Okay, so I will start out by saying I have never done Pilates before in my life. My second disclaimer is that I have two kids and lower ab muscles that obviously never recovered. LOL Otherwise I would say I'm an intermediate level exerciser in decent shape.

So on to my review. This workout takes you through a series of Pilates moves. I haven't done it in a week but some that come to mind (and I may murder these names) are hundreds, roll ups, swimmers, leg circles, and many others.

To me this workout seemed completely out of balance with the Foundations workout. Foundations IMO is just what the name implies, a beginners foundation workout. I felt that the Pilates workout on the other hand needed more instruction and modifiers for those that were completely clueless (ME!).

There are two or three moves that I couldn't complete, two of them being part of the beginning three moves. (This is where I learned about my shot lower abs.) Not a great way to start a workout. I had to go to the website to get suggestions on how to work myself up to the point where I could do the moves. Not very encouraging.

My suggestion to people with no Pilates experience is to do a beginners tape like Pilates for Dummies a few times before attempting this one.

Instructor Comments:
Kathy Smith is an encouraging and enthusiastic instructor that I enjoy.

Natalie