New Method: Pilates Precision Toning and Sculpting Full Screen: Amazon.ca: Jennifer Kries: DVD

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The Method(r) brings you the secret to the worlds most beautiful bodies! This double feature DVD combines the best-selling Precision Toning and Precision Sculpting videos featuring instructor Jennifer Kries. She gives clear and precise instructions on how you can tone, firm and flatten your abs without strenuous sit-ups or crunches! Define your buns without lunges, squats or machines and sculpt your legs without high impact aerobics.

In the Precision Sculpting segment, you can tone and trim your arms without heavy weights or boring repetitions, sculpt your chest and shoulders without pushups or chest press machines then trim and define your lower body.

Precision Toning is over an hour and a half of deep muscle techniques and mat based exercises for an all over total body toning & sculpting regime that you can see results on very quickly.

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Precision Pilates combines 2 complete workouts. One for toning and one for sculpting your body. Each workout targets specific areas of your body and includes moves for all ages and skill levels. This DVD will allow you to concentrate on those areas that you feel need the most attention. Imagine - toned, firm and flatter abs without tiresome sit-ups or crunches! Define you buns and legs without lunges, squats or expensive machines. Sculpt your chest, shoulders and arms without push-ups, heavy weights or boring repetitions. Precision Pilates is over an hour and a half of deep muscle techniques and mat-based exercises for an overall toning and sculpting regimen. It's like getting 2 DVD's for the price of one. You'll feel great and see results fast!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent workout, Sep 25 2007

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Candace (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Method: Pilates Precision Toning and Sculpting (Full Screen) (DVD)

The workout itself is quite relaxing - no annoying music in the background. While it's relaxing, it's challenging. The instructor provides excellent instruction - she's against a fairly neutral background, so you can see exactly what position she is in.

I particularly enjoy the 'chapter' feature, it allows you to pick and choose whatever part of the workout you wish to do - abs, legs, thighs, whatever.

As another review also mentioned, the instructor is so good that one doesn't even need to be watching the TV to know what position to be in. Her instructions are clear and precise.

I highly recommend the video!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, well-chaptered DVD, July 8 2004

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dnk "dnkboston" (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Method: Pilates Precision Toning and Sculpting (Full Screen) (DVD)

I am a big Jennifer Kries fan. I love her newer series (Pilates Method/New Method) and her book, Pilates Plus Method. I tried in the past to get into some of her older stuff- Precision Toning and Precision Sculpting- and while I thought she gave (as always) great instruction, the workouts were very long and I just couldn't see myself making the commitment on a regular basis.

I just recently got this DVD and am now over the moon. It is very well chaptered. If your DVD has a programmable play feature, it's easy to split up the workouts so you don't have to do over an hour (Precision Toning) or forty minutes (Precision Sculpting). Some of my favorite combinations are: the upper body work from PS combined with the side kicks from PT; the matwork/Method Toning (minus the side kicks) from PT; and Toning Essentials from PT and the pelvic lifts/ballet segments from PS. And while figuring out the specific titles/chapters on some DVDs can be a nightmare, this is pretty straightforward: Title 1 is PT, Title 2 is PS, and the chapters for each segment are numbered on the title menu they provide.

Though some may already have other Pilates workouts (even other Jennifer Kries workouts) I still recommend this tape. The side kicks segment alone is worth the money- I could not believe how much my thighs and buttocks burned the first time I did her sequence, and I'd been a Pilates "veteran" for quite some time.

One final comment: when these two workouts were first released, everyone kept going on about how they were "fusion" workouts, combining Pilates, dance and yoga. Having done them, I can guarantee that they are almost completely straight up Pilates (with a little dance thrown in at the end of Precision Sculpting). Yes, we do use Child's Pose a few times, but that move has been used in "pure" Pilates practices for years. Not that this takes anything away from the workouts- I just wouldn't want someone to be disappointed by the lack of yoga on this DVD.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent DVD, Feb 19 2004

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Alison J. Hoye "dqstyring" (Carmel, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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I was getting tired of my workouts(consisting of weight training/running)and thought I'd give Pilates a try. AT FIRST, I didn't find the workout challenging but there a few things I wasn't doing to maximize my results. (i.e. keeping heels off the floor when in sit-up positions-this enagages the quads continuously). Those of you that say it is not challenging are not performing the exercises correctly or not fully engaging the muscles(which takes a lot of mental concentration). I'm very happy with this DVD and encourage those who are not to give another try with the above mentioned in mind. You won't be disappointed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars No-nonsense Pilates
I agree with the person who said this is like having a 1:1 trainer. Jennifer Kries is no-nonsense about her explanations and is very clear about breathing and how to hold the... Read more

Published on Feb 5 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Instructional Video, But Boring Workout
This tape is excellent as an introduction to the pilates and yoga moves used in The Method series. You will learn the proper forms and breathing patterns. Read more

Published on Jan 18 2004 by M. White