Product Details

• Actors: Moira Merrithew
• Directors: Wayne Moss
• Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Stott Pilates
• VHS Release Date: October 15, 2002
• Run Time: 54 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000078U3O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,208 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent instructional video, December 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Secret to Flat Abs: Pilates Matwork Level 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This Stott Pilates video is excellent for basics of pilates. Moira Stott offers clear instruction for every abdominal exercise. When starting out, most people don't realize how crucial proper technique is, and Moira Stott gives detailed explanations of each movement without being too complicated or wordy. This video is fun, and most importantly, I've lost inches in my abdominal area by using it just a few times a week. I will definitely look into additional Stott Pilates videos as my level improves.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars some serious Pilates instruction!!, March 4, 2005

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TJ "thephantommoon" (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Secret to Flat Abs: Pilates Matwork Level 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Excellent, excellent instruction. This is the 1st of a 4-series set and is truly for a beginner to Pilates. The exercises in this DVD is to build up your core strength in a safe way without straining your neck and back.

Moira is not the one doing the exercises. She is talking as another is doing them. She gives many instructions to make sure you are breathing properly as the breathing is an important part of Pilates. But even more important is her instructions to keep you doing the moves in the correct postures so that the moves are safe.

In between exercises she doesn't talk and talk while leaving you hanging waiting for the next move to begin. This was the problem with Winsor Pilates--it got very annoying to wait for the next exercise to begin.

Another thing I love about this Stott Pilates series is that there is a good stretch/warm-up session at the beginning. Also, many harder Pilates exercises are in a modified form in this DVD. It is still a challenge for a beginner and a great way to build the strength so that you can safely do the harder full exercise in the next series and beyond. There are also exercises on this tape that are not on the Winsor Pilates tapes.

If you are a beginner, definitely get this 4 series set. It will challenge you as you safely gain the strength needed to progress to the next in the series, the second one--"Firm and Fit". You will love how Sott Pilates makes you feel!!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great video for beginning pilates, September 9, 2005

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A. Davis (Fort Worth, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Secret to Flat Abs: Pilates Matwork Level 1 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is a great video for anyone encountering pilates for the first time.