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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A great daily Pilates workout!, Mar 19 2006

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Lisa R. Disanto "Lisa" (Toronto, Ontario, CANADA) - See all my reviews
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I've been doing Pilates for years and I love finding different Pilates routines to keep me from getting bored. I really liked this DVD. It was easy to keep up with, its only 20 minutes so there's no excuse not to do it, and again, there was a different set of moves to keep me interested. If you're looking for a short and simple Pilates routine to do everyday, this a great video. If you are a beginner, and are looking to benefit from the 2 levels of workouts on this DVD, you should look elsewhere. I've watched both, and from what I can tell, they're exactly the same!

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars repetition, April 13 2006

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Karen (Vancouver) - See all my reviews

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This was an okay workout. I read the other review and thought I would give it a shot and it was not too bad. The 2 DVD's are the same so like Lisa's review says it's the same. I don't feel like using this dvd on a regular basis though because the instructor is stick skinny and not like the average woman so I really did not feel a connection with her instruction.

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3.0 out of 5 stars IMPLIED ADVERTISING AND REALLY JUST AN AB WORKOUT- but its pretty good, Jan 6 2012

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Buggy "SUNNIE Day reader" (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews
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I had a few issues with this sneaky Pilates workout. It is implied several times that there are 2 different workouts here. On the cover it says "20 minute workout(S) and on the back it states that the DVD "includes 2 workout levels" as does the menu; Intermediate level and Advanced. In fact they are both exactly the same workout word for word, pose for pose.

My other issue is that this is advertised as an OVERALL Body workout while the actual practice spends 15 minutes working on your core alone, with only a couple of other exercises thrown in. Now while I definitely felt this in my abs it wasn't why I bought it, and I know that this DVD WON'T be helping me to "strengthen my entire body", "trimming my hips" or firming my butt" like it says on the back.

Once you get down to it though the actual workout is quite good; taking place indoors with non descript ambient music and dubbed in voice instruction. Amy Brown shows the advanced moves and instructs while one other girl shows the easier modifications. Her voice instruction has been dubbed in but its clear, precise, chatter free and easy to follow.

We begin on our backs with; Hundreds, Hip Circles, Bicycle, Oblique's and Roll ups for a total of 8 min. Turning to our stomach for the swan (2 min) and returning for more ab work including; Teaser (roll ups), Rolling like a ball, Open leg rocker and Swimming. At the 15 min mark we do 3 (yes 3) push-ups before starting a quick side lying series. Amy ends with a brief (1 min) seated neck stretch.

So all in all a good ab workout, if thats what you're looking for but due to the sneaky and implied word placement I won't be purchasing anything else from Pilates for life.

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Most recent customer reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars false advertising
I purchased this DVD because it has 2 levels. I don't know if I got a dud or what but the level 1 and the level 2 are exactly the same. I would like to get my money back. Read more

Published 10 months ago by judes005

4.0 out of 5 stars good pilates dvd
A good pilates DVD, but it's not two workout routines, it's the same routine with different camera angles. Read more

Published on Sep 12 2009 by Leah M. Hunt