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Great Program For Working On Balance and Coordination !
I recently picked this DVD up because I was looking for some variety in my Daily Pilates/Yoga Practice. I've been doing Yoga daily for well over 9 years and started doing Pilates every day before my Yoga practice in the Fall of 2005. I'm totally hooked on Pilates now, the results have been unbelieveable. <
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> I have many Pilates Programs that do the more "classic" Pilates mat work (Stott, Kries (Precision Toning), Burnett, Caban) and many that are variations on the pilates system (New Method, Caribbean Pilates, Liz Gilles and Quick Fix programs). Recently I had picked up New Method 20/20 Pilates Precision Abs and it had some standing Pilates work. At first I was thinking it wouldn't be for me, but the more I did it the more I realized how beneficial it was in terms of developing balance and coordination as well as working the core differently. <
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> I thought I'd try this Pilates Standing Blend led by Katalin Rodriguez-Zamiar to get more standing work and I wasn't dissapointed! <
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> The first session which is about 30 minutes long has a variety of standing exercises that are very ballet-like in nature. They are relatively slow and controlled movements which start simpler and build to more complex combinations. The combinations were not so complex that they were really difficult to follow. I'm a 6 ft 2 inch 46 year old male w/zero dance background and I'm not the most graceful person in the world, yet I was able to catch on almost immediately to almost all the moves without too much trouble. Usually by the second or third repetition of a movement I was getting pretty comfortable and this was my first time doing this program. <
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> I thought Ms Zamiar did a great job of explaining and demonstrating the movements and moved at a pace which was enough to create heat without moving so fast that it was impossible to follow. There were two students who also did the program with her so you could see how other people with different bodies and abilities might do the movements. <
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> I must admit that I was sweating like crazy by the end of the Standing section and felt like I was very well exercised. <
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> The second section, which I actually did yesterday for the first time, is a series of floor work. I really enjoyed this also because it was different than the traditional Pilates side lying series (which I enjoy also, but have on many programs already). It's only about 15 minutes long and challenged me in new and interesting ways. <
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> This program doesn't have any of the Pilates Mat Stomach Series (which I knew from reading other reviews) so what I did was a short intermediate series (8 minutes long) from Karen Garcia's Pilates complete DVD in order to first warm up my core and then proceeded on to the Standing Blend DVD. <
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> I can definitely say I'm glad I purchased this because it adds the variety I need to my daily exercise program and I can see it getting featured frequently in my DVD/VHS rotation. <
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> Highly recommended!

Great for beginners looking for weight loss and toning
I had never tried pilates before and sampled this workout on cable on-demand first. I have been doing the video average five times per week for four months and have lost over 20 pounds and two sizes. I still find the video challenging and am amazed at how it is transforming my body (especially hips which are quickly disappearing!).