This workout got many positive reviews from others on the forum. Allow me to chime in as the sole dissenter :-)

If I had gone into this routine with no expectations, and if it had not had the word "Pilates" in the title, I might have considered this an okay is somewhat repetitious low-impact cardio workout. But this tape had been marketed as a 'standing Pilates' routine. I thought that would mean we would get standard Pilates moves, modified to be done standing up. I was intrigued by such a concept. I could not wait to see it.

And what did I get when I popped in my dvd? About half an hour of plie squats and leg lifts along with some funky arm stuff, and about 15 minutes of adequate and completely unremarkable Pilates mat work.

On the plus, Ellen seems like a nice instructor and the routine was not unsafe or poorly cued. It was just...disappointing. Which is too bad, but happens. Better luck next time.

Joanna