This workout is about 30 minutes long, with a 5 minute warm-up and 25 minute workout. It is taught by Kathy, who demonstrates the exercises along with one background exerciser. The set is a pleasant courtyard/patio kind of look.

As in her Pilates for Abs tape, Kathy gives very good instruction with lots of helpful imagery and reminders about your form. The number of different form pointers felt a bit overwhelming to me the first few times through, but overall I think they’re very helpful in learning to do the exercises properly. Kathy keeps things moving pretty well, but as I’ve gained more experience in pilates, this DVD has started to seem a bit slow-moving to me, and I prefer my Winsor and Hilary Burnett workouts.

At the beginning of each exercise, the exercise name appears at the bottom of the screen. However, the DVD is not chaptered by exercise; there are only chapters for the warm-up and the workout itself.

The length of the tape makes it a nice add-on, and I feel pleasantly worked and lengthened afterwards. I think this is a great introduction to the side kick series. If you’d like to try Winsor Buns & Thigh Sculpting but don’t have much Pilates experience, this is probably a good place to start. It’ll give you a good foundation to move onto the faster-paced Winsor workout.

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