Crunch: Fat Burning Pilates

Backcover description: Get the best of both worlds and the most for your effort with this winning combination: calorie-burning cardio along with Pilates-based toning. Low-impact and safe, yet so effective, it maximizes your fat-burning potential. You’ll

Crunch: Fat Burning Pilates

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Fit Yoga March 2004 "An easy-to-follow and well-cued workout. The aerobic dance moves will quickly get your heart rate up."
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Fitness January 2004 "Perfect for Pilates fans seeking a slimmer physique. Elevates the heart rate while sculpting the legs and core."
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Level:Intermediate
Aerobics impact:Lower
Aerobics choreography:Basic
Toning emphasis:Lower body & Abs
Toning Emphasis
Lower body: 4 minutes (31%)
Abs: 9 minutes (69%)
Instructor:Ellen Barrett
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Certified instructor description: Integrates the Pilates principles of control, balance and posture into a fast-paced, truly “fat-burning” workout. You’ll mix graceful, ballet-inspired movements with traditional cardio favorites as you continually emphasize the core-strengthening elements of Pilates (e.g. “now pull in through the center”). Then it’s a complementary Pilates/yoga matwork segment that’s also designed to build lean, strong dancer-style muscles. The workout features a bright colorful set, high-energy exercisers and a very motivating on-stage drummer. ©2003. DVD has: Chapter menus, Narrow screen.
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Crunch: Fat Burning Pilates

Love Love Love This Workout
I bought this dvd 9 years ago and This is the 3rd time I've bought this video. Cant get enough of it. Ellen is motivating and uplifting. I used this video to lose post pregnancy weight with my first and it was very effective. Low impact, great for the legs and I couldnt wait to workout everyday. I'm not an exercise fan at all but this dvd was fun and enjoyable. I'm pregnant again with my 3rd and am using this video (minus the mat work) to get me through. Highly recommend the dvd. - posted by Courtney on 1/3/2013
Ellen Barrett
This is my second purchase of Ellen Barrett workouts. I love her style. Everything is fluid and right on que. I'm warm but not dripping in sweat. I'm inter/adv in my workouts and I like this change from the high impact cardio I was doing for so long. You get results with this too. Plus it's fun. - posted by Margie on 10/18/2012
Loved this
I am an Int/Adv exerciser and I am happy to have just discovered the world of Ellen Barrett... This workout is different than what I'm used to (heavy cardio, heavy weights), but I liked the fact that in this workout, I used my own body weight and felt a full range of motion to work my entire body out in a short period of time. I also like that I feel refreshed and warm when it's completed, so I use this work out when I feel stressed and my body has tensed up. The music is also great and different in this workout. Nice change of pace. - posted by Shelly on 10/12/2012
Sweat CIty
This workout is awesome. It will have you dripping in sweat. You will definitely see results within two weeks!!! - posted by Misso1 on 10/11/2012
Great Ellen Barrett from the Crunch series
This Ellen Barrett workout is listed as "Intermediate" and it is maybe a little more challenging than some of her others. I am a super-fan of Ellen and a former fitness instructor myself. I'm familiar with LOTS of fitness styles and instructors, and now that I'm 60+ and still pretty fit, Ellen is my ideal instructor. This one is fun, with a live drummer and good up-tempo moves. Like all of Ellen's routines, it's very well cued, scientifically designed to work all the muscle groups, fun, and motivating. This is one I keep coming back to, but then that's true of most of Ellen's DVD's! - posted by Rebecca on 10/11/2012
Great video
This is my first workout with this instructor and I really love this video. I am a life long jazzerciser but like to mix it up. However, after living in South America with concrete floors, and now with more back, knee and foot problems, I thought I'd try this out and so glad I did. The combination of pilates movements with cardio was the perfect combination, not too much, but enough that I feel the stretches each time I do them. Also, there is no irritation whatsoever on my back which is hard to find in an exercise video. - posted by Jo Nichols on 7/24/2012
Faster paced
This is one of my favorite Ellen Barrett workouts, if not my favorite. The thing that sets it apart from her later Studio and Live workouts is the faster pace which is great and makes the workout go by fast. I also like the drum music better than some of the music in her other workouts. In the middle of a few of her newer workouts I also find myself wondering how much longer I have to go (but I enjoy them anyway) but never with this one. - posted by Anne on 4/29/2012
good addition to my collection
I really like Ellen's style in all her videos I own! Not crazy about the drums but you get used to it. I have been pairing this video with something else either cardio or some weight lifting for a good solid work out. - posted by Lisa on 4/19/2012
Gets your abs working
Good workout and I like Ellen. You can feel your abs getting a work out. I agree with the other reviews that the DVD is distracting when they keep showing the drummer when you want to see what Ellen is doing, not the drummer. But besides that it is a good workout. - posted by Jen on 3/30/2012
Oh, does this workout make my legs feel great!
Fun choreography -- not too repetitive -- and energizing music. I had to deduct one star because Ellen's cuing is not quite up to her usual standards, and at one point the camera is lingering on the hot drummer when it should be picking up on a movement change. But pickiness aside, I really enjoy this video. It's probably at the middle to lower end of the "intermediate" spectrum, but it does nice things to my legs. - posted by Rose on 2/22/2012
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Each workout shows a time graph of the workout sequence, from beginning to end. For example, this workout starts with a 10-minute warm-up and ends with a 10-minute stretch. In between, you'll do aerobics, then toning, then a cooldown.
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Segments that include both aerobics & toning
Some workouts combine aerobics and toning. If the aerobics and toning are done at the same time, you'll see a "blended" graph. If the aerobics and toning are done in short, alternating intervals, you'll see an "interval" graph.
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Chapter menus
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You can play only the individual workout segments you want by picking them off a chapter menu (one at a time).
Narrow screen
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When played on a widescreen TV, this program will show black bars on the left and right sides. On an older 4x3 ratio TV, it will fill the entire screen.
Level
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Beginner: Just starting out, very overweight or haven't exercised in over six months.

Intermediate: Active in sports, dance or any regular exercise (2 to 3 times per week).

Advanced: Very active in sports or consistently work out four or more times per week.

Aerobics impact
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Lower Impact: Both feet never leave the ground at the same time. This minimizes stress on your knees.

Higher Impact: Includes movements like jumps, hops and skips. Very high-impact is called plyometrics.

Mixed Impact: This alternates or combines the above styles.

Aerobics choreography
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Basic: The easiest to follow. It ranges from simple walking-style marches to sports and athletic movements.

Complex: More intricate combinations and patterns. They're ideal for people who like to dance.

Moderate: More interesting than Basic, less dancy than Complex.

Toning emphasis
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Upper body: Arms, chest and back.

Lower Body: Legs, thighs, hips and buttocks.

Abs: Abdominals (stomach), core and sometimes lower back.

Total body: Tones all three of the above muscle groups.

Floor aerobics & toning
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Definition: Includes two workout activities. The aerobics segments are fast-paced standing movements like marching, dancing and jumping. These segments require no equipment. The toning sections are slow, controlled movements working against a resistance. These may include Pilates and weight training.

Benefits: The combination of both activities provides a balanced workout. The aerobics burns calories, strengthens your heart and increases stamina. The toning builds lean muscles, increases your metabolism and makes everyday activities easier.

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