Pilates For Back And Posture (DVD)

Pilates TV or sit in front of TV?

Advantages: Easy to follow.
Disadvantages: None.

I have tried exercise DVD`s before and they are usually 5 minute wonders. It is with good intentions that I buy them and with great enthusiasm that I try them but then they take pride of place in my DVD collection not touched again for months. I am not lazy, I attend a gym and enjoy exercising but find it difficult sometimes to become motivated at home. One of the classes that I used to frequent at the gym was pilates but work commitments made it more difficult to make the class so I decided to give the DVD a go. I think I paid about £10 on the internet. Pilates is a way of toning your body whilst concentrating on breathing and relaxation. It is not a form of aerobic exercise, it is quite gentle. It can be enjoyed by all ages and there are variations on each movement and degrees of difficulty. It helps very much with posture ...

spottydog2 06.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Pilates TV - Intermediate Pilates (DVD)

Bye bye back pain

Advantages: Simple to use, portable and compact.
Disadvantages: No pain, no gain.

-down job and, try as I might, I usually end up in the wrong posture position. As I'm now getting older, I'm starting to feel the odd twinge in my back getting out of a car, standing up or getting out of bed. What does it consist of? Open up the box, and you think "Is this it?" It is made up of only two elements, both dark grey in colour and made of a thick plastic material. When assembled, it measures only 15 inches by 10 inches, with a variable height. Part one is the base, which is flat and consists of a rectangular piece with one set of grooves at one end, the narrower end, and three sets at the other wider end (this determines the curve of the arch). The second piece is the support arch, which is flat when you take it out of the box. It is wider at one end and throughout its length, in the middle, is a hole shaped like ...

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Review of Bodi-Tek BackMagic Posture Corrector

Pilates for Beginners

Advantages: Good Instructions and clear photographs
Disadvantages: You may prefer to attend a class

of ankle weights would also have been useful here, which I did not have, but not all the exercises require them and you can certainly work without them. The sets centre around leg raises and circling motions while lying on your back, so you do need a bit of room to practice in your living room. Part Four: This is for core stability, ie. your tum and thighs. It also has a lot to do with posture and although the exercises do not look very energetic, some are deceptively difficult, and of course it depends how hard you devote yourself. Each exercises is colour coded, and a set of tinted photographs on a double page spread show the order in which you should carry them out. This sounds a bit odd, but basically, an exercise from the basic set may be followed by one you learnt in week one, then back to another basic one, and then a bit ...

aspebbles 29.01.2009 (13.02.2009) · Read full review
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