Once again, Liz Gillies draws on her extensive dance and Pilates background to deliver an effective, unique workout.The first section of the DVD is supposed to be based on Physical Mind's new Standing Pilates syllabus.While it is included in the middle, it's more of a cool-down/break from the meat of the workout, which is more ballet-based.
The second segment is the matwork.This is different from most of the other Pilates offerings out there, and on its own is worth the purchase price.This section is based on about ten or twelve traditional reformer exercises (as opposed to the traditional matwork).Included are: Footwork, Coordination, Rowing, Tree, Elephant (think Downward Dog with a rounded back), Side Plank and Twist, Leg Circles (different from the mat version), Pulling the Strap, and a few others I'm forgetting.I was skeptical about this keeping my heartrate up after the standing section, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that I still felt like I was "working" at this point.
The Abs section is very similar to the Abs section on her Target Tone DVD, with an emphasis on the Pilates Abdominal Series.While some of her modifications look more like crunches than Pilates, she does instruct that the emphasis should be pulling up rather than pushing down- so think navel up, then in.If you're familiar with traditional Pilates matwork, this section may not be too challenging, but it might be a nice break from your usual routine.
I wouldn't recommend this as the sole workout to help you lose weight, but it is an interesting and different way to work Pilates into your workout rotation.
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Product Description:
Studio: E1 EntertainmentRelease Date: 03/09/2004Run time: 50 minutes
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