26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Who'd have thought it?, 23 Feb 2004
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Classical Stretch: Arms & Abs / Legs & Butt [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
That stretching could tone you up so much, even improving definition?? I love Miranda, she is barking (in a good way) and her workouts are excellent. I'm a chronic back pain sufferer, so I use her Back Pain Relief DVD (amazingly fine) and like it so much I bought this as well, which has two 30-minute workouts that the brave could do back-to-back for a REALLY hard hour. Not that I'm that brave... It has something in common with isometric programmes like Lotte Berk's and the Bar Method but I find it even better, and I do feel that stretching is helping my back issues as well. Really terrific, great value and good fun. Oh, and because Miranda isn't some kid, I do feel this programme is encouraging for all.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mostly strength training, 1 July 2005
By GJ - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Classical Stretch: Arms & Abs / Legs & Butt [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
I like the DVD, but I was hoping that it would include more stretching. There is a little stretching in this video, but it is mostly strength training. The arms section contains stretching, but there is no stretching of the torso or legs. Some of the exercises are uncomfortable, but Miranda explains why they are necessary.
I don't think she is hard to follow, but I watch her program every day on PBS, so I'm used to her. I also love the fact that she's not annoyingly young and perky.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Watch it first, then do it, 4 Oct 2006
By J. Bowen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Classical Stretch: Arms & Abs / Legs & Butt [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
This is a good workout, especially for people that are trying to tone, not necessarily lose weight. Miranda can be hard to follow, she tends to start explaining the exercises in the middle of doing them and then loses track of where she was at. She can also be inconsistent, doing an exercise on one side and not repeating it on the other (a good editor would have caught this). After a few times through, you start to figure out what's going on and it becomes much easier to keep up and do the exercises correctly. It's nice and short, but you do feel like you've done some work at the end.