Pilates DVD Review #2 - Denise Austin's Pilates for Every Body

I just did an entry about one of the segments from this DVD.  Unfortunately that was the best segment.


My standard disclaimer: I have been doing Pilates off and on for about 10  years...mostly through an old Denise Austin VHS (yes, the actual video tape) but more recently through mat classes.  So I guess my level is intermediate at best.  I have been doing Yoga for about a year and I'm beginner-intermediate.

The next pilates DVD (from the library of course) I tried was Denise Austin's Pilates for Every Body.

Let's face it, this DVD is old...and you can tell.  Hello 2002 graphics. 


She does some weird dance movements to warm up.  Next she goes to mat work which is okay...not the best I have seen with Pilates.  She uses a band at times which is not always needed and not everyone has one.  Next is the standing leg series (see previous blog entry) - awesome!  Then more work with the band targeting the arms.  She ends with stretching.  

Some of Denise's favorite sayings that I have learned over the years:

• "Let me see that smiling face."
• "Reach up, up up up up!"
• "This is my FAVORITE stretch!"
• "Zip it up."
• "Your spine is your lifeline."
• "Girdle of strength."
• "It's your powerhouse."
  

I give this DVD a 6/10.  Sorry Denise, I love you, but I'm going to have to say to skip this DVD except for the previously mentioned leg and butt workout.