Pilates for Every Body
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Movie Reviews of Pilates for Every Body
Movie Review: Not for beginners!
Summary: 3 Stars
I am unfortunately out of shape and have heard a lot about Pilates and thought I'd give this DVD a try. Well, it is rather fast paced and I do not recommend this DVD to someone who is a beginner. Denise Austin is way too cheerful and the camera switching angles gets rather annoying. However, I definitely felt the burn but did not feel "energized." I will continue to work out to this DVD in hopes that some day I can actually achieve her V position!Movie Review: for pilates-experienced only
Summary: 3 Stars
Overall this a good workout, with a caveat: a beginner should start with a different instructor, such as Moira Stott, who gives a much more thorough explanation of what you're doing, why you're doing it, how to avoid strain and injury, and modifications for your particular situation. How can Denise talk so much and say so little? That said, it is a good head-to-toe exercise program. Just turn the volume down and listen to music instead.Movie Review: Great active warm up!!
Summary: 3 Stars
I use the warm-up section of this video every morning to help me wake up and get ready for my day. Its a quick 8-min active warm up that gets my blood flowing and body moving. Denise is a bit cheesy but her voice is calming and soothing and perfect for those hard-to-get-out-of-bed mornings. Its a great, quick, and relaxing way to start the day. As for the rest of the video- I don't know.. I don't have that much time in the morning!Movie Review: Denise Austin in Denial
Summary: 2 Stars
The title of this DVD is misleading. It implies that anyone can do this workout, which is most certainly not the case. Perhaps Denise Austin is so out of touch with reality she doesn't realize that most people are not as strong or flexible as she is.
I have been doing Pilates at a studio for 5 months. The classes were getting to expensive for me so I decided to start practicing at home with rented DVDs. I would consider myself a low intermediate at pilates. I found that this DVD used too many difficult moves that even I can't do, and Denise acted like they were nothing and provided few to no pointers on proper form (T stand, teaser). If you are new to pilates and don't already have strong abdominal muscles you will probably injure yourself trying to do these moves.
Overall I did not feel like I got as good of a workout from this DVD as I get from my normal routine, because I could not get in all the positions properly. The workout also uses a resistance band, which I tried to use, but apparently my band is not as flexible or long as hers, because I could not get the same range of motion as she did and therefore the exercise did not have as much effect. If you are relatively new to Pilates then I would not recommend this DVD. Perhaps a more advanced practitioner would get more out it. I think much of the problem with this DVD would be resoved if the title did not imply that it was for everyone.
Movie Review: Highly disappointing, definitely not for everyone
Summary: 2 Stars
the trouble with this DVD is that it is too fast, too brief and with no real outline of pilates for 'everyone' as the title implies. This is a reasonable pilates work out for those who have done pilates in the past and want to try something new. However I found the conduct of each exercise too fast for me. I like to do my pilates slowly, and each exercise seems to be dynamic rather than some done quite slowly.
There is little variation for beginnners who want to do simpler easier exercises. There was some brief discussion from austin about alternatives, but it is all done during the exercises, so it is of little use. It is definitely not for beginners either as it has no real discussion of how to hold yourself in the core, and anchor yourself to the floor. It is definitely a quick once over.
I enjoyed some variation on the routine which she offers in this, but it is not recommended for the beginner as a starter to pilates. There are some very good books which can get your started, I loved Brooke Siler's book which gave an excellent discussion of how to achieve the core exercises and alternatives.