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Pilates for Weight Loss |  | Director: Michael Wohl
Actor: Karen Garcia
Studio: Bodywisdom Media, Inc.
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 5562
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Languages: Spanish (Original Language), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 240 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: MCMD55009D
UPC: 633023550094
EAN: 0633023550094
ASIN: B0000VLKVW
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
Release Date: January 2, 2004
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Product Description
Pilates DVD which is the perfect companion for beginning, intermediate and advanced students to help achieve and maintain an ideal weight. These workouts are designed to transform how your body looks, feels and performs, and is the perfect complement to any weight-loss program. With over 15 customized mat workouts to suit your physical and scheduling needs, there is no better way to learn, progress and experience Pilates in your home.
Instructor:
Karen Garica is a certified Pilates Instructor known nationally for her warm, yet invigorating style of teaching. Karen has helped thousands of students around the country reap the wonderful benefits of the Pilates system. As a professional dancer, Karen toured with several ballet companies, including the Washington, Milwaukee and Dallas Ballets before a career ending knee injury left her unable to walk without a cane. Her significant physical recovery as well as numerous other benefits resulting from her study of Pilates compelled her to dedicate her career to helping others learn this amazing system. She owns Studio Body Logic® which has several locations in Northern Virginia and Maryland.
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 New to pilates September 18, 2009
A. Hadley (Niceville FL)
I have been doing yoga for about a year now and I have been wanting to try pilates. I tried this dvd based on the good reviews. Just wish we could preview them first! Her voice was a wee bit iritating to me. I'm used to the slow and controlled movements of yoga but she was way way to slow and boring. She gave no alternate methods to the movements if you are new and not super limber as she is. The movements did not flow from one to the next as she had you sitting up and lying down, sitting up and lying down. I'm just disappointed as I really wanted to try pilates. I just need to find another dvd to get me to like it! If anyone has a suggestion on a dvd that is bit more upbeat (not talking Richard Simmons upbeat!) and gives alternatives to the posititons please let me know!
 Love it! August 24, 2009
Amanda Graves
I love this video. I was only on the beginner level for a few days. It was really easy for me. I started the intermediate. It was so awesome. I am just now on the challenging level. Absolutely love it. 3 times a week and I feel great! I have definition in my arms that I have never had before.
Very Good Pilates Instruction July 20, 2009
Breana Claton
This DVD is working very well for me, I am new to Pilates and a bit overweight so the combination was just what I was looking for since it has three levels, so I can use it for quite awhile, and also get in better shape.
Karen is a very good instructorm and as mentioned by others she has been directly trained as an instructor from the experts (Romoana).
Anyway there are three main sections Beginning, Intermediate and Challenging that has a variety of workouts an d variations. Before going into those, I recommend watching the general lesson for the DVD, then each lesson for each level as you reach it.
Each section/level builds on the last one by adding more things and making the things you learned a bit more challenging/less modified. Some really nice things include routines that you can use weights and other items for further workouts.
I'm very pleased with this and recommend it to my friends.
Not bad July 10, 2009
T. Hill (Michigan)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this based upon the great reviews but it is not as great as I thought it would be. First, it doesn't transition very well from exercise to exercise. One minute you're laying on your back, the next minute you are standing. Not fluid. It does have varying levels which is good. This is my first Pilates video but I think I'll try another one.
Meh May 27, 2009
Diana G (NY, NY)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've been using pilates dvds for 3 years now. I've pretty much stuck to Ellen Barrett in her crunch series etc and decided to see if there was anything else good out there. Although they say this dvd has over 15 workouts, they really have about 4 per level (beginner, intermediate, advanced) which build on each other based on time length. So a 20 min session has the 15 minutes of the 15min session, plus 5 new minutes.
In all honesty, I hate this dvd. The instructor is behind the camera (unless shes giving a tutorial), and her voice is loud and annoying. Her cues are sometimes unnecessary, for lack of a better word. Worst of all, there are only about 4 reps per exercise, no sets.
Don't expect this dvd to have a workout routine, its more of a "one exercise edited to the next" sort of thing.
I wouldn't waste my money on it, if I were you. You really can't imagine how annoying this woman's voice is. Look up Ellen Barrett, she's an amazing instructor, and she really gets you motivated. Her cues are great, and you don't feel as though you're watching an exercise segment from the 80s.
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