This is a great video but may be viewed as too easy by many fitness worshippers. I'd give this an A+ for anyone with back problems or who wants to dabble in pilates. The set is very plain--just Fran, a mat, and one of those marbled cloth backgrounds. I don't like the darkness of the background. It's dreary. There is music but so soft I hardly noticed it.

Here's a breakdown:

Short warmup consisting of gentle sideways movements and walking followed by a 12 min. easy stretch hitting all major body parts.

Next is 18 minutes of matwork interspersed with "physical therapy" exercises:

The Hundred
Single leg stretch
Scissors

P.T. Cobra while tightening abs and glutes

10 pushups
Childs pose
Cat stretch
Double leg stretch
Crisscross
Shoulderstand with leg scissors (this was hard--like doing a split in the air--I call this move "advanced"!)

PT--cobra with wide legs tightening abs and gliutes

Wide leg pushups (10)
Flight
Swimming
Seated twist
Flex/point lift (lower ab move)
Leg raise
Preteaser exercise --balance and pivot
Plough

Then 12 min. of strength

One arm row (2 sets of 10)
Front leg kick
Rear leg kick
upright front row
one arm overhead press
two arm overhead press
front raise
arnold press
diagonal raise
one arm laterals

Final stretch



Wide

Instructor Comments:
Fran is a great instructor. She is calm and clear. I like that she never rushes a move and that she looks and dresses like someone I might take a fitness class with--your average fit girl like any one of us.

Sandy M