Callanetics

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Summary: After reading some of the other reviews...
Review: I will have to go home, pull this tape out and try it again and see if I cannot stick with it. For me it was just too boring, long and at times I wanted to slap Callan Pickney for being so... Well... I guess the best adjective is haughty. Some of the things she says and her mannerisms in general drive me nuts! But, I suppose if I turn the volume down and play some good tunes, it would be more bearable. The exercise in content is good, if you can handle an hour of isometric, slow, very controlled movements taught by a woman who appears emaciated and anorexic (frustration to the pudgy)... Like I said, maybe I should give it another whirl, the exercises that is, cause they do work from what I remember. But this is definately a toner tape, not a fat burner. I cannot imagine using this tape more than once or twice per week. ERGO-Looking to lose weight-look somewhere else!!!

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Summary: Boring by myself. More suited to guided controlled group.
Review: I did this for 2 wks. the first time. Just could not get flexible or results enough to continue. Physiologically, my joints & ligaments don't move that way. I could use bodywork to loosen the kinks, so I could improve. Every 2 years or so I'd try it again. After 4-5 days, give me vigorous, useful workouts like kickboxing, Tae Bo, and dance tapes. I was brought up Southern, courteous and meek. I love feeling as if I could defend myself or show off on a dance floor. I think for myself now. I rent first, then buy the keepers.

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Summary: The only video I use
Review: I purchased this video when I was a Freshman in high school and have been using it ever since. I am now graduating college and have purchased Super Callanetics and expect it to be of the same quality. This video works very fast and is relaxing to use. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to slim down and tone up quickly.

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Summary: Great for petite women who want to be lean & appear taller
Review: Callanetics is a great video and yes, the results are immediate! I actually started using the video while in college in the early 90's. I was living with my mother at the time and we would exercise along with the video every night. We both got in great shape! I especially recommend this video for petite women who want to lengthen and tone muscles. My mother is 5ft. and I am 5'4" we both appear slightly taller as a result of these exercises and more importantly, my legs are thin & lean not bulky at all. Even if you have a regular routine at the gym or are in an aerobics class, use this video to tone & lengthen your muscles to avoid bulk. It works!

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Summary: Fantastic and it works!
Review: I bought this book in the late 80's, but didn't really use it that much. Three weeks ago I picked it up and decided to try the exercises, being very skeptical about the whole thing. I cannot believe how well the exercises work. I haven't felt this good in years. I can wake up in the morning with no pain, my body is toning up so fast, it seems like a miracle. I highly recommend this book and also her tape on Callanetics. The tape guides you and is, basically, the same as the book......excellent. If there is anyone wanting to make their life better, physically, go for it. Buy the book and/or tape. END

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Summary: After an hour of Callanetics, you just feel good!
Review: I've never felt so strong and relaxed after a workout. Wonderful! END

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Summary: Best Exercise Ever!!!
Review: I'm not the type of person who sticks to a diet nor to an exercise program, but I stuck with Callanetics. Few years ago, after reading the book and following the video tape instructions, I went from size 10 to size 4 in no time (about 2 months), and I did not diet at all. I think the reason why I was able to stick to this program was that I saw result after the first day! That got me so excited that I could not stop and kept going. I really love this program and recommend the book and the tape very highly. END

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Summary: An exercise program that really WORKS1
Review: I got the book and tape back in the late 1980s and for several years I used it regularly. Then, I put it aside and gave it up -- can't remember why but chalk it up to laziness. Recently I decided to get back into a fitness program and tighten up the flab. Impatient by nature and by preference, I don't like spending hours working out and sweating and having to wait months or weeks before seeing results. I decided to return to my Callanetics program -- which I know produces FAST visible results. I located my old book but not the video. I'm so glad to see Callan Pickney is still in business. Just ordered another couple of sets including Super Callanetics. Called "deep muscle" exercised, the movements are precise and difficult (kind of a combination of ballet and yoga positions with small delicate motions). They are quick to do and very quick to produce results. Highly recommended! END

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Summary: Impressive results in 5 workouts
Review: I'm a 37 year old athlete and avid video fitness junkie- mother of three. After this year's long softball season ended, I looked for a video that would give my muscles a break from the weights,intervals and other conditioning routines I've used from my FIRM and Voight videos. I looked for an anaerobic workout which would allow my muscles (and aching knees!) to heal. I tried and hated Pilates. I switched from outdoor running to treadmill walking and started the Callanetics program. It's been just over 3 weeks and at 3X / week, I can't believe my body! Even though I'm at an appropriate weight, (BMI is 22.7), I always felt like when I reach my best in season condition, I have sausage-looking legs and lumpy muscles in my arms. I'm watching the change slowly happen. My bulky quad/thigh muscles are becoming smooth. My calf, hams, and glut muscles are starting to look so nice. I can't imagine that I'll ever get there, but the program promises a long, smooth dancer physique. It's looking promising! Those round muscles in my arms? They feel like they're actually stretching. These are the things I can warn you about: It's not a hard workout in that I'm not tired during or after the workout. You'll have to position yourself and repetitively move one body part isometrically (small 1/4 inch moves). You are warned not to move to the point of straining. I don't. I figure I have all winter to stretch these muscles out. HOWEVER, I feel more "all over", deep tissue sensation for DAYS after a workout. Much more that I do with many reps of light weights! It's not pain, but I feel it! Within a week, I was measurably more flexible as well. What a great feeling!
I do not hesitate to recommend this workout as part of a well rounded fitness program. It is impressive in its ability to provide safe sculpting, even for those of us in athletic rehab, so to speak. It should be alternated with a good 30 minute aerobic program.

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Summary: The Only One that REALLY works!
Review: There are many reviews already on the details of what this tape is all about, so I won't repeat what they've already said, BUT what IS worth repeating is how amazing these exercises really are! Yes, they can be difficult at first,(especially those pelvic rotations!) but they do become easier after the first few times and best of all, they really work. You will actually see a difference in your figure after the first few hours. I have gone from a tight size 14 to a loose/baggy size 12 in just 9 weeks. Best of all,I feel much better, my posture is better and I have less tension in my neck and shoulders. (I sit at a desk/computer a good part of my day).
If there is one thing I wish there were more emphasis on it would be the stomach exercises. I would like to have had more of them, but I have been using this tape on and off since it first came out in the 80's and I can tell you from experience that if you learn how to do the moves correctly and don't force yourself to do more than your body is able to do, you WILL have a very strong, lean, tight body. I look forward to having mine back again and I feel that I'm well on my way.
This tape is absolutely worth the time and money that you will spend and best of all, IT REALLY WORKS!