Pilates Routines The Best Pilates Routines and Excercises

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   June 28th, 2010 - 13:34

   (disclaimer: I am NOT huge, I am really quite trim but I’d like to keep it that way and therefore I use home workout tapes in between gym sessions.)

   After you get through a solid 12 minutes of spam, clips, and advertising, you are finally presented with a sloppily thrown together, uncoordinated poor excuse for Pilates. Beginners (which I am not) would be lost altogether as the instructor doesn’t demonstrate her steps. The mat work is marginally better but not enough for me to ever touch it again. Therefore, this tape and the other ones I also bought from this series in the same buy, are going in the “Goodwill” bag.

   Rating: 1 / 5
2. 

   Melissa Gillies
   June 28th, 2010 - 14:26

   I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN BRILLIANT DVD – I WAS NOT VERY MUCH INTO PLATES UNITL MY FRIENDS BOUGHT THIS DVD ROUND AND BEGGED ME TO TRY IT, WITH HAVING A TERRIBLE BACK ASWELL I KNEW I NEEDED SOMETHING. AFTER DOING THE WORKOUT 10 TIMES, I COULDNOT BELIEVE THE SHAPE I WAS GETTING INTO, I COMPLETELY BUILT MUSCLES IN PLACES I NEVER EXPECTED, AND IT REALLY STRENGTHENED MY BACK.
   
   I WOULD REALLY RECOMMEND THIS DVD TO ANYONE WHO THINKS THERE IS NO HOPE. I have passed the dvd around to all my friends now and once a week we get together and do a class and we have so much fun whilst learning new techniques at the same time.
   Rating: 5 / 5
3. 

   Nancy M. Dunham
   June 28th, 2010 - 17:23

   I was using tapes that went too slowly, and that I only followed a couple of times before bordom set in. Liz is incredible at progressively building on the routine which keeps you coming back for more. The more times I did it the more I got out of it!
   
   Thanks Liz
   Rating: 5 / 5
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   Shirley
   June 28th, 2010 - 17:24

   I had been working out to the pilates for dummies tape for about 4 months and am in search for another pilates routine. This workout was too quick-paced for me. I had read other reviews and disagree with those who say that this is fantastic for beginners. I couldn’t keep up, and even some of the modifications were not simple. It might be excellent for an intermediate exerciser new to pilates or for someone who has a dance background. It’s not designed for an out-of-shape beginner. Also, one of the reasons why I want to use pilates is because I have a terrible knee and the dummies tape did a really excellent job of helping it feel better. Some of the exercises in the standing poses did not feel excellent on that joint.

   Edit: I changed my rating, because I looked on here to research it before getting the workout and can’t find that anything that officially advertised that beginners can use this DVD. There is no product description and the only information to be found is in the reviews left by customers. I would recommend this more towards those who have an intermediate level of fitness or perhaps even an “intermediate” beginner. The instructor does not clarify pilates basics so I wouldn’t recommend it to someone who had never done it before. It is assumed that the viewer already knows the basic principals. I did not mind the instructors personality style although I agree she could’ve done better on the cuing a few times. It is more aerobic than traditional pilates.
   Rating: 2 / 5
5. 

   Rebecca Johnson
   June 28th, 2010 - 19:56

   Liz Gillies has made quite a few Pilates workouts and this one is the most hard one I’ve tried in her series. The workout starts with a standing sequence that is based on ballet. You are constantly moving with fascinating balance challenges. If you are used to doing Pilates mostly on a mat then this will present quite a few new exercises. I especially loved the “Windmill” and the creative “Side Lunges.” You really do feel like a dancer during the first segment.

   The workout then moves to the mat where you will experience a quick paced routine complete with exercises for the abs, back and shoulders. The leg circles are more hard as you do them with both legs at the same time. You may recognize Bridge, the Teaser, Boat Pose, Swimming, Elephant (Downward Dog) and Mermaid.

   A Cool Down follows with active stretching. If you want to end up on the floor panting then you can go on to the Bonus Ab Workout. Here you will experience the Pilates Crunch, Roll Up, Double Leg Stretch, Scissors, Straight Leg Lift and Criss Cross.

   I can’t imagine anyone thinking this is simple. If you follow each exercise and keep up with the pace you are guaranteed to feel the burn. For years I’ve been doing Pilates and this is one of the most hard workouts I’ve tried.

   ~The Rebecca Review
   
   Rating: 4 / 5

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