Let's Pilates

by Konami

Product Features

• Learn how to perform over 40 Pilates exercises through informative animations, detailed instructions and quizzes utilizing DS microphone input
• Manage your progress using the engaging, fun, and interactive calendar and scheduling features.
• Customize your routine to fit into YOUR time constraints, be it a daily commute or waiting in line at the bank.
• Customize your experience with your choice of three different instructors, up to 100 unique outfits, seven colorful environment backgrounds, and five mat options.
• With exercises that can be done anywhere – even while sitting at your desk – this is perfect for the working professional or the student on the go.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0011WMINS
• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 29, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,556 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Pilates is a body conditioning routine that focuses on building flexibility, strength, endurance, and coordination without adding muscle bulk. Pilates increases circulation and helps to sculpt the body and strengthen the body's "core" or "powerhouse" (torso). People who do Pilates regularly feel they have better posture, are less prone to injury, and experience better overall health. Now you can learn how to do Pilates, or keep up with your training wherever you go! Let’s Pilates is the first Pilates instructional software available for the Nintendo DS, and it’s a treasure-trove of knowledge whether you’ve been doing Pilates for five years or five minutes. Best of all, with Let’s Pilates, you can train anywhere, anytime, without needing to be in class or in front of your TV.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not user friendly or fun, August 7, 2008

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J. Peplinski (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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I love Pilates and have been doing it for several years, I've even gone through teacher training. I hoped this game would be a fun way to take new routines with me when I travel, to keep me on track and mix things up. Unfortunately, I found Let's Pilates to be difficult to follow and extremely annoying.

Pilates requires you to lay on the floor and use both hands for most of the exercises, yet the game offers very little audio guidance and requires you to be able to SEE the screen - nearly impossible when lying on your back. You have to keep stopping your exercise in order to get up and see what the heck you're supposed to be doing. Then when you do look, the animated avatar is demonstrating VERY poor form - if you arch your back that much doing Pilates, you are going to wind up in traction!

To "reward" you for completing challenges (usually learning a new Pilates move), you get to see your "Pila-Tree" grow, which is just completely retarded. You watch a little animated video with dew-drop characters making annoying noises, I swear it's worse than an animated show for toddlers. Not very rewarding! I liked unlocking new outfits and hairstyles for the avatar (okay that's dorky too, but I like it) but the way the game puts it together, it's just not much fun.

It's sister game, Let's Yoga, on the other hand is put together VERY well and is a great investment. The moves are safe and easy to follow and effective, very relaxing and fun. Both games were released on the same day by the same company, and I feel cheated! They obviously put a lot more work into Let's Yoga - if they had delayed Let's Pilates for a few months, maybe it could have been just as good.

I really wanted to like this game, but it sucks. Unsafe, hard to follow, not fun. After giving it a fair shake, I wound up selling it on Ebay.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars love it!, August 16, 2008

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D. Stalka "mommy" (midwest) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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I have a few work out games and this is my fav by far; lets you pick how long you want to work out plus what you want to do! easy to follow, love it.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Super convenient workout!, January 7, 2009

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Pilates Newby (NJ) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This is exactly what I needed to get me working out. I do not like going to gyms or running- especially in winter, and I can never figure out my DVD. When I am in certain positions I cannot see the TV screen anyway. But with the DS I can move it with me, wear earphones, etc. And it travels well!

I really like to see and hear clues for proper form and reminders to breathe properly.

I can really feel the effect. I do wish there were progressive/ increasing reps (difficulty), and I wish there was less time between each exercise so I feel like I am getting more movement time in.