Pilates for Weight Loss

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Starring: Karen Garcia
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Type: DVD
Directed By: Michael Wohl
Studio: Bodywisdom Media, Inc.
Release Date: 2004-01-02
Running Time: 240 minutes
Pilates Complete for Weight Loss is the perfect way for beginning, intermediate and advanced students burn fat, build muscle and achieve and maintain an ideal weight. These workouts are designed to transform how your body looks, feels and performs, and is the perfect complement to any weight loss program. With over 15 customized mat workouts to suit your physical and scheduling needs, there is no better way to learn, progress and experience Pilates in your home. Great for beginners and advanced students Customized, targeted routines Workouts range from 10 30 minutes The Interactive Pilates Series revolutionizes the practice of Pilates in your home. Unlike other DVDs that may contain one or two workouts, this DVD contains over a dozen workouts of varied lengths and purposes. Get into shape, lose weight, increase energy, relieve stress, become stronger and more flexible with an Interactive Pilates Series Karen Garcia is a certified Pilates Instructor known nationally for her warm, yet invigorating style of teaching. Karen has helped thousands of students around the country reap the wonderful benefits of the Pilates system.

Comprehensive
This DVD, together with eating smarter, has helped me lose weight. The DVD is laid out so it is easy to follow and learn and takes you from beginner moves, through intermediate and than onto the most challenging.

There are genera lessons at the beginning of the DVD outlining Pilates principles and also the history of Pilates.

Each of the sections has their own main instruction area. In this Karen shows you each of the moves and how they are modified to make them easier. Moves that appear in easier levels become less modified as you advance and additional moves are added. Having the lessons like this was nice so when doing the routines the focus was on working out and not teaching - reminders and cues in the routines were there but unobtrusive. Very good cueing and pace.

Then there a selection of routines to choose from. If you do the moves like she explains you definately feel the workout, even on the easier level. I have been using this DVD for awhile and moving into thee second level and it is nice to have it all on one DVD.

Different that other workouts
I got this DVD so that I could get a better handle on Pilates. I have a few DVDs that I use regularly and wanted something a little more low key. I have only worked through the beginner routines and they seem a little too easy, even for uncoordinated me. I will try the intermediate level next time, in hopes of a better workout. The intstruction is easy to follow, though you do have to see the TV screen in order to follow along. My screen sits up high in the bedroom, so I had to relocate to the living room. The instructors' voice and manner of speaking is a little too much to take at times. If I could mute the volume and continue the workout, it would make me happier.

great tape
made my back stronger and able to bend with flexibility.
My abs and tummy were flat in six weeks...love this tape and will recommend to others to try.

ok
I was a little disappointed in how slow the video was because it says it's for "weight loss"...I thought it might have more cardio involved. I have only done one other video with Pilates and was more aerobic so I would consider myself a beginner but didn't find the moves complicated. I am also very overweight so it can really be done by anyone. The video quality seemed very low budget. I gave the video a 3 because I felt well stretched and relax afterwards. I was ready to do a more intense work out after so I guess its not totally useless.

Great Pilates DVD
There is lots of variety on the DVD. All I did on the beginner section was the instruction section. The routines were not quite challenging enough for me so I moved to intermediate. I'm going to be here for awhile, which is great because I still have the advanced workouts to look forward to. I really like that each level has an instruction section so you can learn how to do the routines and then when you get to the workouts the instructor cues you but there isn't the minutes wasted telling you exactly what to do and demoing it all the way through. It makes it flow well and I feel like I get more of a workout then with other Pilates DVDs I've used.