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Summary: Great place to start
Review: As a person new to Pilates and Yoga, I have thoroughly enjoyed this DVD. I love being able to customize my workout, and the instruction is clear and concise. I also see how this DVD will be useful as I progress physically.
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Summary: Great place to start
Review: As a person new to Pilates and Yoga, I have thoroughly enjoyed this DVD. I love being able to customize my workout, and the instruction is clear and concise. I also see how this DVD will be useful as I progress physically.
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Summary: First Quick Fix I Didn't Like
Review: I am a huge Quick Fix fan. I thought this would be a sure win, but I hate it. This bored me so badly the two times I've tried it I turned it off and switched to another DVD. I own 3 other Quick fix workouts which I love, but this one fell totally flat.
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Summary: Quick Fix fan
Review: I am already a huge fan of the Quick Fix series, having had great results with the buns, abs, arms, and total body versions. The 10-minute workout format is very flexible; you can do one session for a quick fix, or go longer for more benefits.
I was definitely not disappointed in this combo! The Pilates instructor is very informative and keeps it simple, and the exercises kick! but you never feel too stressed out. I have done 3 of the sessions in a row (total of 30 minutes), and the time flies by. Refreshing!
I haven't done all of the Yoga sessions, but they seem quite rigorous: relaxing, yes, but toning, definitely.
Huge fan of this series; would recommend in a heart-beat! So glad I found it; really fits a busy lifestyle.
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Summary: I like the blender & countdown timer
Review: I am new to Pilates, but I have some yoga experience. I really like this DVD because, even though I cannot do all the positions very well, they give pretty good instruction. The only thing I don't like is that they do not have many angled shots of all the positions so that you are sure you are doing them correctly. Overall, it is a very convenient exersize DVD. I like the "Blender" because I can quickly choose which workouts I want to do. And I like the countdown timer because if the positions get difficult, I just have to look up, see it, and think "I only have 2 minutes left, I can do this!"
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Summary: Not as good as the other QF series
Review: I got this DVD because the Quick Fix Buns, Abs, and Total Body workouts were very effective for me. I like the option of doing ten minutes, twenty minutes, or thirty, and tailoring my time to which areas I want to work. However, the ten-minute system that worked so well with the Abs/Buns, etc, didn't translate quite as well into Yoga and Pilates, in my opinion. I like to do 3 of the quick fixes in a row, and with these Yoga and Pilates workouts, it just seems like too much interruption. I think I would prefer an uninterrupted 30 minute session. That said, it may also be that I just don't like Yoga and Pilates as much. I am not really familiar with either type of exercise and perhaps I should have selected a different DVD for introduction.
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Summary: another big quick fix fan!
Review: I have over 100 exercise dvds and videos and this is a great addition. I like that you can blend and choose workouts. I'm not very flexible and the yoga portions are doable-in the past I've stayed away from yoga but this has changed my mind. The pilates lower body work is great you can really feel it-being an ace trained instructor I do know that form is essential and both the pilates and yoga instructors give lots of tips and pay attention to their form which is great, overall a quick and effective workout!
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Summary: I like the blender & countdown timer
Review: I really enjoy the QuickFix concept; 10 minute segments that you can mix and match as you like. The chaptering on this DVD is very good, and the workouts varied. The DVD is divided into two sections, with four workouts each of Pilates and Yoga. The subsections are: Pilates abs, legs, total body, and Challenge; Yoga for energy, flexibility, strength, and Challenge.The instruction is pretty solid. The Pilates instruction for the abs, legs, and total body sections is good (not great), and with the challenge workout you have less of the pause-explain-workout-rinse-repeat that you have in the other three segments. I find that the first three Yoga segments -- which are really just repeated sun salutations -- have way too much explanation, but the challenge workout flows better. None of the Yoga workouts are a real "workout" for me so I use them as warm-ups and cool-downs for longer workout sessions, or to relax at the end of the day. If you want a really great stretch or want to break a sweat, reach for Rodney Yee or Brian Kest. One thing that niggles me is that the Yoga instructor seems awfully ... She has a pseudo accent of some sort that comes and goes, and she doesn't seem very comfortable in front of the camera. If you can get past that, though, the Yoga segments are nice, if mild. Overall, this DVD is a nice addition to a workout library. It doesn't stand alone as a primary workout DVD, but it is what it advertises: a quick fix of exercise for when you need it.
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Summary: Good for "quick fixes"
Review: I really enjoy the QuickFix concept; 10 minute segments that you can mix and match as you like. The chaptering on this DVD is very good, and the workouts varied. The DVD is divided into two sections, with four workouts each of Pilates and Yoga. The subsections are: Pilates abs, legs, total body, and Challenge; Yoga for energy, flexibility, strength, and Challenge. The instruction is pretty solid. The Pilates instruction for the abs, legs, and total body sections is good (not great), and with the challenge workout you have less of the pause-explain-workout-rinse-repeat that you have in the other three segments. I find that the first three Yoga segments -- which are really just repeated sun salutations -- have way too much explanation, but the challenge workout flows better. None of the Yoga workouts are a real "workout" for me so I use them as warm-ups and cool-downs for longer workout sessions, or to relax at the end of the day. If you want a really great stretch or want to break a sweat, reach for Rodney Yee or Brian Kest. One thing that niggles me is that the Yoga instructor seems awfully ... She has a pseudo accent of some sort that comes and goes, and she doesn't seem very comfortable in front of the camera. If you can get past that, though, the Yoga segments are nice, if mild. Overall, this DVD is a nice addition to a workout library. It doesn't stand alone as a primary workout DVD, but it is what it advertises: a quick fix of exercise for when you need it.
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Summary: Keeps it fun!
Review: I really love Pilates, but my Ana Caban video was getting a little stale and I was getting tired of fast-forwarding through all the intro and how-to stuff to get to the real exercises. This DVD is great fun--you can select from 1 to 3 workouts in any combination of Yoga and Pilates. I love the fact that you can choose your own intensity: relax and stretch, or really challenge your body, depending on how much energy you have that day and what you want from your workout at the time. If you've only got 10 minutes, you can get in a good workout, and if you've got 30, even better. I enjoy that flexibility; it really helps me fit in a workout no matter how busy my day might be. The biggest challenge for me is keeping my workouts interesting, getting enough variety to keep doing it day after day, week after week (While Pilates is the quickest "quick fix" I've found, you still have to keep at it to see results). This DVD allows me to mix and match and do something new every day. It definitely helps keep me on track. The only small nitpick I have is that the Pilates segments don't seem to have enough introductory material to make this DVD good for absolute Pilates beginners. Pilates is pretty intense on certain body parts, and without knowing the right way to breathe, position your body, and move your muscles, I imagine you can really hurt yourself. I'd definitely recommend Ana Caban's Beginning Matwork to give a foundation of proper form and focus for Pilates, and then go on to this DVD to keep your workout varied and interesting enough to become a habit.
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