Product Details

• Directors: Joan Breibart
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Number of tapes: 1
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 1992
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000056BWR
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #490,236 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Clinical" is the adjective of choice here, May 22, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Physicalmind Workout I - The Method Pilates Matwork Essentials [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is pretty painful to watch. It is more instructional than "follow along" in format but that's not why it's painful. The exercises are demonstrated by three or four different individuals, accompanied by a voice-over (slow and droning, unfortunately). Low "fun" factor and something I wouldn't watch again. I'd recommend Jennifer Kries' "Precision Toning" for an intro to Pilates that's more enjoyable.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do Not buy this video, November 21, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Physicalmind Workout I - The Method Pilates Matwork Essentials [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Not only is it more surreal than anything but its cheaply made. If anything its more of a science fiction exercise video simply because the people are exercising like robots and there is a lady talking to close to a microphone over what you can only imagine is an interplanetary space ship. Pilates is a great way to balance your workout but not in this video attempt.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Specific and Accurate Pilates Instruction Available, December 6, 2007

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Sheila McBryde (Newport, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Physicalmind Workout I - The Method Pilates Matwork Essentials [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I can't tell you how many Pilates classes I have attended where inaccurate or 'no' instructions are given for the exercises. The results can be very frustrating and sometimes even painful. You're right...this is not a 'fun' tape, but no one is shouting at you to 'come on' and 'move it' either. Calm and accurate instructions yield relatively quick results when the progressions are followed repeatedly over a few weeks. I would not trade it for any of my 40 or more other workout tapes. My only wish is that it also came in DVD.