Pilates Complete for Inflexible People

Customer Reviews:

• Very Disappointing: I bought this DVD to help my partner develop greater flexibility and strengthen his weak back. We discovered two major problems with this DVD: 1) the exercises were not at all challenging (and didn't provide variations to increase intensity); and 2) not only did some of the exercises hurt (I had strange back pains in the middle of the workout), but many of the transitions between exercises completely ignore the inflexible nature of the audience. We've tried some of the alternative workouts in hopes of finding something we liked, but even if we could find something that worked, we simply don't like it--the hostess is uninspiring and the workout sequences are uncreative.
• Effective and Clear: If you want to learn Pilates or are not flexible this is a DVD to consider. I have some strength but need to get more and I am tight in some areas. The beginning section (with modified routines) are perfect. The instruction is clear and you feel safe with what she is saying. And these work. Though she makes some sections easier (the short modified routines can be done by anyone) you do feel/see results. The non-modified workouts are very good workouts. I am now close to being able to properly do some of the modified short routines and with the rest of the material I will be using this one for a long time.
• If you thought you cannot do Pilates...: I had have been working with yoga to improve my flexibility and wanted to add pilates and found this DVD which is geared to help with flexibility.
  
  Working with this DVD has introduced me to pilates and has helped me learn.
  
  There are paces and modifications to start and others to further improve.
  
  If you ever wanted to try pilates and thought you could not do it, try this one.
• YAWNNNNN: Ok, I may be should have read this better, but if you are intermediate to advanced, don't click that button, I am not the most flexible person, but strong as an ox, thought this might help, but I could not tell if I am exercising or sleeping, should not have bought it...
• I'm inflexible, and yes I can do it: I really like how you can customize your workout to what you want to do. For example, you can do arms and abs, legs and abs, etc. Sometimes I feel that it is not very challenging, but all you have to do then is pause it and do a few extra reps!