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Summary: Excellent!
Review: So easy to follow, accomodating for beginners yet offers a challenge! It is also the first workout DVD that I have purchased that is actually FUN to watch. This is a must-have for those interested in starting pilates!
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Summary: Quick and Fun, plus good results
Review: This is a great work out for those who like quick, simple and fast results. I'm not an exercise fanatic at all, but I found this video to be perfect for my lifestyle. It's really only 30 minutes to do all three exercises and the time flies! The instructor is really pleasant to watch, and the video isn't totally cheesy like some other work-out videos. My husband and I have both been doing the video regularly (3-4x a week) for 3 weeks now and we are starting to see definite definition in our bodies. I recommend this video to people who have never tried Pilates, it's a great intro and trust me, you will start getting hooked.
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Summary: The exercises sucked!!
Review: If you are not experienced, then this is the perfect session for you. But I hated it. The exercises were finished before I even blinked and I didn't feel a damn thing! Don't waste your money, I wish I didn't. Hope this helps.
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Summary: Good for Beginners
Review: I bought this tape to help me kick off my 'Pilates' movement. I found the excercises were easy to do for a beginner. I didn't feel like it was really working my muscles while I was doing the excercises, but the next day I sure felt it! I like that I can do only 10 minutes if I am running late in the morning, or do several of the workouts if I have more time. The three workouts do get repetitous afer a while since there are only the 3 ten-minute sessions. As I add more DVD's I will still use this one to supplement when I only have a short time to get something in. I feel better knowing I did a 10 minute workout instead of no workout at all if I don't have 30 minutes in my schedule.
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Summary: Good workout.
Review: I bought the DVD last week and I watched it first before starting my workout. While I was watching, it seemed easy to do, but when I was actually doing it, it was hard for me mabye I'm not flexible. Overall, it's a good workout...the next day, I felt my body ache, from arms to thighs.
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Summary: Not Much Crunch.
Review: I own this DVD, and have used it several times. The first time I went through the entire 40 minutes and didn't feel a thing, I thought maybe it was my technique, so I got out a mirror. Nope, I looked fine (and have been told by a Pilates instructor that I have the best form she's ever seen, so it's not that I don't know what my body should be doing). Turns out it's just a wimpy workout, plain and simple. As soon as I can, I'll be ditching this one for something with more meat to it.
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Summary: Great Intro to Pilates
Review: I have tried to workout in the past but was never comfortable at the gym & found other workout videos to be complicated & not for the uncoorindated. I purchased this dvd about 2 months ago & have been able to stick with the workout on a regular basis. The workouts are quick but very effective to the designated areas. Since i purchases this dvd, i have purchased additional crunch workouts & would recommend them to anyone looking for an effective workout.
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Summary: I PICKED MY SPOT
Review: This is a WONDERFUL workout! It is FUN & EASY. I personally thought the video would be harder or fast paced, but even though it challenged my muscles, it was easy for me to do. AND BOY DID I FEEL IT!!
The instructor took me step-by-step and spoke in a calm voice, (I can't stand to be yelled at when exercising) and it made me WANT to continue to another 10 minute segment.
The tageted areas are the ones I needed to work at and it is a pleasure to be able to see the results of my hard effort in such a minimal amount of time.
If your a working mother THIS is a great video....
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Summary: Sissy Work out
Review: I was at the store looking for a pilates DVD and a by-stander said Crunch has a well known chain of gyms so it must be good, so I bought it. I got home flopped it in the DVD player,worked out, and was shocked when the lady told me I totally worked my abs when I felt absolutely nothing at all. You do a total of about 5 crunches. I am disappointed in the whimpy work out.
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Summary: Great way to fit in quick, Pilates-inspired targeted toning
Review: This tape contains 3 10-minute workouts designed to focus on three separate areas: belly, butt, and legs. While not classic Pilates, the moves are definitely Pilates-inspired, and each section contains some traditional Pilates exercises plus additional modified Pilates moves. The first section, belly, focuses in on the abdominal area (although, as instructor Ellen mentions in the beginning, ALL Pilates exercises target the abs to some extent). The Pilates mat exercises included here are ones that work the abs the hardest, including The Hundred. In the second section, butt, some of the moves are performed on hands and knees to focus more on the buttocks--for example, leg circles done while on all fours. The final section, legs, includes a portion of the Pilates side kick series to tone the inner and outer thighs. Although I tend to prefer short workouts and have sampled many different ones, I can honestly say that each 10-minute section on this video flew by faster than anything I've ever done before--after finishing the first section, I even checked the clock to make sure that it had really been 10 minutes (it had)! Although the sectioned format of the workout easily allows you to fit in a single segment, you may find yourself enjoying the workout so much that you do all three in one sitting like I did. Overall, these were enjoyable workouts that I know I'll reach for again and again.
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