Length: 29 min
warm up - 4 min
active stretches 9 min
static streching 7 min
pnf (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) - 9
instructor: Kathy Stevens
Comments about Kathy: Good cueing and very motivating. I
like her style, how she shows the stretch and points out
that not everybody will be able to stretch as far, that
it will come with time.
Its athletic stretching which I like because I am not
ready to try yoga. The first active stretching segment is
done standing up. You need a chair. It stretchs inner
thigh, calf (very good), quads, side laterals, hamstrings
and neck. There are also two balancing moves, very
different from anything I have seen before. In this
section you hold the stretches for about 10 sec each
Part 2 You hold the stretches longer, about 20 sec,
and most of them are seated. The muscles worked are the
same, but the chest and tricepts are added.
Part 3 PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular
Facilitation) which means you stretch a little, contract
the muscle and stretch more. Work calves, hamstrings,
outerthigh, innerthigh, chest, neck and trapezius (sp?).
I love the neck/trapezius stretch very much, it just
feels sooo good.
I find this to be a very relaxing tape. The music is
mellow and soothing and modifcations are always shown for
the less flexible. I feel it was a good value, too, $7.00
at the Reebok outlet store (I bought legs and abs also)
and feel that even at the $9.95 it retails for it would
be a good deal.
The only complaint I have is that the upper body is
not stretched more since I do a lot of upper body work.
Tonya Bednarick
This stretch video is part of Reeboks versa training
series. The tape is broken up into a warm-up, and three
levels of stretch. The tape is not very complex and I
think I could use something a little more challenging.
This would be a nice tape for beginners since it consists
of basic stretching. The first segment deals with
standing stretches for you hamstrings, quads and easy
balance poses. The second segment is on the floor and the
stretches are held for a little longer. The final segment
is also on the floor and uses resistence to complete the
stretch.
Instructor comments: Kathy Stevens gives clear, easy
to follow instructions and nice alternatives if you can't
perform a particular movement. The other two people in
the video show modifications.
Margaret
5/2/97
This video starts with a short effective warm-up,(as effective as 3 minutes can be) folled by 3 stretching segments. You need a chair and a towel to execute them. The first 2 segments are traditional stretches and the last one is composed of "contract/release" stretches. You can do the video one segment at a time or all of it if you want.
This is the only stretching video I own and I like it. The stretches feel good and Kathy gives modification options which Terrence demonstrate.
The video doesn't contain any new revelations but I find it effective. The music is very relaxing. I recommend this video.
Instructor comments: When giving pointers, she gives the impression that she's talking to children. It's a little annoying. But I got over it.
Josee D
98.03.15