Crunch - Super SlimDown: Pilates Yoga Blend
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Actor: Ellen BarrettBrand: Crunch
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 42 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-02-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
DVD Reviews of Crunch - Super SlimDown: Pilates Yoga Blend
DVD Review: I LOVE this DVD!
Summary: 5 Stars
I wanted to get into better shape, but I'm not really one for cardio videos, and my gym membership had expired months ago. However, I tried Yoga for the first time last fall in a gym class at school, and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I could tell that I was getting a workout, and yet I was having fun while doing it. Thus, I decided to purchase a couple of Yoga DVDs, and this happened to be one of them. And let me just say how absolutely thrilled I am with my purchase!
This DVD is a fantastic blend of both Yoga and Pilates moves that are fun, easy-to-learn, and yet give your body a great stretch and a great workout. Again, I've never been one for workout videos, and the few that I've tried I've stopped using after a few days because they're either too hard to break into or I just get tired of them. This, however, I'm actually excited to do when I get home at night; it's a great way to workout and get in your daily exercise, but is also a great tool to help you unwind at the end of the day as well. I actually look forward to doing this DVD each night!
I also love Ellen Barrett. She is a fabulous instructor who knows what she's doing and knows how to best get you through the workout. She helps coach you along and motivate you without being overly loud or peppy or energetic; she's calm and relaxing and yet still motivational, which I love.
The workout is also great for beginners to both yoga and/or pilates. I had only ever done the one yoga workout when I first tried this DVD, and was not exceptionally flexible or in-shape, and yet it was extremely easy for me to get into this workout. That's not to say that it's not challenging and that you don't feel it afterward, because you definitely do - I still feel the burn from it and I do this workout just about everyday - but it's at a slow enough pace and moves through gently enough, easing you into all of the positions, that it's a great DVD to start with if you're new to yoga/pilates.
If you're thinking about purchasing a yoga/pilates DVD, definitely give this one a try, whether you're a seasoned yoga/pilates professional or new to the program. It's definitely worth the price and you'll be thrilled with your purchase!!
DVD Review: MEN LIKE IT, TOO!
Summary: 5 Stars
(MALE REVIEWER) I caught Ellen Barrett on a TV program and really enjoyed her style: tough with a smile. Although on this DVD she did not use weights, she pushes you enough to work up a nice sweat. The emphasis is on core and lower-body work, especially your glutes. Men may have to modify (or at least be careful) of some of the front-lying exercises but that's easily done. At a little over 40 minutes, the workout is perhaps a little short, but for 7.99 it is a bargain to say the least. I would recommend it, especially for beginners and intermediate-level exercisers. Namaste.DVD Review: Three Times Good
Summary: 5 Stars
I have now tried three of the Crunch DVDs and each one has been very good. This one adds some yoga into the mix, which is new for me and a bit of a challenge, but I am getting the hang of it quickly. I like this alot.DVD Review: Best for absolute novices or those take it easy days
Summary: 3 Stars
I actually expected something different from this workout and found it not to be challenging enough for me. Others have written detailed reviews about the contents of the workout so I will not repeat that here.
But the lack of challenge it presented for me personally, is not the fault of Crunch or the instructor. It is a fairly decent workout, so I still gave it 3 stars.
DVD Review: Another Great Fusion Workout
Summary: 5 Stars
This workout is a fusion of yoga and pilates. All the moves flow from one to another. So it is a non stop of fluid graceful moves. You will feel your muscles warming and stretching with every move. Ellen targets the entire body using your own body weight. You will also feel very graceful while performing the moves. Your core will also feel these movements. In this workout Ellen starts with standing poses and then ends with a floor routine. Your core and muscles get worked differently. You also get posture, balance and flexibility benefits. I think including these types of body weight exercises are a great addition to traditional strength training.
"Super Slim Down" is a little easier than Ellen's newest "Yogini" workout. Since both have different exercises they complement each other quite well. Having both in my collection are great to add to any rotation.
The set is typical of "Crunch" workouts. The music was appropriate and didn't interfere with the workout. The camera angles allowed you to see all the moves without difficulty.
Description of Crunch - Super SlimDown: Pilates Yoga Blend
Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 02/07/2006 Run time: 42 minutesSo here's a portrait of yoga in the 21st Century: this ancient discipline, created thousands of years ago to enhance the meditative experience (the asanas or poses commonly used in hatha yoga were in fact designed to enable meditators to sit quietly, calmly and comfortably for hours on end), is now "a total body blast," with users urged to "get hard core" and "feel the groove," all so "your torso will look buff." At least that's how Ellen Barrett, the relentlessly sunny instructor featured in Crunch Yoga's Super SlimDown: Pilates Yoga Blend, sees it. But while that approach may sound pretty frightening to traditionalists, this can't in fairness be viewed as a typical yoga video; nor does Barrett, who commingles power yoga moves and what she describes as "core-conditioning power pilates," make any claims that it is. Many of the poses--including Warrior II, extended right angle, cobra, locust, and others--will certainly be familiar to yogis. But instead of holding these poses for several breaths, as is common, Barrett takes a more aerobic approach, "pulsing" in and out of positions as if this were a calisthenics class; while that doesn't do much to promote stretching, it does generate a lot of heat and calorie burning. Same goes for the pilates portions, which involve a lot of leg lifts, abdominal work, and other mat-based exercises. One might wish that the instruction were more detailed when it comes to proper breathing, alignment, and so on; it's also a bit paradoxical that while the "Crunch philosophy" states that their fitness programs are designed for "people from all walks of life regardless of shape, size, or ability," the only folks we see onscreen are uniformly attractive, bare-midriffed young women in amazing shape. But hey, whatever. Call it what you will, this is a fast-moving, reasonably challenging program that will likely find favor with many. --Sam Graham
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