Pilates for Every Body
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Movie Reviews of Pilates for Every Body
Movie Review: Informative and useful
Summary: 3 Stars
Denise Austin is a self-made health and fitness universe. She has a vast line of workout dvd's to address diet, spot fitness, overall fitness, even post-pregnancy recovery. If you want a workout with her effervescent and enthusiastic "rah rah", then this dvd is for you. It does require a small investment in getting pilates or similar mats, etc.
Denise Austin's TV career has had two different forms. If you want the extremely comely version of Denise that was on ESPN for years, forget it. Those years(oddly) are not on this or any disk. That's a pity as she was perhaps the most beautiful workout female to have appeared in general broadcast. Alas....If you want the more current Lifetime channel "Denise" with extremely(I mean extremely) conservative workout togs, then this is for you.
Movie Review: Good Video - Misleading Title
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this video to kick it up a notch from the yoga I'd been doing for about a year and a half. I had not done pilates before and the title made it sound like a good beginner video. It is not!! I would say it is a good workout for at least intermediate with experience in pilates. Beginners will not be able to do many of the moves on this tape. Even though I was in good shape from practicing yoga, I found some moves on this tape near impossible (t stand). This tape scared me away from pilates altogether. After reading other reviews who had a similar view of this tape, I think I'll give pilates another try - something for beginners!! This is no beginner tape, but those looking for a challenge in pilates would probably enjoy it.Movie Review: Ok workout but looking for more
Summary: 3 Stars
The dvd states that it's for every body, which isn't true because the sole purpose of this dvd is to tone the body. As another poster stated, this isn't for the beginner. If you're looking to lose a lot of weight, this isn't for you. However, if you're in shape and looking to tone your body, then this would be ideal.
I must admit that this workout did help me a little. It helped to trim the waistline. I'm able to wear a pair of jeans that were a little too tight for me at the waist, which is great.
My sole problem with this workout is that I don't think it's demanding enough. I'd like something that lets me exert more sweat. So I'm giving this a ok rating, it's better than not doing anything.
Movie Review: Not a bad place to start
Summary: 3 Stars
This was my first introduction to Pilates and this is probably a good place to start. You can learn the basic moves that are required by more intermediate/advanced instructions. Denise's instruction was a bit disappointing in that her directions weren't very clear. Often these weren't given until you switched to perform the moves on the other side (leg, arm, etc.)and they weren't very clear. At one point she instructs you to switch ars and legs when all you switch is what arm you're using. I was suprised given what I've seen on her show. However, after practicing 5-6 times, I was able to follow along and begin to incorporate new moves from other sources.Movie Review: Ok for a Pilates tape
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this tape thinking that Denise Austin has a good rep and would like to try pilates. I started the tape and the begining was great. Then we got to mat work. Most of the main workout involved a exercise band, which I didn't have. It didn't say anything about a exercise band on the box or I would have been delighted to get. But overall,the workout was VERY hard, for me being a beginner. I would reccomend it for an advanced pilates person WITH a band.