Pilates Conditioning for Weight Loss
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Actor: Suzanne DeasonBrand: GAIAM AMERICAS
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 220 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-04-02
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Gaiam
Product features:
- Complete 60-minute Pilates conditioning for weight loss workout
- Two 45-minute workout variations to allow you to progress to the next level
- Additional on-screen instruction with our exclusive Exercise Guide
DVD Reviews of Pilates Conditioning for Weight Loss
DVD Review: Ocean Waves & Pilates
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are a Pilates fan and you also love ocean scenery, this is one of the best workouts yet! I love the "yoga" atmosphere and Suzanne Deason is actually a yoga instructor who has been teaching for over 25 years. She brings a calming influence and intuitive awareness to the entire workout. You learn to integrate mind, body and breath.
The focus is not only on exercise. This DVD also has a small pamphlet with a nutrition and weight management guide (more a reminder than a complete program). Suzanne's philosophy is to regain a sense of balance and then you can use diet and exercise to help you with your weight loss. We all know that when we are stressed, we munch more and make poor food choices. If you take an hour to exercise each day, you will notice you are eating more salads, drinking more water and basically making better choices because you feel more calm.
You will notice an increased awareness as far as the whole mind/body connection is concerned. You will feel more awareness during the day and the days that follow this workout. It is as if your entire body is more in tune and you have more confidence on all levels.
The scenery is gorgeous and you can truly escape into Maui! Lately, I'm thinking of exercise as a mini vacation for my soul and body. This workout also calms your entire nervous system and gives you an inner calm and confidence on a higher level than most workouts.
First, you are watching just Suzanne sitting near the water and then two friends join her to show you the beginner and intermediate versions of the exercises. Suzanne shows the "challenge" exercises. If you have done any Pilates videos, you can almost be assured you will be able to do the challenge section. I found it warmed my body completely, yet I was not out of breath.
The cueing is excellent and actually, Suzanne is not talking during the exercises, she is talking about what you are doing. It is as if you are just working along with three other students. This approach does take some of her personality out of the workout and yet it made it more personal and calming. So, she is still cueing, but not talking while she
is exercising, it is more of a dubbed over approach.
You need: Pilates Mat or Yoga Mat and Pillow.
The workout starts with an excellent "creating awareness" warm up that wakes up all your muscles. If you have chosen to go with the combined workout (recommended at first so you can see what level you enjoy), you can follow the begginer, intermediate or advanced versions or switch between them depending on your level in that particular exercise. You can also chose to just do the partially modified or the fully modified versions. This is more relaxing as you don't' have to listen to instructions for all three versions and you can up the challenge level if you want to go with the advanced versions.
The Exercises: Foot and Angle Work, The Hundred, The Roll-Up, Leg Circles, Single-leg Stretch, Cross-Cross, Hip Circles, Double-leg Stretch, Gentle Spine Twist, Spine Stretch, The Mermaid, The Saw, Quadraped, Swam Preparation, Lower Body Leg Lifts, Swan, Child's Pose, Bridges, Hamstring Stretch, Scissors, Unicycle, Side-leg Lifts, Side-leg Circles, Inner Thigh Lifts, Bicycle, Double-leg Circles, Standing Roll-up, Cat Spine, Arch Curl, Side Stretch, The Hammock.
The exercises were chosen with the idea that larger bodies would be performing them. Amazingly enough, many instructors don't take this into consideration. The pace is perfect and I felt I could do all the exercises without feeling I had to reach some impossible goal.
There is a way to access additional information about a specific exercise when a special icon appears. This is called the "personal instructor" option.
The funniest thing was while doing the "Cat Spine" exercise, my one cat was walking under me, back and forth thinking I must be a cat. It was cute. The exercises were all familiar, yet Suzanne does include some variations I had yet to try. Her Swan was more like a swim and I liked that version more. Her roll-ups don't quite go as far over as I'd like, but with any workout, you can change the exercise if you like another one more. There is more foot/ankle work which is always a good thing because most workouts don't focus on this area at all.
So, you get three workouts on one DVD:
Complete 60-minute Pilates conditioning workout
Two 45-minute workout variations to allow you to progress to the next level
Well organized, smooth transitions and comforting environment. Excellent music and ocean scenery was a real plus!
Recommended for Pilates & Yoga fans who love well organized and highly effective workouts.
Also look for:
Gaiam Pilates beginning Mat Workout
Gaiam Pilates Intermediate Mat Workout
Gaiam A.M and P.M. Pilates Mat Workout
~The Rebecca Review
Description of Pilates Conditioning for Weight Loss
PILATES INTEGRATES MIND, BODY AND BREATH TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS GOALS. Each exercise targets deep abdominal muscles to develop core stability while toning, strengthening and balancing your body, mind and spirit. Designed by Suzanne Deason, renowned yoga and certified Pilates instructor, "Pilates Conditioning for Weight Loss" offers two workout variations to focus on muscular isolation, breath awareness and correct movement. These methods give you maximimum results for all levels of fitness and allows you to progress at your own pace. GREAT FOR ALL AGES AND LEVELS OF FITNESS!Bestsellers in DVD
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