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05-31-02, 03:59 PM | |
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My favorites
Living Arts Beginner's Mat (for the first 30 sessions, because you will outgrow this)
Living Arts Intermediate Mat New Method 3D Toning (for "lighter" days) New Method Perfect Mix (for more challenging days- I really love Jennifer Kries) .... and I don't really have a fifth yet. I have some other tapes, but I don't know if they deserve a place on my list just yet. HTH, Deb |
05-31-02, 04:15 PM | |
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My favorite pilates
Caban's Living Arts Intermediate Mat-- I loved her laid back have fun with me attitude... she does provide good instruction. I really liked her Beginner workout.
Stott's Intermediate Pilates 2nd Edition-- Excellant instruction... liked the routine as well. Polestar Intermediate Pilates--- great imagery and relaxing atttitude but you still get a great workout. Burnett Intermediate Mind and Body Matt Work-- yowsa.... challenging! Method: All in One (Centering Makeover segment)--- loved this routine as it really focuses on the abs and back... very challenging toward the end... I enjoy the dowel work... I use my 2 foot body bar. Voight Pilates(Body Reform): Abs & Back--- great workout... I enjoy Voight's style... Voight Total Body Pilates ( legs emphasis)--- a killer workout for your inner thighs uses the circle ( ring). I know you only asked for 5--- but I really like all these a lot. I have Precision Toning but haven't tried it yet. If you are a beginner to pilates Caban, Stott, Burnett and Polestar all have Beginner videos which provide excellent instruction... I also liked the instruction in Kries Method... 3 Dimensional Toning.
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05-31-02, 05:17 PM | |
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don't have 5!
I am not a lover of Pilates, but I like what it has done for me and have the same choices as Tami - Pilates for Dummies and Hilary Burnett's Intermediate Mind-Body Mat vid. Both have workouts that are about 25 min (and the Dummies DVD has a bonus intermediate workout).
I also have Stott's Beginning Matwork 2nd ed which is okay but I can't usually make myself do Pilates for an hour. I like the Sisters' Power Mat Science but as others have pointed out they don't demonstrate the best form. Finally, I like the Abs section from Method Target Specifics. I didn't really care for June Kahn's Methodology or Laurie Tuchman's Evolved Matwork. Neither one was bad, but just not fun for me.
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