No Personality - No Motivation - No Fun!Sunday, May 15, 2005
I am new to Pilates, and I have two other Pilates DVDs that I bought about two months ago. I thought this one would be a good next step, but I was wrong! The instructors in both of the other DVDs really made me want to keep going, even if the exercises were hard....but this one was so dry I just wanted to turn it off and take a nap! If you are looking for a fun program that will keep you motivated while you exercise, I would suggest you choose something else.
3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:
This is okayMonday, February 28, 2005
The Intermediate Mat Workout was just okay in my opinion. I didn't feel very pushed to the limit with this workout and was very dissapointed to find that the "bonus feature" was pretty much all of the same moves with just a couple extras. I would go for the advanced version if you are someone with a little
bit of experience with Pilates.
2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Great video and instructorFriday, February 18, 2005
This DVD is an excellent sequel to the beginners tape. Ana Caban is a great instructor and I would recommend this workout to anyone. I can definitely tell a difference in my abs after doing this workout.
1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent instructionsSaturday, February 12, 2005
Ana Caban is an excellent instructor. Her cues are very precise, including hints and technique reminders. She concisely explains the upcoming exercise and yet her explanations never interrupt the flow of the exercises (which is remarkable).
Interestingly enough her explanations are even more detailed than ones I found on someone else's beginner's DVD. (a German one, so don't worry.)
The only reason this DVD is not getting 5 stars is the camera work. It tries to get "artsy", travelling around, inserting video quality black and white stretches, probably so the viewer doesn't get bored. But a) I'm not trying to watch a movie, I'm following the exercise so b) it's rather distracting.
Apart from that I love this DVD and will get more with Ana Caban as instructor.
1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
i love itMonday, February 07, 2005
i love this tape. ive been doing it for about 2 years and it has toned my body, given me more energy and improved my self esteem. i am not an exercise person..hated situps..but this is actually fun to do. i started with the beginner's tape and worked my way up. it's the best $10 i ever spent! highly recommend it.