Crunch - Fat Burning Pilates
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Actor: Ellen BarrettBrand: STARZ/SPHE
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 43 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
DVD Reviews of Crunch - Fat Burning Pilates
DVD Review: More "Low Impact" Than "Fat Burning." Suited For Beginners.
Summary: 3 Stars
As someone who owns dozens of exercise videos and who hates to exercise, this was my first experience with a Pilates-based workout. Here are, in my opinion, the Good/Bad points to this workout:
*Good: The atmosphere, the participants, the instructor, and the music are great.*
- The instructor is attractive, personable, clear, and not annoying in any way.
- It starts immediately. The instructor doesn't waste time with introductions or drawn-out instructions or "consult your doctor" warnings, like you see in so many other workout videos.
- The music is excellent, a rhythmic Caribbean style. There's a good-looking guy in the background playing bongos to the tune. I really like that!
- The choreography is easy. If you've ever used exercise videos before, you should find these steps very simple.
- The first half is semi-aerobic, reasonably good for getting your heart rate up before the matwork (but not enough to be considered a cardio workout - see "Bad" below).
- The supporting participants are women who are pleasing and most of their smiles seem genuine, although there are a couple forced-looking smiles now and then. There's even one woman who seems like a "regular" girl, not a buff athlete (but of course, they hide her in the back). There is one girl who really bugs me, but that's just me.
- One of the participants does a "modified" position of some of the stretches, which is helpful for beginners.
- The stretches are gone through pretty quickly. Right when you're starting to feel some burn, we move on.
- The whole thing is only about thirty minutes and it goes by really fast.
*Bad: The aerobic section is mild. The matwork is too brief.*
- I would consider this to be NEITHER cardio or Pilates. I do break a small sweat, and I suppose any exercise is going to help you burn fat, but I definitely wouldn't have called this "Fat Burning" since your heart rate doesn't increase by much. If anything, this is Low Impact. Additionally, I haven't done any straight Pilates workouts, but I understand that they're very challenging. This is not.
- Now that I've been using it steadily for a few weeks, I feel there are some moves that are too simple and a waste of time - not cardio and not muscle toning. For example, at the beginning of one set, she has you stand there with your hands on your hips, and simply tap one foot out...in...out... in. I feel this movement would be something more suited for someone looking for an *extremely* easy exercise, perhaps elderly folks or people in physical rehabilitation.
- Since the matwork goes so quickly, I wonder how effective it really is. Granted, no one wants to do agonizing ab work until you're dying, but at the same time, it seems like just when you're getting into a stretch, the instructor moves on. For most of the matwork, this instructor counts only eights beats and does not have you repeat the move.
All in all, I'd say this is a good video for a beginner, someone NOT looking for a challenge, or someone who wants to get in a daily workout but is lazy (like me) and doesn't like to break much of a sweat. It does give you some exercise, and you do feel your abs the next day. At least in the beginning.
*UPDATE: After using it for a month or two, the thought of doing the very boring and much too light "step-touch" routine has made me stop using it. It's just not enough - not enough cardio and not enough Pilates. If I've talked myself into working out, dangit, it's got to feel like a workout!*
Description of Crunch - Fat Burning Pilates
Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 11/11/2008 Run time: 43 minutes Rating: NrBestsellers in DVD
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