Customer Reviews

Total Mix: Combination Yoga & Pilates Workout

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4 star:		(3)
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1 star:		(1)

 

 

I am already a huge fan of the Quick Fix series, having had great results with the buns, abs, arms, and total body versions. The 10-minute workout format is very flexible; you can do one session for a quick fix, or go longer for more benefits.
I was definitely not disappointed in this combo! The Pilates instructor is very informative and keeps it simple, and the exercises kick! but you never feel too stressed out. I have done 3 of the sessions in a row (total of 30 minutes), and the time flies by. Refreshing!
I haven't done all of the Yoga sessions, but they seem quite rigorous: relaxing, yes, but toning, definitely.
Huge fan of this series; would recommend in a heart-beat! So glad I found it; really fits a busy lifestyle.

I am new to Pilates, but I have some yoga experience. I really like this DVD because, even though I cannot do all the positions very well, they give pretty good instruction. The only thing I don't like is that they do not have many angled shots of all the positions so that you are sure you are doing them correctly. Overall, it is a very convenient exersize DVD. I like the "Blender" because I can quickly choose which workouts I want to do. And I like the countdown timer because if the positions get difficult, I just have to look up, see it, and think "I only have 2 minutes left, I can do this!"

I'm a long-time (10 years plus) gym member and aerobics class participant, so I'm very skeptical when it comes to at-home workout tapes/dvds. I bought this DVD after a taste of a Yoga/Pilates class at my gym to see what else is out there, something I could fit into my busy schedule when I'm not able to make it to aerobics classes. I ABSOLUTELY ENJOY IT! I like the flexibility and variety of being able to choose a mix from 8 different 10-minute routines with a few clicks of the DVD remote. It has the option to mix-and-match or to select just the Yoga routines or just the Pilates routines. If my schedule allows only for a quick workout, it's easy to select just one 10-minute routine if I choose. The instructors aren't cheesie; they are precise with describing and illustrating each movement, providing alternatives for each move to allow people at different fitness levels and body types to follow along. The instructors are encouraging without being ridiculous and insincere. The workouts are challenging. Simply terrific! I would definitely buy Total Mix: Yoga and Pilates PART TWO if it is ever released.

I got this DVD because the Quick Fix Buns, Abs, and Total Body workouts were very effective for me. I like the option of doing ten minutes, twenty minutes, or thirty, and tailoring my time to which areas I want to work. However, the ten-minute system that worked so well with the Abs/Buns, etc, didn't translate quite as well into Yoga and Pilates, in my opinion. I like to do 3 of the quick fixes in a row, and with these Yoga and Pilates workouts, it just seems like too much interruption. I think I would prefer an uninterrupted 30 minute session. That said, it may also be that I just don't like Yoga and Pilates as much. I am not really familiar with either type of exercise and perhaps I should have selected a different DVD for introduction.

I have over 100 exercise dvds and videos and this is a great addition. I like that you can blend and choose workouts. I'm not very flexible and the yoga portions are doable-in the past I've stayed away from yoga but this has changed my mind. The pilates lower body work is great you can really feel it-being an ace trained instructor I do know that form is essential and both the pilates and yoga instructors give lots of tips and pay attention to their form which is great, overall a quick and effective workout!

i really love this dvd. it is different from other yoga/pilates workout dvds because it enables you to choose your own customized workout. with eight unique combinations, each 10 minute workout is specifically created to target a particular part of your body. i have been using it for almost 2 weeks and my stomach feels tight and hard with muscle mainly because i use the pilates abs workout everyday. you gotta get this!!! but i do recommend buying a yoga mat for most of the workouts so you won't experience any further tension in the neck or upper back. other than that, this is THE BEST!!!

This is my first exercise DVD and I'm hooked now! I've been doing betweent 1-4 of the 10 minute workouts daily for 3 weeks now, and I feel great! No jerky movements, no muscle stress, just toning and sculpting. No pain, but immense gain!

Quick Fix total mix is a versatile program that contains four ten minute Pilates and four ten minute Yoga routines.

You can mix and match between all the various sequences via a matrix feature which lets you program 3 sequences of your choice in a row. It's very easy to use and makes it so that you don't have to keep messing around with the remote once you decide on the order you want to practice at any given time.

I wouldn't recommend this for stone beginners in either Pilates or Yoga. I would suggest getting something like Stott Pilates Basics to learn the fundamentals of Pilates. I would recommend something like Yoga Zones Basics for Beginners (which contains 2 twenty minute routines) to learn some fundamentals of Yoga.

Once you have a basic background in both Pilates and Yoga I think this Quick fix DVD is a great tool to be able to use in order to have a lot of variety in your practice while fitting it into a short amount of time. You can determine the emphasis you want. For example, I always do two Pilates, I always start with the Abs and then select one of the other Pilates routines and end with one Yoga routine as a nice finish. That's my personal preference but of course you have the option to do whatever you prefer. You can do all Pilates or all Yoga as well.

Anyway, this program is very well done, both the Pilates and the Yoga instructor (who actually appears in a few Yoga Zone Videos, she is a Yoga Zone Senior teacher) do a great job leading through the practices along with two students. One of the student's is always a modifier showing a less intense version of the various poses.

Another program I enjoy that's set up in a similar way (though only pilates) is Liz Gillies Progressive Pilates. It's a wonderful program with ten minute sequences as well. It doesn't have the matrix, but you can easily select the order you want via the remote. It's slightly less convenient but so well done in terms of instruction (she builds all the routines incrementally to warm you up into each movement) that it's worth the miniscule amount of effort required to use it.

If you have 30 minutes available to practice and you're ready to move into the next level of Pilates, then I'd highly recommend Hilary Burnett's Intermediate Pilates program. It covers the complete Pilates intermediate series plus includes poses from the advanced series as well. It's beautifully done, has a great flow and Hilary Burnett is an amazing instructor!

I am a huge Quick Fix fan. I thought this would be a sure win, but I hate it. This bored me so badly the two times I've tried it I turned it off and switched to another DVD. I own 3 other Quick fix workouts which I love, but this one fell totally flat.

If you've purchased workouts by Keli Roberts and you like her, stick to her.

The instructors on this DVD spend soooo much time instructing you to do things like 'lie down on your back" you'll fall asleep lying there waiting for the exercise to begin.

I'd like to say I will use this DVD again, but in the 10 minutes it will take me to purchase something better, I'm moving on.