Weight Loss Pilates - A Review

Today I ran into our local Sam's Club to pick up a few things. I only wanted to be there a few minutes, but I can't go into Sam's without walking down the book and video aisles. And of course, there were about 10 things I wanted, but I limited myself to just one. I chose to purchase a two DVD workout set. Weight Loss Pilates and Weight Loss Cardio Sculpt. (I'll review the Cardio Sculpt at a later date.) I love the Pilates class at the gym, but since I've not been working outside of our home, and the gym is 15 minutes away, I've been working out at home instead of going to the gym. I'm not a huge, power lifter, so I can get a workout that is just as good as what I was doing at the gym at home, I just have to make myself do it. One thing I've missed though is my Pilates. Fortunately, Weight Loss Pilates is exactly what I was looking for! Kristin McGee leads the workout, she is a Pilates master instructor who is cheerful, but not overly sappy or annoying. She explains how to do each exercise but does so quickly, which is important, because once you've done the workout multiple times, you won't need long instructions to hold you up. The DVD contains two 20 minute workouts, but additionally it also has a 7 minute warm up and a 6 minute cool down that you can choose to do or not do, depending on the amount of time you have available that day. And as a bonus, there is a 5 minute Ab Blast workout. Kristin amazes me. She can stand straight up from sitting on a mat with her feet in front of her, without rocking! My whole family tried to do it and we either fell backward, or couldn't even get our rears off the floor at all. It just goes to show what regular Pilates can do for you! It's called Weight Loss Pilates because there are these great "cardio blasts" infused through the workout to keep your heart rate up. It will probably give a little bit of challenge to the beginner. And if you're advanced, just do both 20 minute workouts to get a complete workout. If you love Pilates you'll be happy with Weight Loss Pilates. And, if you've never done Pilates you'll be amazed that such simple moves can be so effective.