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Mari Winsor: Cardio Pilates

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First let me start by saying that I own EVERY SINGLE Mari Winsor Pilates DVD ever made. I am not kidding here folks! I love Mari Winsor and her technique.

Now, on to the DVD:

The workout with the actual CARDIO Pilates is a good workout, I really enjoyed it. The workout for the lower body was a great one too! Nice-n-fast and to the point. However, the workout on the mat (no cardio) was down-right BORING. Mari talks and talks and talks about her technique and has you 'test' it, etc. I thought that after ALL her DVD's that are out, by this point, she wouldn't need to explain every single movement. I thought this WHOLE ENTIRE DVD would be fast paced, but not that 3rd workout. I can't stand it when she has you get into position AND THEN explains the technique while you're sitting there in mid air. So annoying. But Mari only does this with the 3rd workout.

Now, if you are NEW to Pilates, yes, that workout would be perfect for you, but I assumed that since the DVD is Cardio Pilates, that the whole thing would be fast paced. I was wrong.

I will never do that 3rd workout again, but I will do the other 2.

All in all, it was worth the purchase.

Side note: I purchased this DVD on eBay before it was even released (hence my review before the release date).

The other reviewers are pretty spot-on. The "Express" workout is really basic and boring. This was my first experience with Pilates, but I quickly became bored with the lengthy explanations and slow pace after one or two viewings. The workout does challenge the muscles, especially abs, that I'm not accustomed to using, but overall isn't very difficult.

The "Quick Fix" workout, which focuses on cardio, seems like it has a lot of potential but I don't really see the benefit of a twelve-minute cardio workout with long warm-up and cool-down. I didn't feel much burn during or after.

However, I. LOVE. the lower body mat workout. It really zones in on your legs and butt in a short amount of time and I always feel the burn by the end. After doing this workout about three or four times a week for just over two weeks (combined with running), my legs already feel stronger - I keep finding new muscles in my thighs by surprise!

If you're a pilates beginner and want to get familiar with the form, breathing, etc., this might be a good place to start. However, if you know your way around the mat already, I'm sure there are better, more challenging videos out there.

I agree with the previous reviewer that two outta three workouts are great. Well worth the purchase. The Cardio and Lower body firm and burn I use regularly now.

The other one there is toooo much talking but for someone who has not done pilates before it would be a great beginner to walk you through how to do it correctly for maximum benefits.

I agree with the "two out of three" comments, with one exception: I am new to pilates, so the first one was useful, the first time or two. After that it got tedious.
My beef with this program is the music: the exercises aren't in time to it! It's rough to "march it out" (and on screen they are marching quickly) to the nice calm relaxation music that isn't at the same pace.

I didn't care for this video at all. The Pilates Express Workout was just like the Winsor Pilates DVD I bought years ago of her infomercial. I was very disappointed. She also talks way too much and a lot of the time is spent taking about the correct positions.

And cadio?? What cardio?? The only exercise that even had cardio was the Quick Fix Pilates Workout.

I was looking for a challenge and this definitely wasn't it.

Mari Winsor: Cardio PilatesMari Winsor: Cardio PilatesThis DVD should state that it is for beginners. The first section is too lengthy for an explanation on how to do Pilates. I found that Mari devotes too much time describing how "Missy" will do the excercises to avoid danger and pain. Missy was also in the Pilates in Pink Video and again it was a little too time consuming. Perhaps Mari should make a more advanced tape for people who need the burn and a more demanding workout.
I am planning to modify this workout with my regular LA Fitness Pilates workout to increase the level of this workout. Atleast it is giving me some direction into completing a workout by myself.

Well, I really wish I would've read the reviews before I made this purchase. The word "cardio" has no place in this DVD. The 3rd segment was a mini-workout for my legs, mainly because there are a few exercises I haven't done before, but that's about it. I'm giving the video to my daughter, she is a beginner to pilates, so hopefully I didn't waste my money entirely.

Ive purchase this video after the complete SERIES COLLECTION of tageting specific areas, I was hoping something more INTENSE workout. I love Mary Winsor and even that Ive stoped for periods of times (pregnancy etc) working out is not so hard like the FIRST time you do pilates. The exercises are OK if you are in a hurry and dont want miss ur work out day. but If you want something more "CHALLENGING" I do not recommend this video.


Im still looking for the ultimate challenge from Mary Winsor Pilates DVD lol

If it is really a cardio pilates workout you are after, this one is definitely NOT for you! (and it was not for me either).The standing cardio segment in this DVD is a mere fraction of the whole and it is stuck between two other very, very, very traditional Winsor pilates mat workouts which are neat and well explained but frankly, quite repetitive and boring. You cannot escape the bore even if you combine the three workouts in a different order, since the two mat workouts are much about the same exercises (the biggest difference is in the instructors' clothing and you end up feeling you are always doing the same stuff).From an authority like Mary Winsor I had expected something fresher and, actually, just a little bit more cardio, given the title.

I would love to give this a good review but seeing as the one cardio workout on the disc won't load, I won't be able to. I do like the two sculpting workouts for abs and buns and thighs but the exercises are very simimlar to the original Winsor Pilates video.