Cardio Pilates
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Actor: Ana CabanBrand: GAIAM AMERICAS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 42 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-03
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 121-1540
Studio: Gaiam
Product features:
- Revs up calorie burn, multiplies results and improves cardiovascular fitness. An invigorating fusion ofic Pilates movements and fat-burning cardio exercises, Cardio Pilates delivers a satisfying workout with the strengthening, body-shaping effects that have made Pilates one of today s most popular fitness techniques. With certified Pilates instructor Ana Cab n. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: H
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DVD Review: Scenery a plus, good for beginners, but not my favorite
Summary: 3 Stars
I had previously bought Ana Caban's pilates beginning mat workout so I thought that this DVD would have the same style movements, just with a more cardio-intensive focus. What I got was not what I expected, though. The DVD is about 45 minutes altogether and it's divided into two main sections: The first section is ALMOST IDENTICAL TO THE PILATES BEGINNING MAT WORKOUT. Therefore, anyone out there who already owns the beginning mat workout (like me) would do better to try a different DVD, because you're really only getting 20 minutes of unique material (the second section). If you don't already own the beginning mat workout, let me briefly describe it: it's basic pilates mat movements that focus on the core muscles, or "powerhouse" and incorporate flexibility and balance. The second section is where the "cardio" kicks in. These exercises are performed standing up and do increase your heart rate, but there's literally only a handful of different movements. I find these exercises to be rather boring--not just because they're repeated over and over, but also because they're more like basic aerobics exercises than like pilates-inspired moves. For example, the first movement involves bringing both arms from a 90-degree angle in front of you to your sides while transferring weight to one leg slightly and bending the knee of the unweighted leg to a 90-degree angle behind you, then repeating by alternating bent legs. Which pilates movement this was based on, I have no idea. All in all, it's not a bad video though--Ana is a decent instructor, making fewer goofy comments than she did in the beginning mat workout-for example, in this DVD she omitted the "arf-arf" seal noise that she made while introducing The Seal in the beginning mat workout. The scenery is also a plus for those exercisers who care about ambience - the workout is performed in a pavilion with a lot of foliage in the background - and the music is up-beat but not overpowering. Each exercise is its own chapter in the DVD, so you can skip or go back to exercises easily. I just wasn't impressed overall because the "cardio" part turned out to be only 20 minutes worth of the same 4-5 movements that were painfully repetitive and lacking pilates influence. If you like pilates and are looking for an effective pilates-inspired workout with variety, I highly recommend Liz Gillies' Progressive Pilates series- I own and love the 4 10-minute target-tone workouts DVD, and the For Weight Loss DVD, although I haven't tried it yet, looks equally good.
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