Millennium Stretch

Scott Cole
Year Released: 1999

Categories: Athletic Stretch


Ah, this video has tremedous potential. The stretches are held a very long time, which is wonderful, and the visualization that helps increase flexibility is fantastic. Scott Cole is really, really likeable. It's obvious that he truly cares about his work, and he has a pleasant chattiness. He's funny and natural. The set is pleasant, the background people are varied and pleasant to look at.

But why, oh why must this tape waste five minutes on slow-motion moves involving pretending to catch a football?? And why must I spend ten minutes of my workout time lying on the ground, not moving, listening to stuff about my capillaries and bone marrow and black spots in my lungs?

I can't stand being TOLD to relax. If he just led us through the stretches, I WOULD be relaxed, because it is a great stretching routine, and a great, New Agey (and hot!) instructor, but this business with vulnerability poses and self love poses - argh!

Plus, with all of Scott's talk about relaxing the back, at the end of the video my back actually felt less relaxed. I kept having to stretch it out myself after certain standing poses/stretches, because the pose put a funny strain on my back. Additional complaint: no arm-specific stretches.

Natalie

11/27/2003