All the Right Moves

Grace Lazenby
Year Released: 2001

Categories: Pilates/Core Strength


There is no way I'll ever be able to say enough good things about this workout! It's fantastic! Grace blends yoga, Pilates, and dance conditioning moves together in an hour-long advanced workout. When I'm done with this, I feel amazingly relaxed, energized, and all stretched out. It is a nicely tough workout -- hard enough to get lots of benefit from, but not so hard that I don't want to do it. I did this workout this morning, about 10 hours ago, and I can now feel a strong "tightness" in my inner thighs, and my abs are starting to get that good soreness that means you worked them.

When I previewed this, I thought there might be too much yoga in the first half (I'm not a yoga guru), but I was pleasantly surprised to find out when actually doing it that not only is it not too much, but it feels great. The yoga is sun salutation variations, and some of the poses require a good deal of strength and flexibility. After I get into it, I start feeling like "Wow, this is just what my body needed."

There is some standing inner and outer thigh work, but not your typical exercises. It looked easy previewing it, but it's much harder when you do it! The fact that my inner thighs still get sore after doing it tells me that the exercises are doing something for me.

Then there is ab work and lying-down leg work. The ab work is hard -- it's Pilates-style. She keeps you moving and doesn't stop to teach anything (so this is not for beginners). Although she doesn't do a whole bunch of reps, the fact that you go through them pretty quickly makes it tough.

Finally, there's a nice stretch at the end. I am always surprised by how much deeper I can stretch when this part rolls around. I'm not sure why, but I like it!

I give this an A++++ and two thumbs up. If you like the Method tapes, or the Breakthru Core Conditioning, I think you'll LOVE this!

Annie S.

02/04/2001