Shape Up The Pilates Way With Lynne Robinson (DVD)

Pilates weekly workout with Lynne Robinson

Advantages: A flexible excersize workout
Disadvantages: You need a big enough floor space to really stretch out in

Pilates is an excersize scheme that uses gentle movement and stretching to tone the body throughout. The muscles on the inside are particularly targeted. Benefits of following a Pilates regime are a better posture, toned and streamlined muscles, better flexibility, a better sex life YIPEEEEE! (this is because you work certain muscles around that area) and all round better health. This DVD offers three 25 minute workouts that are equally balanced workouts in their own right. I like the flexibility of this DVD because you can combine two workouts to create a 50 minute excersize workout if you happen to have a bit more time on your hands. The DVD comprises of : (these are the selections on the main menu) HEALTH ADVICE (you only need to watch this bit once before you start Pilates - Lynne Robinson tells you about ...

Evelyne 02.07.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Pilates Weekly Workout

Get into shape with 10 minute Pilates

Advantages: You can pick which part of the workout you want to do....
Disadvantages: ...which may encourage you not to do the whole thing!

I asked Santa for a pilates DVD this Christmas, and he decided that this one was the best for me. Pilates works on building up your core muscles, and improves flexibility and core stability. Whilst doing the workout's, you can feel it working but you don't get sweaty and out of breath, so it gives the impression that you're not really doing 'proper' exercise, but trust me you will feel it the next day! I am a busy person with little time (or motivation!) to exercise, and I also get bored of running on a tredmill at the gym, doing sit-up's on an exercise ball, or anything else just as monotonous, so I thought I would probably enjoy pilates because its fairly varied, and you don't generally feel absolutely knackered at the end of it! If any of these complaints sound familiar to you, then this is the DVD for you. It is made up ...

LittleHB 26.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of 10 Minute Solution - Pilates (DVD)

Rosemary Connerly - Shape Up and Salsacise

Advantages: Fantastic Fun and Witty Routines
Disadvantages: Having to watch her helpers as they fake smile through the pain!

When I first tried this DVD I was aiming to get fit and shape up perhaps litterally what the title says (to be honest I bought it as it was on special offer!) The first level is a gentle introduction into Salsacise and Rosemary encourages watchers to feel the rhythm of the music and cha cha cha with their feet after almost every move. The catchy beat and quick steps make this first section thoroughly enjoyable. Rosemary also introduces you to her assistants who have lost an incredible amount of weight between them! I chose to follow Juilette who was doing the routines in a more advanced way. There is also a lady called Jaqui who does the routine in a more introductory style for those who are not quite as fit. Rosemary does a sort of 'in the middle' attempt but I do not blame her as she talks almost all the time! All the new moves ...

Icklerae 20.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Rosemary Conley - Shape Up And Salsacise (DVD)