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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Good Pilates, but not tailored for post-pregnancy, March 12, 2004
This video is perfectly good as a normal Pilates workout, but it does not seem to be tailored at all for after pregnancy. Melinda does not suggest any variations for women with abdominal wall separation or C-section (though there is a small section at the end of the video of exercises that can be done in bed after a C-section, the one pregnancy-oriented section of the video). The primary workout seems quite rigorous for immediately post-birth, especially with no modifications suggested. The intro says that this workout should not be done until at least 4-6 weeks postpartum, which makes sense given its rigor. But then the cover shows a perfectly skinny Melinda, with the headline, "Look at her now!... Just 8 weeks after Melinda gave birth..." Has perfectly skinny, toned Melinda really only been doing her workout for two weeks? I was looking for a video which would show me a gradual way back to fitness, with appropriate modifications, and this video does not do it at all. I began my pregnancy extremely strong (I'm a professional dancer), but I have abdominal wall separation, and I need a sensible, gradual way to get my strength back, not a full-on Pilates workout with a video cover that claims that a perfect body can be had in a couple of weeks after recovery.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Follow the leader I!!!, March 8, 2003
Great energy, great tempo, great program and great fun! I love Melinda and I love her videos. Although I have not had the opportunity to be thought by Melinda, (normally she is kept busy by celebrities too big to be named) I have been an on and off client at one of Melinda's centers in West Hollywood since 1992. Melinda has been healing, teaching, training, and certifyiny other teachers since way before people could even pronounce the word Pilates. She was actually one of the two people who held the trademark on the word "Pilates" up until about 2 or 3 years ago. I travel a lot since I am a buyer for Nordstrom and have been pleading and begging for her to put out some Pilates videos so I could do Pilates on the road. I am 41 and had my second Pilates daughter, which was made easier than my first due to Melinda's program. I just started the After Pregnancy program and I look and feel younger, stronger, and sexier than ever. My husband hates to go to gyms and fitness centers so I got him Melinda's "Pilates For Everyday" program and it has replaced his TV channel flipping, and I can see his beer belly slipping away. He does the video program 20 minutes per day, 3 day per week. It is good to be a mother again at 41, and I can honestly say that without her videos I would not be smiling so happily right now.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The woman is amazing!, March 7, 2003
By A Customer
I got this video the day it became available for sale since I take private lessons from time to time at The Pilates Studio of LA in Sherman Oaks, California. I have seen Melinda go through the changes myself and she really reshaped her body in less than 8 weeks. I was green with envy. I had twins over 2 years ago and thought it was over for me. A friend of mine told me about Melinda's Pilates centers and I found The Pilates Studio and started taking sessions there when my schedule allows. I see and feel the results whenever I can make it in for sessions but unfortunately I am unable to get on a regular program because of my busy schedule. I was so happy when I saw this "Pilates After Pregnancy" video. I picked up a copy and have been doing the program just about every day now for about 3 weeks. I am now already fitting into my old jeans! I love Melinda but I think my husband loves her more. The program is no nonsense, less than 20 minutes, and it is continuous as if I am actually taking a mat class at a studio. The video is upbeat and challenging and I think it is perfect because you won't get bored. I have bought other Pilates videos in the past and normally after one or two uses I would lose interest. Not this video. I will be using this for a while. Many people do not know it but Melinda was actually the very first person in LA to offer an official full Pilates teacher certification program, and I can say without a doubt that her experience really makes a difference. If you get the opportunity take a class or a private session from any of her teachers at her studios and you will see that her program is much more effective than most. There is no out of shape Pilates teachers in her program and this tells me something.
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