Product Details

• Actors: Trudie Styler
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Gaiam
• DVD Release Date: December 8, 2009
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002OLV3SQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,758 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Gaiam Americas Release Date: 12/07/2009 Run time: 40 minutes

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Superb--But Only About 1/3 Pilates, February 27, 2010

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Lisa M. Mims (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trudie Styler's Core Strength Pilates (DVD)

If you're looking for a classic Pilates matwork tape, this isn't that. What it is, though, is a superb combination of Kundalini yoga rolling back exercises, the main Pilates abdominal exercises, and a Pilates side-lying leg series with ending-yoga-stretch-combination that will kick, well, something.

So, if you approach this with the idea that it's a Pilates-and-other-disciplines-class, it's beautiful. It begins with the Pilates roll-up, repeated with stretching forward, like a dance class or a Kundalini yoga class. It moves into side stretches, and bridge pose with many, many variations of the leg extensions. Continuing with Pilates abdominal exercises repeated with a lot of flowing breath and circular arm additions, it moves into a long Pilates side-lying leg series, followed by yoga leg stretches. It ends with Pilates Rolling Like a Ball, and downward dog with the legs extended into the air, Pilates Swan with the arms circling, and then a final hip stretch and standing prayer pose.

Who would have trouble with this: There are no modifications. You need to be aware of the limitations of your back, neck, and wrists, because a fair amount of stress is put on each at points in some of the exercise. You should also have some idea of basic yoga and Pilates form to protect your neck and back.

(However, if you're strong and kinesthetically intuitive, you can probably get away with doing this right out of the box. Just be aware that it's doing more of a number on your neck than you think it is, unless you're really careful to keep your stomach pulled in on the abdominal exercises.)

As a bonus at the end, there is a song from Sting's more recent repertoire. I left the DVD to play while I was writing the review, and right now there is an incredibly beautiful early music version of "Message in a Bottle" playing.

(For reference, I taught Pilates professionally for seven years.)

Highly recommended.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!, March 12, 2010

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YogaGirl (san francisco, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trudie Styler's Core Strength Pilates (DVD)

I just finished doing this dvd and I absolutely loved it! In general, I don't like pilates. It bores me to tears. However this dvd is a pilates blend of yoga and dance stretches that are simply wonderful. It flows like a choregraphed dance. Every part of body is stretched out and my hips were worked in places that yoga doesn't reach. If you are a pilates expert then you may have qualms with this dvd. But if you are like me, a yogini that loves to stretch and needs more ab work then this dvd is for you. The music is jazz and is gorgeous and relaxing. The class is done in voiceover and the instruction is superb. I can't give enough platitudes to this dvd. I finished the class with a smile. Out of the 4 that were released, this is by far the best! I wish that they would come out with a dancer's stretch dvd. Although I was able to do all of exercises with some ease, there is always room for improvement and I will add it to my rotation. Get it:)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Should know some pilates/yoga first..., July 9, 2010

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J. Locke (CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trudie Styler's Core Strength Pilates (DVD)

I just tried this one for the first time - having more yoga than pilates knowledge and not being very flexible, I expected to modify for myself when needed. This dvd is not an intro dvd. I really appreciated how they just got right into it, not a lot of talk and explanation - but if you need things explained, go elsewhere. Only once did I hear him say to hold your knee if you can't reach your foot. This workout expects you to know a little something, and how to adjust for your own needs.

It is long, 55 minutes, and I like the voice over instructions for the most part. Sometimes his counting was faster than what the bodies were doing so I felt rushed if I wasn't able to see the screen. And, sometimes when I was looking, the narration/counting got a little old, but much more bearable than those peppy ladies who were cheerleaders in high school (no offense, but thats a turn off for me when working out). If this is too long for you, I did also like the 10 minute solutions pilates dvds. Pick your own workout and length. Is nice, but way more casual than this one.

That said, it was a tough workout for me. A few points I was ready to turn it off and try again later, but it seemed that if I just held out for a minute they were cooling down from the really hard moments and moving on to the next thing, so I completed the disc in one go. Did get into child's pose a bit before they did. =-) Like I said, I have low flexibility, especially with the knees, so I did probably look awkward next to gumby man on the tv. But I was smiling when it was over and know I'll use it again.