Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10770 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-09-25
• Rating: Exempt
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 85 minutes

Video Description
Recently featured by the BBC, this unique men's DVD will enhance your sporting and sexual performance and will also increase energy for work. Pilates develops fantastic abdominal and back muscles to support a healthy spine.

Through practical multi-camera demonstration this clearly taught DVD will challenge you, whilst teaching you to move safely and correctly.
With celebrities and sportsmen realising that Pilates gives them that extra edge, expert Lindsey Jackson has produced one of only 2 men's DVD's in the world. This one will stretch you, in every way!
Synopsis
Includes warm-up, development of core strength, a power section for those who like an extra challenge, deep stretching and a relaxation bonus.
From the Director
SPECIAL FEATURES: An audio option allows you to listen to the instruction with or without background music. There is also a free downloadable relaxation in MP3 format that can easily be transferred to your MP3 player.
"If men are serious about their performance, they'll give it a go", says expert Mike Butterworth.
This DVD was directed and produced by the award winning production team at Addictive Media. They have recently received an IOV 2006 Award for Lindsey Jackson's `Pilates for Mums' This DVD is also available in the NTSC format from amazon.com.

Synopsis
Includes focus and warm-up, stretching and developing strength, power section challenge and relaxation.

From the Director
SPECIAL FEATURES: An audio option allows the user to listen to the instruction with or without background music. There is also a free downloadable relaxation in MP3 format that can easily be transferred to your MP3 player.

This DVD is certainly aimed at men and is fantastically taught to target their needs."

"Most men are surprised to know that they have a pelvic floor, that their sexual performance, shape and strength can be improved by Pilates, as well as their stress levels reduced" says 39yr old mother of 2, Lindsey.

"If men are serious about their performance, they'll give it a go," she says adding "once hooked, it's a hard discipline to stop."

Customer Reviews

extremely enlightening and practical
As a sports lover who has suffered many injuries, and is looking for alternatives which can stimulate and strengthen wihtout causing further damage, I have found this DVD the exact thing that I was looking for, and the excercise in it surprisingly challenging. The relaxation section is also excellent. The explanations are very clear to follow. And if you are like me, and don't like to excercise with music in the background - it may be turned off!

Pilates DVD
I think that the real value for using this DVD as a man, is it's emphasis on developing suppleness and flexibility in the body, and not just muscle mass and strength. Any insinuation that Pilates is in the least bit sissy for men, can soon be dispelled by visiting a local hospital, fitness centre, or football physiotherapy room. Where methods akin to pilates are used for recovery form injury, and more importantly to prevent injury in the first place.

So I think pilates is more of the preventative method to enable the body to be come both flexible & supple, and develop strength appropriately aligned to ones own physical type. Not to neccessarily look like Mr.Universe.

The DVD and content is excellent and easy to use. Calm and at a pace that is steady and not rushed at all. The blokes look like regular guys, and it's fun.

the only thing that I would advise people to do, is because the exercises can be with the head on the ground, one is forever craning the neck to look at the telly! So I would definitely watch the DVD a good few times, memorise each exercise, and save yourself the need to crane the neck up to see what you should be doing! After all, don't want any neck injuries do we? Then one can follow the prompts from the presenters voice. Just a thought.
Cheers.

I don't normally write reviews, but...
I don't normally write reviews, but its such a pleasant surprise to find such a good exercise DVD:
- Its not hosted by a gushing American who's all image and little else.
- Production values are excellent, but don't substitute for good instruction or overwhelm the instruction.
- Its aimed at men, without being too macho, as so many books/DVDs aimed at the male market seem to think they need to be.
- Lindsey Jackson makes you feel like you're in a class with her & is interested in your well-being. (e.g. The intro section that cautions you on safety is meant to stop you injuring yourself, not simply as a necessary legal disclaimer intended to stop her ending up in court.)
- The exercises are explained & demonstrated very well. Having two people on screen at the same time to demonstrate variations on the same movement has the advantage that you can continue to follow the same, familiar, DVD whilst increasing/improving your workout over time. A really nice & very useful touch.
- There's also an MP3 relaxation track on the DVD which you can download and use on your mp3 player.
Overall, well thought out and nicely produced. GO BUY IT!!!