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Pilates Weekly Workout With Lynne Robinson [VHS] [1998]

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3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Format: PAL
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Firefly Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: 28 Dec 1998
  • Run Time: 87 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CY48
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 338 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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"Pilates tackles the deep structural foundations of the body", explains instructor Lynne Robinson. "Every movement is performed slowly and with control, which means you can't cheat, and the end result is a body which is long and lean, supple and strong." This workout presents three 25-minute Pilates-based exercise sessions that aim to change the way you use your muscles. You can choose one to do each day, or put them together when you have the time and inclination for a long workout. Each movement emphasises the core muscles of the abdomen and back. You don't need any previous experience because the introduction shows you how to use these muscles through alignment, stabilising and breathing, and Robinson carefully instructs the nuances of every movement. The mood is quiet and controlled, similar to the concentration of yoga. Workout 1 emphasises creating a "girdle of strength", spinal flexibility, and arm and shoulder toning. Workout 2 keeps working on the stabilisation muscles, and adds buttocks, legs and feet. Workout 3 combines exercises and adds complexity for co-ordination, balance and sensory awareness. At the end is a relaxation sequence. Robinson is an excellent instructor: knowledgeable, mature, patient and clear. You will need a mat, ankle weights, light dumbbells, pole, towel, tennis ball and cushion. --Joan Price

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Three twenty-five minute exercises designed to create a calm oasis in your busy life. There is no need to spend hours exercising and you end up with a balanced body which is longer, leaner, toned and both supple and strong.

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Pilates Video, 9 Feb 2001
By A Customer
I am a Pilates convert and have to disagree with the last review. This is a clear concise video with easy to follow instructions and visuals and, in my view, the best of the first three, especially for a Pilates beginner - I haven't seen Lynne's latest video yet. There are some fundamental differences between Pilates and yoga, especially with regard to breathing so no-one should ever regard pilates or yoga videos as directly interchangaeble! Lynne Robinson has really opened up this method to the average person - and that includes me - so I felt obliged to write this to underline how ground-breaking this approach is.
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54 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Sound techniques, rather slow, 28 Sep 2001
By A Customer
This video has both its good points and its bad points.

Firstly,if you are a complete newcomer to Pilates, this video is probably a good place to start. However, don't expect to come away with the full picture, as the exercises that are demonstrated on this video hardly scratch the surface of what Pilates has to offer!

Secondly, Lynne Robinson is an excellent teacher and really explains things well. Having read a lot of Pilates books, it was interesting to see the exercises actually performed 'for real' by someone who obviously has a great knowledge of this subject. I have to say that I was slightly dissapointed with the actual content of the video as I expected a lot more variation and exercises of different degrees of difficulty to be demonstrated. However it was all very, VERY basic and not what I would consider a 'workout'. Fine for ultimate beginners, but anyone above this level would soon outgrow this video.(I have not seen any of her other videos so maybe the later ones are more challenging?)

Also, I found the pace to be quite slow and a bit repetitive. Not too bad if you do the exercises with her, but terrible if you are watching it for information and reference. Unless you like to just follow the same regime parrot fashion every time you work out, it is not much use. I personally could not see myself getting this video out and playing it every time I wanted a Pilates workout.It would be far too time consuming and boring.

However, even though I found this video not for me, do not be too discouraged as everything that is on this video is completely faultless in terms of being correctly taught/technique etc.

Incidentally I found Lynne's book The Official Body Control Pilates Manual to be excellent and I highly recommend it. Maybe thats why I was expecting a bit more from this video!

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for back pain management, 10 Nov 2004
By A Customer
As a physiotherapist, I teach the principles of pilates every day to my clients with back and neck pain. My main problem is then finding a suitable class for them to continue once they complete their treatment.

This is perfect! Lynne Robinson is very slow and careful, and teaches the principles of pilates accurately! Those of you who find the exercises easy are probably not doing them correctly.

As a qualified Pilates instructor myself, I can tell you that it is commonly NOT taught well, and even more commonly, not PRACTICED well.

Keep up the good work!

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