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Karen Voight's Pilates Total Body Training |
 One of my all time Favorites! |
| My thighs were ON FIRE during much of this workout. There is one reviewer that says she did not feel this in her inner thighs... the only thing I can say is she must have been doing the exercises completely wrong. Much of the beginning is inner outer thighs with glutes at the end. I swear after doing this tape one time my legs feel tighter and more streamlined. I run and bike ride a lot so this is a great complement to all that. If you do this properly it will work. - posted by Deborah on 6/11/2009 |
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| Flawless workout. One of Karen's very best! |
| Karen is my absolute favourite instructor, and this is one of my favourites of all her workouts. The ring allows for focused, intense work in areas that need it. It is a good challenge and very effective. If I wait too long in my rotation to do this one, I tend to get soreness in my inner thighs. This is indeed the perfect core/lower body workout--you won't find a better one. - posted by Holly on 1/12/2008 |
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 Not total body |
| I like the video very much but the other night when I reached for a total body workout and chose this, I forgot the emphasis is only on lower body. Other than push ups, there's no upper body work on this 50 minute workout. - posted by Marian on 7/25/2007 |
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| I am going to give this 5 stars this time. The first time I did it was about 6mos ago, and I wasn't crazy about it. I did it again last night after doing a Jennifer Kries workout, I liked it better this time around. The reason is that I have a flimsy ring from Mari Winsor, but took it to its full potential when squeezing it. I think I'll just toss that one and get a really good ring. Using more tension on it really made the difference. The ring I have will probably break in about 2 more uses. But it does really address the problem area of inner thigh and under the butt cheek. I am not sore today, but have a pleasant feel of tension/stiffness in my abs/thighs. - posted by on 5/1/2007 |
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*The star rating system began in April 2007. Reviews posted before then do not have stars.
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| One of my all-time favorite Karen tapes! |
| I have loved her videos for over 15 years, and do this one often! I never get tired of it! - posted by Sara Goldenberg on 4/18/2007 |
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| Perfect blend of toning and stretching ! |
| This workout is total body for sure. Unlike most dvds I've done, Karen actually took the time to both warm up and stretch post workout. Alot of variations in moves that really makes the time fly. I definitely felt like I had done something a couple hours later. Well, worth the money in my opinion. - posted by Becky on 1/10/2007 |
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| Constant favorite |
| I LOVE this viedo. It is the one workout DVD I come back to over and over again. I have used other pilates workouts, but never get the same results. I love how throughout the workout she stretches the part you just worked, so you finish with much more flexibility. My DVD has both Total Body Training and Abs and Back on it, and it is nice to alternate between the two. If I had to replace my workout DVD collection, this is the one I could not live without. - posted by Machelle on 7/15/2006 |
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| Strong workout, but too tough on back |
| First, this is not pilates. But I liked a lot of the moves and appreciate Karen's outstanding cueing. The main drawback of this tape is that you are on your back for too long, doing too many repetitions of the same exercise in a row. It hurts doing the Vs, and that has never happened to me before, I don't have a bad back or anything. For me varying the exercises - 10 of A 10 of B, ten of C, then 10 of A again - would have been helpful. It's also boring to do the same thing for too long. So while I am impressed with Karen's professionalism, I only pull this tape out now and then. - posted by Hanna on 2/15/2006 |
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| TERRIBLE, Not Pilates, NOT inner thigh |
| I am a HUGE fan of Karen, but this tape is terrible, it is not total body, it is not pilates and it only works your upper groin muscles or joints. It does not target the upper thigh towards the back that really shapes it and makes it look firm. It only works a few superficial upper groin muscles which can lead to overuse and strain. Karen's resist a ring is also bad compared to others on the market. It looks like it is falling apart. It is all bent up and you can see the insides. SAVE YOUR MONEY. - posted by Rose on 11/24/2005 |
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| this is one of my favorites |
| This is a great program. I actually enjoy doing it. It is quite intense; and I feel both toned and stretched out at the end. This is my favorite Karen Voight video. The only thing is that I wish there were more emphasis on the outer thigh area. I always come back to this video. I find it both enjoyable and effective. - posted by alison on 9/13/2005 |
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