Customer Reviews

Core Ball For Beginners & Beyond: Over 10 Routines

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

I purchased a ball to do the exercises my trainer has me do, but I wanted to do them at home. This DVD looked interesting and I thought it might have some interesting things. This DVD is really amazing because it has soooo many routines. There is a ton more on this than I have learned with my personal trainer. The beginner level is great, but it also has some more challenging routines that really add spice to my workouts. Great purchase and well worth the price.

I had not done much with a ball before, just a couple of gym classes. This DVD was amazing! One level had a ton of great beginner routines and another level had more challenging workouts that really blast your core into shape. I can't believe how much stronger my abs have become! I have been using this for 6 weeks. The results have been amazing and it really keeps me motivated. This DVD is so much better than the DVD that came in the box with the ball I bought in the store that only had one workout on it. If you have any interest in working with a ball like this, this DVD is a must have buy.

Has wonderful workouts, would recommend this to others. Great for beginners still trying to learn how to balance on the ball.

I am in decent shape and I work out at the gym. I had a session with a personal trainer and he told me I should work out with a ball and recommended this DVD. It has been amazing! It works my body in ways that my normal routine just doesn't touch. It has really toned my mid-section nicely. I never get bored because there are so many routines. Highly recommended!

I use various workouts at home but had not really tried a ball muc. Once or twice at a gym or while at a friend's house.

I enjoyed it, but never felt comfortable, so I decided to try again and picked this up.

It is a great addition to my workouts. The intructor provides a detailed lesson on how to use the ball which helped me get used to using it, and there are many routines to target parts of your body that I can do now.

There are also some more advanced routines that I look forward to doing more, but there are enough easier routines to keep me going for awhile still.

There MUST be better core ball videos out there! Karen Garcia (the main actor) starts off by stating that as we age, our sight and hearing diminish. She then proceeds to speak almost in slow motion. I kept thinking she would start speaking normally, and was horrified to find out that that was the way the entire "beginner" section was presented! And this is TRULY for a first time, never- exercised-before beginner. The DVD changes actors for the challenging section, but that girl is really just interested in her hair. It's annoying because each segment (arms, legs, abs...) is just a few minutes long and doesn't run continuously, so you need to stop and click the remote to get to the next segment. I hate this DVD.

I like this workout and I pick it on the days that I'm not in the mood to sweat. I like how it really stretches you out. I feel loose and relaxed afterward. I have noticed that my core is strengthen up a bit from doing this for a couple months. It is not my only work-out.
It is a pleasant video. I think the more segments you add, the more you'll get out of it.
My mother uses this one too, she cannot take the stress of a high-impact workout. It is easy on the the joins and limbs. You do need to learn to balance, so don't rush yourslef.
If you're a cardio nut - this is not for you.
I will definately keep this one and keep using it. Worth the money and the time.

I am not very experienced with exercises using a Core Ball. My physical therapist gave me some exercises, and I hoped to learn more.

This DVD is too basic even for me, and I don't think it targets the Core muscle groups. It is very disappointing.

This DVD is basicly the same DVD as Pilates Tone & Sculpt. It has a different cover and intro but most of the same exercises. If You own Pilates Sculpt and tone then you , like myself will be wasteing your $!!! Very dissapointed.

I bought this because of all the great reviews. Now that i see there are more reviews, i'd like to agree with the negitive ones. This DVD was so awful that I could not do the workouts. The first set of workouts has an instructor that spends more time talking about proper form and less time doing the actual moves. The second set of workouts for advanced moves, is okay, but I did not feel sore the next day like I would if I had done a great ball workout. Also, the second instructor, was even more annoying than the first one, because she is very cheerleader-ish and too upbeat/blonde/barbie-esque. In short, what a WASTE of money!