This is a 20 minute Pilates Foam Roller workout.

I found the set to be bright and clean looking. Alyssa is shown doing the exercises by herself on a raised platform. The music is nice and you can hear it quite well. Also the voice over instructions are very audible too. I didn't find anything annoying. And I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of this DVD since it did come in a kit.

Equipment needed: foam roller and mat.

I bought this workout at Target for $7.48. It includes: a pink w/Gaiam written in black long foam roller, a 20 minute DVD w/Alyssa Kahn as the instructor and two posters (one Pilates and one Massage) foam roller workouts with color pictures.

The workout includes the following exercises:

Alignment
Hundreds
Double Leg Stretch
Lower Lift
Front Support
Modified Roll Up
Mermaid
Shoulder Bridge Into Leg Lifts
Scissors
Roll Up
Single Leg Circle
Single Leg Stretch Bent Leg
Planks

All the moves are shown first in modified format then in challenging for intermediate/advanced exercisers.

The 20 minute DVD only contained the Pilates foam roller workout. However there are two posters one with the pilates and one with the massage exercises. The DVD did not include the massage exercises. They figured you could do those on your own with the instructional poster. I would have preferred the Massage exercises to have been on the DVD since I already own so many pilates workouts on DVD.

That being said this was my first time using the foam roller. I must say I found it extremely challenging to do some of those pilates exercises. I did not fall but definitely worked my core. Since my core had to make me stop wobbling when both my legs were in the air doing the exercises. So I would say the foam roller is a very good tool for strengthening the core. And it is a good investment.

When I first saw this at Target for $20.88 on clearance I passed it right up but I couldn't pass it up at $7.48. I'm glad I bought it and tried it. It fits into anyones core strength rotation exercises and adds variety.

Instructor Comments:
Very professional demeanor when giving the introduction to workout. The workout was then done voice over.

Sundari