HEALED MY BACK!!!December 22, 2008 C. Hesse(NY, NY) 37 out of 37 found this review helpful
I hurt my back, was unable to fold forward, or sit. When given the go ahead by my doctor to move again, I found the Core Fusion Pilates DVD, and the Core Fusion Body Sculpt DVD, to be the only workouts that I could do without increasing my injury. In fact, it helped do the exact opposite and helped HEAL my back. After 6 weeks, I went from having a severe condition to being clean and clear. I did not take any drugs. I went to the chiropractor regularly, iced my injury, and did Core Fusion, and I feel better than ever!!! Not to mention I lost inches from my waist and hips, and am the strongest, leanest, and most flexible I have ever been! This dvd is AWESOME and empowering!
PILATES "A" PLUS!December 2, 2008 LoveOBX23(Merryland) 20 out of 20 found this review helpful
Exhale: Core Fusion Pilates Plus
I absolutely love this program. I am a Pilates lover and although this is not a typical Pilates routine - the practice is based on Pilates principles - it's great to throw in, tone and sculpt, and mix things up. The instructors are easy to follow and explain each move thoroughly. It's no wonder this spa is so popular with the stars - I can feel a burn instantly. I highly recommend this program for any Pilates lover looking to mix up their practice and try something new.
Toning integrated with the mind-body connectionAugust 18, 2009 R. Anguin(Brooklyn, NY) 13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I was surprised at how much I've enjoyed this video. I do 1-2 segments weekly tacked onto other exercise, so it's really easy to fit into my routine and I've found these to be quite intense bursts. I'm sure the whole video done at once would feel energizing from head to toe.
I've been doing pilates for 10 years and no longer have time to attend classes. I'm sure the Exhale classes are great in person, but I don't have much time or the $35 per class to go to them! I've done a few barre videos in my day, many are forgettable. I just can't get into Callanetics or Lotte Berk, the videos I've done for them I've dubbed "body-perfecting barre-torture DVDs" full of weird thrusting and repetition. Not so with this DVD!
The instruction is in clear voice over. The instructors, who I found out are married but the chemistry is very low-key, are attractive without being intimidating and they even keep their abs covered so I'm not sad I'll never look like that and can focus on the strengthening benefits I'm getting. Most importantly, they have very grounding voices and guidance.
The segments are divided by what part of the body is being worked. The one focused on pure core was brutal in a good way, and I found the glutes one remarkable as I felt muscles I didn't know I had working. The moves seem to have a deep impact! They balance each section with a walking-in-place warmup and a stretch, and the final stretch is very relaxing.
This is, bottom-line, user-friendly. This relaxed approach is not passive, there's intensity. Overall, it's very balanced.
A Feel Good ChallengeJanuary 7, 2009 Nicole Southard(New Jersey) 10 out of 10 found this review helpful
After doing about 20 min of this workout I realized that I need to first master the Core Fusion Body Sculpt cd. This cd is for the more advanced, but Fred DeVito and Elisabeth Halfpapp explain every move in great detail making it very easy to follow! There's no doubt that anyone who continue's to use this cd will see results right away.
Really challenging, really funMarch 2, 2009 S. Potter(Portland, OR) 10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I ordered this DVD along with the other Exhale fitness DVD (Body Sculpt) when they were on sale, and I love them both. I'm really disappointed that there are only two so far. I have been doing Pilates for 18 months now and I thought that this one wouldn't be -too- challenging...but I worked my muscles to exhaustion. There are five or six 10-minute sets; I do the video all the way through, but I still really like that setup, because just as I hit the point where I can't work a muscle group any more, they move into exercises aimed at stretching and flexibility in that muscle group before they move on. Also, these exercises can easily be done in a relatively small space--this is a completely apartment-friendly routine.
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