1992) Jane Fonda's Start Up (1993)

Jane Fonda is a workout video icon. Without her, for better or worse, we don’t have 30 plus years of sweaty, hot women gyrating on the floor. Still, we realize she might be an acquired taste for some of the young whippersnappers out there. This video is very old school, so those who are used to modern day hotness might not have the same appreciation we have.

It’s sort of like porn from the '80s: Yeah, videos of frizzy hair, 40-lb. sag-bag titties, and Congo-like bushes might be hard to stomach present day, but we should respect it, because without all that we wouldn’t have the awesome smut we have today.

Fitness videos: Denise Austin: Yoga Essentials (1994), Denise Austin - Xtralite: Beginner's Tone Up (2000), Denise Austin: Hit the Spot - Core Complete
(2006)

Denise Austin has been in the video workout game for a long time. A long, looong time. Like, we’re talking VHS and illegal cable here. She’s been pimping out workout videos since the mid '80s, selling over 20 million videos in a span of 25 years.

She is still going in, and, even though she is in her 50s, she is still incredibly smashable. But the Denise we want you to take note of isn’t the one you see today, but the old-school one you see in the video above, with those long, scrumptious legs.

Fitness videos: Paula Abdul's Get Up and Dance!
(1995), Paula Abdul Cardio Dance (1998), Paula Abdul Cardio Cheer (2006)

Paula Abdul released her premiere workout tape, Paula Abdul's Get Up And Dance!, at a pretty weird time in her life and career. Abdul was M.I.A. for years, prior to the release of the tape, due to a battle with bulimia. This makes her a pretty curious spokesperson to sell a video that helps insecure women lose weight. Oh well. She was hot—end of story. Let’s move on.

Fitness videos: Fabulously Fit Moms: Super Energized Workout
(2007), Fabulously Fit Moms: Total Body Workout (2007), Fabulously Fit Moms: New Mom Workout (2007)

MILFS! As long as the Internet has a pulse we’ll never stop declaring our everlasting love for the MILF. And what could be better than someone like Jennifer Nicole Lee, a woman who has built a career off of keeping hot moms in shape?

Lee has a pretty unique story: Her career started when she dropped her weight from 200 pounds to 130, after bearing two children. Her videos are aimed at all the mothers out there who are trying to shake off that excess fat. You know what that means? Older dudes: Try to sneak one of Lee’s tapes in your wife’s stocking stuffer next time Xmas rolls by, OK?

Fitness video: Kristi Yamaguchi: Power Workout (2011)

Kristi Yamaguchi? Yeah, we haven’t heard that name in an eternity either. But, like we said earlier, her workout video, Kristi Yamaguchi Power Workout, drops today, and that very DVD was the inspiration for this list, so we squeezed her in. And besides, judging by the clip she has aged pretty gracefully. Shit, almost as gracefully as Tonya Harding.

Fitness video: Kill the Jiggle - The Complete Butt and Thighs Training Manual For Every Woman
(2010)

Natalia Muntean isn’t well known to the masses, so let us give you some background info: She’s Ukrainian, she's 30 years old, she has won Ms. Bikini Universe and Ms. Bikini Florida, she was a Fitness Model World Champion, and she’s hot.

She is also fucking shredded as shit. And not in a tranny way or a Chyna from WWF kind of way, but in a more sexy way—if that makes any kind of sense. She’s also dragging quite the wagon back there, so, you know, that’s always a plus.

Fitness video: Be A Knockout with Kendra
(2010)

Our favorite Girl Next Door expanded on her reality TV fame with the release of her Be a Knockout with Kendra workout DVD. And you know what? We're not even mad. She looks exceptionally good throughout the video.

We shouldn’t be surprised, though. Hugh Hefner has always showed great wisdom in picking out his next busty, beautiful, blonde, and Kendra was no different.

Fitness video: Gunnar Peterson's Core Secrets: Bun Battle
(2007)

We already knew the most important facts about Brooke Burke two years ago when she won Dancing With the Stars: She was hot and she was in great shape. This made her a no-brainer for a hot-ass workout DVD.

Of course, being that Burke is almost 40 and she has kids, the video is for moms. We are big fans of the older women doing hot exercises, so we hope this trend doesn’t fade soon (but don’t get any fucking ideas, Betty White).

Fitness videos: Thighmaster: Tonerobics
(1992), Suzanne Somers' Toning System Workout Video: 12 Great Upper & Lower Body Exercises (1992)

Do we even need to explain? When it comes to workout tapes, Somers might be even more iconic than Jane Fonda—and that’s saying something.

She has two big contributions that can’t be denied. One: She put the Thighmaster on the map. Seriously, people still buy that shit today. Two: She was responsible for giving '80s babies their first stiffy whenever her commercials ran during The Price Is Right.

Fitness video:
BODYROCK.tv (2009)

A girl like Zuzana makes us ask the important questions in life, like: Can a woman be too ripped? The answer is yes, of course, they can. Once you cross that line, there's no going back. Zuzana lives on this line.

Even though she's straight granite and has the arms of a UFC fighter, there is something about Zuzana's athletic determination and accent that makes us dig this chick. (We're also sexual deviants, so that probably plays a part in it somewhere.)

Fitness video: Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease Collection (2005)

Wait, Carmen Electra? Doing a striptease workout? How the fuck isn’t this in the top 10? Well for one, she never comes close to taking any kind of clothing off. She just spins around the bed for 10 minutes. Shit is actually pretty weak. And, two: well, we can’t confirm anything, but we got an unsettling feeling that she stole most of these moves from Dennis Rodman. Even weaker. Still it's Carmen Electra, and when she was in her prime there weren't too many ladies out there on her level.

Fitness videos: Hemalaya Behl: Yoga for Urban Living
(2007), The Bollywood Dance Workout with Hemalayaa (2007),

Hemalayaa: Bollywood Booty (2008)

One major knock on workout videos: There is a severe lack of diversity. You’ll see a 60-year-old white lady on the cover of a hip-hop dance workout DVD. That’s why it’s kind of refreshing to see Indian Behl doing her thing. Not only is she clearly smokin, but she also covers the diversity quota. Plus, we fully endorse a chick who is all about "loving the booty."

Fitness videos: Warm Up With Traci Lords
(1990), Advanced Jazz Thetics (1993)

It’s surprising that more women in porn haven’t done these types of workout videos, right? Who wouldn’t want to see Belladonna do yoga? Or Alexis Texas bend and stretch? We don’t get it. All we know is that adult film veteran Traci Lords, who's best known for lying about her age so she can star in adult movies, gyrates pretty impressively during her workout. It's like the air is plowing her. Lucky air.

Fitness video: Baywatch - Beach Body Workout
(2007)

Damn, we didn’t realize people still use the Baywatch brand to sell shit. But, lo and behold, in 2007, the show's producers teamed up with ex-The Price Is Right model Lauren Jones for the release of Baywatch - Beach Body Workout.

Watching a clip really does make us reminisce about those sexy Barker's Beauties. Jones would have been fantastic on Baywatch, too. She has that perfect blend of hotness, blonde hair, big breasts, and vapidness one needed to stand alongside The Hoff.

Fitness videos: Claudia Schiffer: Perfectly Fit Abs
(1996), Claudia Schiffer: Perfectly Fit Buns (1996), Claudia Schiffer: Perfectly Fit Legs (1996)

Folklore has it that while all the other models during the '90s were experimenting with all kinds of drugs, German model Claudia Schiffer was relatively clean. Maybe that was how she was able to be such an awesome workout girl. Schiffer’s series of videos were some of the biggest exercise tapes of that time, especially compared to Kate Moss’ weight lose series: How to Drop The Pounds One Needle Prick At A Time. Or did we just imagine that one?

Fitness video: Paula Abdul's Cardio Cheer (2006)

We love uncovering little diamonds in the rough. And who should we find, nestled in one of Paula Abdul’s newer, and shittier, workout videos but Renee Herlocker. Herlocker is a model from the Denver area who spent six years cheering for her Denver Broncos. She is also absurdly hot, just in case you couldn’t tell. Makes us wonder what other jewels are hidden up in those mountains. Well, actually, probably nothing else, but still...

Fitness videos: Dance With Julianne: Cardio Ballroom
(2009), Dance with Julianne: Just Dance! (2010)

Man, it doesn’t get much more girl-next-door than Julianne Hough. The country singer and two-time Dancing With The Stars winner just glows with cheer, giddiness, and all that silly sweet shit. Even though we got a lot of love for Hough, we have to admit that her workout DVDs are kind of a fail. We can't imagine too many couch potatoes keeping up with her movies without breaking their necks.

Fitness video: Totally Fit
(2009)

There’s a common dominator between most stars of workout videos: lack of relevancy. Rarely does someone film one when they’re at the peak of their career. Usually they’re trying to get on or keep themselves in the public eye.

Just take a look at our girl Mel B over here. Totally Fit was released after all of her Eddie Murphy drama, and she was clearly trying to stay newsworthy. We have to say, though, she looks hot as hell in this video. Look at the great things you could do with Eddie Murphy's money.

Fitness video: Your Personal Best Workout
(1995)

Oh, how the times have changed. It seems like it was just yesterday that making workout DVD was a standard practice for the hottest, most popular models in the world.

For example, there was Elle Macpherson's Your Personal Best Workout. At any given time during the '90s, Macpherson was a top-five model. But nowadays these new snooty models just aren’t hustling like she did back in 1995. You think you’re ever going to so Gisele doing stomach crunches in front of a tree somewhere? Child, please.

Fitness video: Sexercise - Nuts TV (2007)

English model Kayleigh Pearson is basically a nobody in the United States. She’s done a lot of posing for international publications, yet she hasn’t really left any kind of dent over. That’s a shame, because she truly is hubba bubba. Just check out the body on her—shit is immaculate.

FYI: There's a random moment of hilarity at the 1:56 mark. Let’s just say, one of the girls tries to let off some steam.

Fitness videos: Cindy Crawford - Shape Your Body Workout
(1992), Cindy Crawford - Next Challenge Workout (1995), Cindy Crawford: A New Dimension (2000)

As far as supermodels go, they don’t get much more famous than Cindy Crawford was during the '90s. Everything from her mole to the relationship with her hamster-loving husband, Richard Gere, was public fodder.

Throughout those years, Crawford released numerous workout tapes, which were all big sellers for the model. Women dug them because they wanted to look like Crawford; dude’s enjoyed them because they wanted to fap to Crawford. Oh, the life of a supermodel.

Fitness video: JUKARI Fit To Flex
(2010)

Kelly Brook is yet another Brit who really deserves to get more shine over here in the states. Can’t say she that hasn’t tried, though. Not only did she participate in the workout video you see above, but she has also modeled for Reebok, showed off those splendid British breasts in Playboy, and then generously showed the goodies again in Piranha 3D. Next stop: sex tape? We can only hope.

Fitness videos: Kim Kardashian: Fit In Your Jeans by Friday: Ultimate Butt Body Sculpt
(2009), Kim Kardashian: Fit In Your Jeans by Friday: Amazing Abs Body Sculpt (2009), Kim Kardashian: Fit In Your Jeans by Friday: Butt Blasting Cardio Step (2009)

It’s not all that shocking to see Kim Kardshian on a "hot girl" list; she is one of the baddest chicks in the game (Duh!). But it is kind of shocking to see her involved with something workout-related. Kim K has never been known for her tight physique, though her body has been recognized for other qualities.

Still, she made a series of workout DVDs in 2009 that fattened her wallet and hopefully helped some sap lose weight. Best part of the series: The fact that it’s called “Fit Into Your Jeans," like we’re going to pretend Kim can fit that gigantic ass into some jeans.

Fitness video: Rosa Acosta!
(2009)

It’s been nearly two years since we first watched the infamous Rosa Acosta stretching video, and our reaction is still the same: jaws on the floor and hands in our...actually, nevermind.

Seriously, this video is five minutes' worth of sweaty, stretchy, wood-creating flawlessness. It’s amazing—so much so, in fact, that we won’t even bitch about the DVD's $40 price tag. As for Acosta herself, we’re not sure what other talents she might have other than stretchy videos, but, trust, she has done enough already.