Crunch - Burn & Firm Pilates
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Movie Reviews of Crunch - Burn & Firm Pilates
Movie Review: Feel the burn!
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD will make you feel the burn! You definitely do not need more than three pound weights to complete this DVD. If you do, you will regret it. I found this DVD to be surprisingly challenging after many years of total fitness training. I have found a new obsession beyond the gym and the classroom when it comes to healthy living. I love Pilates and the strength it provides. This DVD takes usual Pilates moves and joins complete strength training with hand-held weights. It is a total arm workout, and I love it. If you are not a morning person, like me, it is a bit challenging to complete in the morning before work. I would recommend this DVD to be completed in the evening when you have more energy and are more alert. I have one other Crunch DVD and I love them both. I have a feeling over the next few months I will order more. It is nice to switch up my regular workout routine in order to avoid boredom. Another thing that is great about this DVD is the participants in the class. They are not all cookie cutter perfect bodies like the other DVD's I have tried. Each individual in the class represents all body sizes and shapes. It is even more motivational seeing people just like me working out. As always, the instructor Ellen is great- highly motivational and clear in her instructions.Movie Review: Love this DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Buy this DVD. It is a great workout. It is about 45 minutes long, and you can adjust how strenuous you want it by using weights. There are lot of squats in it, so you will really tone up those inner thighs! I can sometimes feel the strain for 2 days after I do this workout (not in a bad way....in that way you know you did an effective workout.)
[Side note: You might be leery of squats if you have screwy knees (I do); but with Pilates, you turn your feet slightly outward to decrease the torque on your knee joint. Plus Ellen reminds you not to extend your knee beyond your foot, which will also help protect your knees.]
This will also help your balance, since it really helps strengthen your core. (Now I can even shave my legs in the shower without balancing my foot on anything! Not that I necessarily recommend this practice -- it could lead to some shower-related broken bones. I just thought I'd try it to test my balance.)
It's a good one to add to your collection, since it is a mix of cardio with pilates. Perfect for the days I don't feel like getting on the elliptical/running or doing heavier weight lifting. You get a little of both.
Movie Review: Burn & Firm...seriously
Summary: 5 Stars
Disclaimer: If you've never done a Crunch Workout before, this may not be a good jumping off point for you. There is a lot of use of hand weights that if you are not used to, can be difficult on a first try.
Crunch Workouts are excellent. In fact, I now do them exclusively after previewing many different videos and DVDs. But I would highly recommend starting with Crunch's Fat Burning Pilates before attemping Burn & Firm if the aforementioned concerns you. Endurance, nay, HIGH endurance is KEY.
Having said that, this video is slowly becoming my one and only. It really does produce fast results though I alternate on using the hand weights. Using weights everyday is a bit taxing, I keep it to three times a week.
Burn & Firm is the most cardio you will find in a pilates workout video. And I cannot stress that enough. It is definitely "burn" as opposed to Fat Burning Pilates where the moves are more dance-y and light. You will not believe how much you will sweat.
Ellen Barrett is an amazing instructor. Very friendly, motivating and personable. All around great pick!
Movie Review: Surprisingly good!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this DVD (along with Fat Burning Pilates) because I was looking for something different - and my sister had been raving about 'Pick Your Spot' video. I just started working out again, and I work out at home, because I've spent a ridiculous amount of money on home workout videos so I'm going to use them. Still, I wanted something to add to my kickboxing, yoga, and Zumba; something else that would give me a total body workout without leaving me feeling like I just got my ass kicked. I started feeling the workout during the warmup! Ellen has a pleasant, and gently enthusiastic voice - and she gives timely cues for her smooth and easy, yet challenging moves. I broke a sweat, I was breathing heavily, but never did I feel like I needed to stop. There were some times when I felt my knee grinding from all the lunges and plies, but I would just adjust my stance to release some of the pressure. The matwork was great too, just long enough, but not overkill at the end. 40 something minutes went by before I knew it. All in all, it was a fun, low-impact, effective workout that I look forward to doing again.Movie Review: Cardio, legs, arms
Summary: 5 Stars
My introduction to pilates was part of a great jazzercise class that incorporated cardio dance, weights, and pilates moves. This is my first Ellen DVD and I think it's a wonderful 50-60 minutes home workout. Pilates incorporates several moves into one so it's an efficient form of exercise/toning/cardio. Ellen uses 3 lb weights and most of the DVD is standing up working legs/inner thighs/arms with lunges and plies. Stomach/core areas are addressed through pulling in abdomen during standing part and during the last 10 minutes of floor work while doing pilates leg moves combined with crunches. I'm not a person that enjoys exercising nor do I have that much space at home for jumping cardio routines. This DVD had me breaking a light sweat in first 10-15 minutes so it's working and psychologically easier to get into after just crawling out of bed if you're not a morning person. I agree with others that Ellen comes across as a coach rather than a drill sergeant or annoying cheerleader. I discovered a very useful site that rates and allows you to preview fitness DVD's at collagevideo dot com.