Pilates instructor Niedra Gabriel leads you through three separate workout routines, for a great way to stay in shape. Part One leads you through a 20-minutes mat routine. Part Two explains each part of each exercise, with Niedra providing beginning, intermediate, and advanced modifications so that you can adjust to your own ability.
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Pilates Workout
This review is from: Fit Chic: Fashion Your Body with Pilates (DVD)
This is my favorite Pilates workout on video (and I have several). I would have to disagree with another poster, however - I do not think this video is for beginners. I would classify this as intermediate to advanced. Some of the exercises in this workout are very difficult. I have been working out for over 3 years and consider myself an advanced exerciser and I found this workout to be very challenging.
What is great about this workout is that it is short but very thorough and challenging. The workout is divided into 2 segments (each about 20 minutes long). The first segment is the complete workout. Each exercise flows into the next and there is no talking whatsoever - just music and the name of each exercise is spelled out on the screen. The workout is so wonderful and flowing...it almost feels like a dance. The second segment is an instructional segment in which Niedra goes through each exercise and teaches you how to do it. It is good ot watch this segment before you do the workout for the first time.
All in all, this is an A+ pilates workout....a challenging and flowing routine with a great instructor and the music is awesome too. Nicely produced as well.
I highly recommend it for intermediate to advanced exercisers.
