Kathy Smith: Peel off the Pounds Pilates | Kathy Smith | Nice cardio, nice muscle conditioning

Kathy Smith: Peel off the Pounds Pilates | Kathy Smith | great over all workout

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	Kathy Smith: Peel off the Pounds Pilates Kathy Smith Lions Gate, 2007 average customer review:based on 9 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

With PEEL OFF THE POUNDS PILATES fitness expert Kathy Smith delivers a workout system that kicks the fat-burning power of Pilates into high gear. Kathy's fat-burning workout combined with her upper- and lower-body toning routines work together to reshape your arms abs hips and thighs while maximizing your weight-loss potential to reveal a leaner stronger healthier body - a Pilates body! DVD Includes: WARM-UP (5 Minutes): Prepare for an incredible workout by increasing body awareness through isolations and stretches. FAT-BURNING WORKOUT (20 Minutes): Blast calories and challenge your core with this dance-inspired total-body cardio workout infused with the principles of Pilates. UPPER BODY AND CORE PILATES MAT WORKOUT (10 Minutes): Use light weights to sculpt and strengthen your arms shoulders back and core with Kathy's favorite upper-body Pilates moves. LOWER BODY AND CORE PILATES MAT WORKOUT (10 Minutes): Strengthen and lengthen a lean lower body with a series of core-focused hip bun and thigh trimmers. COOL-DOWN (5 Minutes): Finish with relaxing stretches that concentrate on flexibility and alignment.System Requirements:Run time: 50 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HEALTH/FITNESS/PILATES Rating: NR UPC: 031398222620 Manufacturer No: 22262

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Nice cardio, nice muscle conditioning

I do a lot of Leslie Sansone workouts, so the cardio on Peel Off the Pounds was a really nice change -- low impact, no complexity, nice jazzy music. You can make it as dancey or athletic as you like. Kathy follows up the cardio with some nice muscle conditioning pilates moves for the entire body -- again, nothing too difficult, but definitely enough to know you've been worked. Highly recommended for beginners, beginner/intermediates, or intermediates (like me!)

great over all workout

I agree that the cardio is a lttle dancey, but it is easy to follow and a good workout. The pilates was intense, but not too intense. I felt the burn afterwards.

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Tough but good :-)

I'm not normally a big Pilates fan, but I do like Kathy and thought I'd give this a go to mix up my current routine. It's a good solid workout and is good for a pilates beginner (me) to intermediate.
I found this very easy to follow and as always, Kathy is a great instructor who cues well and is great to listen to. You almost don't need to look at the screen to see what she's talking about because she describes in detail all the moves ahead of time. There is an aerobic segment to begin, and you engage your core throughout that. With the toning, there is classic dumbbell type exercises and pilates floorwork (use a mat). I really like how you can play this in any order. Doing that keeps it fresh and interesting.
Overall, this workout is really quite good - I think it's perfect for beginners to intermediate and I'm sure that if done consistantly, then you'll see results. I certainly felt this for a day or two afterwards. Can't wait to try this for my second time.

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A review from an out of shape 30 something

I really like both the workouts and the format of the DVD. My previous workout videos had all been on VHS, so I was happy to see that with this DVD, you can pick and choose from the warm up, cardio, upper/lower body pilates and cool down to make as lengthy or as brief a workout as you would like. For someone who had not worked out for almost 4 years (pregnancy, baby, etc.), I found the cardio to be more than adequate. I would say that newbies (or those as out of shape as I am!), this will be a challenging workout that you can grow into. I agree with the reviewer who said that the cardio was "dancey" because it was, and I find it challenging to do mambo type dance steps. That's the only reason I've given it a 4 instead of 5.

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