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Crunch: Fat Burning Pilates |
  More Ellen-esque fusion than Pilates |
| This DVD is typical Ellen- You can't help but love Ellen with her superb cueing and her smiling face. As always she delivers a feel-good workout that leaves us feeling stretched and invigorated rather than exhausted and dripping with sweat. My only criticism is this seems more like a "fusion" workout, and I wonder if this might have been Ellen's newer DVD's. It is a little misleading to label it Pilates, but at the sale price you can't beat it for a light day or add-on workout.
1/18/12:
Okay, I am just adding a correction to my previous review. I read it, and thought, "Huh?" and I'm the one who wrote it. What I meant to say, is I am wondering if Ellen used this as her inspiration for her more recent workouts, like the Studio and Ellen Live Series. I stand my original thoughts in that it is great, soothing, a real, feel good workout. But again, I would call it more Fusion than Pilates. - posted by Mary Anne on 1/15/2012 |
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| A Winner |
| I purchased this DVD to take traveling because it doesn't require any equipment....it gets you sweating from the beginning hence meeting its cardio promises...I really like Ellen Barrett's cuing and her enthusiasm. I also enjoy the fact that you have to really work to be good at these poses in an effort to achieve maximum benefits. Pilates is relatively new to my workout rotation, so I'm probably not a huge expert, but if it's also new to you I guarantee you'll enjoy it. - posted by Joanna on 12/31/2011 |
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| Would not consider intermediate |
| I wanted to try some Pilates based workouts but maybe it's not the thing for me. This workout does not get my heart rate up and I was considering returning it but decided that for the price I would keep it and use it on "lazy" days or when I'm sore or not feeling up to par. It seems better for stretching than burning fat. - posted by Sue on 10/20/2011 |
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| Awesome workout |
| I really like this DVD. Again, it's challenging but you feel wonderful afterwards. At first I had a tough time getting through it, especially the abs and the pilates push ups but now I just love it! It's a fun workout and the time flies by. It's over before you realize it, not like other videos where you're watching the clock! Great workout, leaves you sweating but is nice and low impact. Highly recommended! - posted by Sandra on 7/27/2011 |
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| Another great video but could do without the drums! |
| The workout was good and enjoyed everything except the drums. Ellen is a wonderful instructor and I feel that I get a complete workout everytime. I have several of her videos. - posted by Robin on 7/7/2011 |
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| Good video |
| I enjoyed this video. It's good for days when you don't want to go all out. As always, Ellen is an excellent teacher. She makes any video enjoyable. - posted by Tipi on 6/11/2011 |
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| Good Workout |
| This has become one of my favorites. I have most of Ellen's DVD's and this workout has a nice blend of cardio and toning, the moves weren't too repetitive or boring and the music was lively. It made me feel invigorated and didn't put me to sleep. - posted by Trish on 6/9/2011 |
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| Good Workout |
| This has become one of my favorites. I have most of Ellen's DVD's and this workout has a nice blend of cardio and toning, the moves weren't too repetitive or boring and the music was lively. It made me feel invigorated and didn't put me to sleep. - posted by Trish on 6/9/2011 |
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| Didn't mind it one little bit |
| First off I love Ellen Barrett's workouts. I agree with other posts that they are all pretty similar. I even did this one in bare feet like her other Studio workouts. I was sweating buckets by the end. I always do with her workouts. I feel so sore today and I workout 5-6 days per week with Biggest Loser, Crunch, Denise Austin, Callanetics, and Billy Blanks. I've been doing Yoga for years and just introduced Pilates into my regime within the last few months and am really enjoying it. Ellen's DVD's are the best. To make this one a bit longer I add her other Crunch Pick Your Spot Pilates at the end and do the total body workout on that one so I get almost a full hour. Loved the drummer! There was only one point where I found it distracting but other than that great workout. Thanks Collage! - posted by Kiesha on 6/8/2011 |
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| As Usual a Good Workout with Ellen |
| I liked this workout as much as all the other Ellen workouts I own. Ellen's workouts are very similar, but they always give a total body workout by lengthening muscles instead of bulking them up, which is what I prefer. I like that it doesn't seem as though you are working muscles hard at the time of the workout, but the next day you can feel some soreness which proves you have really worked out. I noticed that the arms seem to get more of a workout than the lower body or maybe I'm just not working those muscles hard enough. - posted by Joanne on 6/2/2011 |
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