Author and fitness consultant MaDonna Grimes knows that all women were not meant to be skinny. African-American women, she notes, tend to be fuller and curvier than other women. In WORK IT OUT, she offers a regimen to suit these needs, combining hip-hop and Afro-Latin dance moves, weight-training, and nutritional advice. She also confronts health issues common to black women, such as obesity and diabetes, and suggests ways to avoid them.