Element: Pilates Weight Loss for Beginners

This was my 1st time trying pilates and I've never done yoga. I am not a flexible person and have problems with chronic joint pain. The DVD was great, I did work up a sweat and burned close to 400 calories without the impact of other workouts. I admit that I could not do each move in its fullness, but I did try. There were some moves that exacerbated my joint pain, due to the stretching, and I was sore afterwards. I am confident that the more I do this workout, the bettter my body will feel. I do feel it was a good workout. The DVD is very easy to follow.

I felt great after doing this program.

Easy to follow.

Nice exercise dvd

This is a GREAT! at home Pilates workout DVD, I've sense purchase 2 more gor Christmas gifts.

IF YOU ARE NEW TO PILATES,THIS IS A GOOD START.IT IS HARD AT FIRST BUT SURELY A GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL FEEL GOOD AFTER THE ROUTINE.YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT IN A MODERATE WAY.STEPS ARE WELL EXPLAINED AND A VERY GOOD STEPPING STONES TO A MORE DIFFICULT PILATES.

Very good instructor...the directions that she gives are very clear and specific directions..and I have definitely notice a physical change with body within a month. I honestly did some cardio exercises before actually really doing the beginner's Pilate's to get my weight down some in order for me to really do it...once my weight was down I had went back to Pilate's for awhile...however I was doing both Pilate's and cardio( which was "This is Taebo" by Billy Blanks)in between those times when I felt like I can go longer...other than that it's a good beginner's Pilate DVD.

I really enjoyed this workout. I am an in between beginner and intermediate exerciser and thought this workout was challenging but the moves were not too complicated to follow. I liked that the one lady did the exercise and there was a lady talking you thru the moves off camera. I have a variety of dvds and this is a nice addition.

This dvd is a good length at 51 minutes and you can go to the menu and choose what you want to do: cardio section, prep and mat (floor) exercises, or the full program. I chose to do the cardio section first which is the shorter of the two programs (it was around 15-20 minutes). It was not easy, but the instructor is very good. She doesn't move too fast. The explanations are really nice with great examples as to how the movements should look and feel (i.e like you're in cement, balancing a teacup on your knee, patting yourself on the back for a job well done, etc#. Being completely out of shape, I still got through the whole cardio round with a lot of sweating, nausea, and breaks involved. I tried the mat work #thinking it would be easier), but it was just too much after the first round. You'll do things similar to bicycle work, leg lifts, and more. It's the longer workout being about 25-30 minutes. After day one, I am sore and yet my abs feel tight. If you keep up with this video you will surely get results in a good amount of time.

I like the video, but for some reason it keeps stopping and freezing, so there must be something wrong with the DVD. Hopefully, I can get an exchange for this.