10 Minute Solution: Slim and Sculpt Pilates-with Pilates Band
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Actor: Suzanne BowenBrand: STARZ/SPHE
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 54 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: ANCHOR BAY
Movie Reviews of 10 Minute Solution: Slim and Sculpt Pilates-with Pilates Band
Movie Review: Excellent Video
Summary: 5 Stars
This is actually one of the better videos I've found. I have a lot of exercise videos to compare it to, including many on yoga and pilates, and I really like this one a lot. The workout is direct and clear. Suzanne demonstrates, sets it up, often notes easier alternatives, and then does the workout with you. No fancy production and music, no annoying chitter chatter, but that's a good thing. There's an introduction segment, but you can skip that and then the five separate exercise sections just get down to business. The exercises flow rather fast, so it's best to watch everything first to familiarize yourself with the positions. It may seem too fast at first, but you will appreciate the speed later on when you know the routines and just want to do them as efficiently as possible. I really like the flow of things within each segment.
I hadn't used bands before (a band comes with the video) and had thought they were probably not very useful, but after using the band I've come to think it's a very good tool for pilates. The band doesn't really take the place of Pilates equipment, nor does it replace weights etc. The band with this video doesn't provide a lot of actual resistance (I suspect it's a "light" weight band, although nothing defines what level it is). The degree of resistance it provides seems to help you stay in the proper position and you can thus focus on the movements rather than getting distracted by holding yourself in a particular pose. This seems to make things easier on your neck and lower back, for example.
I like the organization: five 10-minute segments, divided into body parts such as lower body, upper body, abs, etc. For one thing, you know going into a segment exactly what is being targeted. You can do as many of the segments as you want at any particular time, and if limited by time to just one or two, you can easily choose which body areas you want to do that day. I like that particular feature since I often like to work on certain areas more than others so I like being able to find the appropriate section quickly. Suzanne is very pleasant to watch and her explanations and cues are very clear. She has a good clear voice and a nice manner overall.
At first glance this video could look deceptively simple (especially if you just judge it by watching it rather than doing it!). Some of the exercises LOOKED quite simple but on doing them, I realized they were not simple at all when you got beyond the first few reps and they most definitely were working the targeted muscles. And any of these routines could actually be made harder by just doing more reps. This would be true even for someone who is a more experienced exerciser, which I consider myself to be. This DVD was NOT too easy. And I don't feel it would be too hard for beginning exercisers. Easier modifications for certain exercises are included for those who need them in the beginning.
A previous reviewer noted a lack of Pilates principles, and that is true. This seems more like an exercise video which uses Pilates exercises but it isn't strongly teaching you Pilates per se. If you want true Pilates, you'd probably want one of the very serious Pilates videos such as the Rael, Winsor or Caban series, all of which seriously lay the Pilates system all out, both by philosophy, form, breathing, etc.
My only suggestion would be that somewhere they include information about what level band was included and how one can progress in band stiffness or if that is even needed or desired.
Summary of 10 Minute Solution: Slim and Sculpt Pilates-with Pilates Band
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