Customer Reviews

Stott Pilates - Basic Pilates (formerly: 22-Minute Matwork) [VHS]

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Since I live in NYC, I attend Pilates studio classes with instructors who are accredited through Stott's school. I was tickled to see one of my instructors in these tapes! This is an excellent supplement to core strengthening that is essential to Joseph Pilate's teachings. The review "too little substance" irked me, since he/she missed the entire point of this work. You cannot have core strength without proper breath and support. Posture, standing, even the way you sit will change with this type of exercise. Slow and steady is the way to go for injury prevention. If you want a mindless, sweaty workout (and a possible repetitive stress injury), stay at the gym. You will sweat with this workout, it's proper BREATHING that gets you there. Pilates is for thinking exercisers, not mindless hamsters huffing away on a stair stepper. After 2 knee surgeries, a hip that clicks, and a pinched nerve in my neck (all from dancing, skating, gymnastics and yes, stairmasters), I wouldn't think of returning to my gym. There is no need to keep pounding yourself into a sweaty heap once you change your view of exercise with these tapes. 3 times a week at 20 minutes minimum will give you the look, the feel, and the strength you need. Moira Stott (and her modifications) is a godsend.

After having had a friend demonstrate a few Pilates moves I was interested enough to buy this video. It is, I believe, the most basic mat video in the Stott Pilates series. I found the instructions clear and easy to follow, and the workout very approachable -- though as a real beginner, I couldn't do all the moves -- after two weeks I'm getting closer AND people are asking if I've lost weight (I haven't) and I take that as a good result. If I were Stott pilates, I wouldn't have put the intimidating equipment moves in the introduction to the tape though -- it almost scared me off. I like the tape enough to have ordered a few more and to be looking for a Pilates studio locally!

I felt Moira Stott gave a really nice lesson and, given the limitations of video, was quite encouraging.

I have been practicing pilates at a Stott studio and though I'm a big fan of Stott Pilates, this and there other beginner tapes are disappointing. It's useful if all you want is information on the pilates concepts, but I don't see how anyone can get a good workout from them. The level 2 tapes, and up, are all very good and guarantee a good workout. If you don't know anything about pilates, such as imprinting, neutral spine position, and correct breathing, this is a good tape.

This tape is designed for initial exposure to Pilates and its concepts. They must be under your belt in order to advance to the next level of exercises. The reviewer who felt there was too little substance to these exercises MISSED the whole idea of Pilates. If you just want to work out and sweat, Pilates is probably not for you anyway. If you're willing to do the basics and get it under your belt, there is a wealth of information available through Pilates. This tape is designed to do just what it says, and does it well.

This was my first tape on pilates. It was enough to peek my interest. I definitely am going to buy a more difficult tape. The exercise value on this tape is a joke. It says for beginners and it sure is. There is no way I could change my body with this tape. All it has is an introduction on how to perform about 10 different exercises. I felt a little mislead. I figured a tape for beginners as I am one would give me a workout. This tape is more of an introduction to show you what some exercises look like. Then if you like them you need a different tape. Rent this one; buy a real exercise tape.