Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34084 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-07-30
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Colour, DVD-Video, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 195 minutes

Synopsis
Instructor Suzanne Deason leads a Pilates workout designed to promote weight loss through breathing and muscular isolation.

Customer Reviews

Brilliant All-rounder
I have bought a few Pilates DVD's including Body Control and find this one much the best. The sequences flow well and there are three complete separate workouts for beginners, intermediates or advanced. Alternatively you can watch them all together with a different instructor performing each level allowing you to choose different levels for each exercise without breaking your flow. There is also an icon which can be pressed at any time for a more in-depth demonstration of any exercise. Good introduction and preparation exercises too. At almost 40yrs, my back pains have disappeared and my tummy is (nearly) flat! Thoroughly recommended!

Easy to follow and very pleasant to participate in
I bought this DVD together with Suzanne Deason's "Yoga Conditioning for Weight Loss" DVD, but with no prior experience to Pilates. As much as I raved about the other DVD, I actually preferred this one in terms of seeing very rapid results if you follow the workout on a regular basis.

It is paced well, so I found I wasn't getting bored, or getting confused by the change in positions. I really liked the fact you can either watch the two modified versions of the exercises either alongside the original position or seperately - I found it easier to focus when I had the fully modified version on its own, yet the combined version allows you to see how each modified pose relates to the original.

The workout lasts for just under an hour, and if full effort is put in then you will indeed feel pleasantly knackered, but with lots of energy. The instructions are clear and precise, yet with a gentle and friendly manner. You are advised when to inhale and exhale, and how to avoid common mistakes such as overstraining your neck.

I'm still using this DVD at the fully modified version of the exercises, so cannot fairly comment on if this DVD is relevant for those who have experience of advanced Pilates. I thoroughly reccommend this DVD for beginners or intermediate levels though.

A great DVD which I cannot reccommend enough without sounding like I was payed to review it.

Pilates made easy!
good clear instructions with extra information if required. moves easy to follow, ideal product for newcomers to Pilates. Have yet to see the weight loss though.....