Product Details

• Actors: Lara Hudson
• 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
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Good Times Video
• DVD Release Date: April 3, 2007
• Run Time: 48 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000MDH5JE
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #82,576 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

About the Actor

Lara Hudson is the co-owner of Mercury Fitness High Performance Pilates Studio in San Francisco. She is a Gold Standard Certified Instructor of the Pilates Method Alliance

Product Description

Designed by the experts at Prevention magazine, this unique routine is designed to strengthen, tone and stretch every muscle in your body. The Pilates Core routine works the muscles in your abs and back while sculpting your hips, shoulders and legs. The Ballet Core workout elongates and firms your entire body so you'll stand taller and look slimmer. To achieve maximum results with these exercises, you can use the included resistance band, your own body weight, or hand weights for added intensity. Includes "Smart Ways To Live Well" bonus segments.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great toning workout ;->, May 12, 2007

By	Little Miss Cutey (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

If you want to strengthen your muscles and tone up, then this is for you. I really like Prevention dvds because they are doable for almost everyone. They provide a 6 foot band you can use in this routine and I found that's helped a lot for my flexability.
In this, there is toning done standing up and a floor routine. It's a good way to help your posture and lengthen your muscles. It has a ballet inspired segment (for which you'll need some balance) and I love the unique way that you can choose which music you want - either relaxing or energising. I thought the instructor was really good and she cues well so you know what's up next.
The whole workout is done in under an hour and I've done it twice already and found it fun and it worked different muscles that I haven't worked out in a while. I'm going to continue doing this for a while yet, because I really like this one and recommend it to everyone.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Multiple levels for all, May 30, 2007

By	ADags (Falls Church, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This is a great relaxing video. If your having a tired day you can pop this in and just to a light modified workout, but if you want to build strength in you arms, abs, and legs, just add the resistant band and the free weights and you'll be toned in no time.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good stuff, November 5, 2007

By	Cikk "cikk" (Malta) - See all my reviews

I've bought a few Prevention fitness DVDs and found them uninspiring, a bit too much of the same old same old. I got this one because it had Lara Hudson's name on it, and I like her - she uses innovative takes on classic pilates moves,. her cueing is excellent - she gives you time to set up and explains the moves without wasting precious time - and she's pleasant without being loud or overly perky... no whooping, ever - thank gods! (Yes, I am super fussy..... )

This is yet another goody, and the only Prevention keeper. Afterwards, I felt muscles I hadn't felt in a while. There's a floor routine and a standing routine, both make use of the (included) band, but one modifier uses weights. Simpler AND more advanced moves are also demo'd. The whole routine comes to just under an hour. You can of course split it up. I enjoyed it, and it's going into my regular rotation.

I hope to see more DVDs by Lara Hudson.