Pilates Beginning Mat Workout
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VHS Movie Reviews of Pilates Beginning Mat Workout
Movie Review: great beginner dvd with great results
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD introduced me to pilates back in 2002 and til this day I still recommend it to others. I really liked how in the beginning of the video, a brief 5min explanation of the principles and background of pilates was given because it stayed with me til this day and really helped me with getting the most out of the exercises. The importance of "engaging the core muscles" is something that I have also applied to other workouts and it's made all the exercises that I do highly effective.
The instructions are very clear and if the main instructor's poses are too difficult to follow, there's a second person demonstrating an easier version of the same pose. The 25-min workout definitely works your muscles, I remember many times when I worked up a little sweat. The results are also evident. I once used this DVD consistently for 2 weeks for a quick tone-up (in preparation for a banquet) and my ab muscles were noticeably tighter as a result.
One thing that might need to be clarified is that because pilate exercises involve working out your ab muscles, your stomach area will look slimmer simply because you train your muscles to be tightened instead of just hanging out of your gut. But this doesn't mean all the extra fat you're carrying in your mid section is gone. They're still there and pilates can slowly help you burn them off, but it's much more effective if you pair pilates with other exercises that have high fat-burning results. This way, you can burn off the fat AND have tighter abs, ultimately getting a flattened tummy faster.
Movie Review: Works like a champ.
Summary: 4 Stars
Ana's got a great style, and the video is well shot, and well narrated.
4 stars versus 5 stars - I wish that there were two versions of the workout - one that was instructional and one that was just the exercises for after you'd mastered the form.
Movie Review: Pilates- Beginning mat workout
Summary: 4 Stars
Very easy to follow and with the choice of easy or more difficult methods makes it a very good choice for beginners as has just enough degree of difficulty to get you started before you become confident to moving to the intermediate levelMovie Review: Great for beginners
Summary: 4 Stars
My husband and I decided to try Pilates. This is a good workout to tone up many parts of your body. We didn't lose any weight, but I noticed a big difference in muscle tone. Anna has a nice soothing voice on the video. We are enjoying this workout a lot.Movie Review: Good workout, horrible production quality
Summary: 2 Stars
The video has a good workout with alternatives for beginners and slightly more advanced users for each exercise, but the intentional unsteady cam and cuts to strange angles with awful lighting/color effects makes it a less than stellar total package.