Pilates Abs Workout
Filed Under (Abdominal Abs) by admin on 05-01-2010
Tagged Under : Abs Workout, Balance Ball, Buttocks, Health Fitness, Lower Back Muscles, Mat Exercises, Mat System, Maui Hawaii, Minute Workout, Modified Version, Movie Genre, Pilates Body, Pilates Moves, Pilates Workout, Precise Movement, Rodney Yee Yoga, S Center, Vigorous Workout, Waldron, Warm Up Exercises
The strong and lean Pilates body is based in the powerhouse the deep woven layers of the abdominal and lower back muscles. The Pilates system of exercise empowers you to stand confidently and move gracefully through your life by grounding your movements in the strong core of your body. Set on Maui Hawaii the Pilates Abs Workout helps you slim and strengthen the ab muscles at the same time. Certified Pilates instructor Ana Cab n takes you through a sequence of highly efficient and challenging exercises focusing on form and precise movement. A modified version is also demonstrated for those with limited flexibility and strength. The regular practice of Pilates helps you strengthen your body s center of power and create a sleek streamlined look you will love! The Complete 25-minute Workout Includes: Warm-up Exercises to stimulate circulation and articulate the spine Challenging Mat Exercises to condition the powerhouse and buttocks Cool-down Stretches to allow muscles to rest and recover A vigorous workout for anyone wanting firmer abdominals fast! Props Recommended: Pilates Mat System Requirements:Running Time 25 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?HEALTH/FITNESS Rating:?NR UPC:?029956104303 Manufacturer No:?121-1498
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Get the combo DVD
Great workout, but you can get this on one DVD with a Rodney Yee Yoga for abs segment and a Patricia Waldron balance ball for abs segment. All are worth having, so you might as well get them for the price of one.
5 Stars Gets The Abs
I have been doing Pilates about a year and a half or so, so I am not quite sure exactly what level I am, but have been practicing pretty consistently and getting better at it. I really like Ana’s DVDs so I wanted to try this one. Even though it is challenging it is very worthwhile to do and OI am able to do alot of it.
There are some harder variations on some Pilates moves that target your abs alot and you feel the moves. The modifications for some of the movements are a big help. If you have done some Pilates and are feeling comfortable with it, this DVD is very worthwhile for the Ab work. If not get one or two of Ana’s other DVDs before you try this one of hers.
4 Stars Fantastic
This is a terrific workout and worth purchasing!! In 25 minutes, Ana will give you an amazing workout.
There are a few exercises I am not yet strong enough to do. But Tara demonstrates the modified poses which helps a lot.
All of the abdominal muscles are worked here. Even those ellusive lower abs. The day after I first did the DVD, I was amazed to feel tightness deep in my core.
Great stuff!
2 Stars just an okay workout
This pilates abs video is not really worth getting if you already have a regular pilates workout dvd, it’s about all the same exercises as a regular pilates dvd.
5 Stars Ana Caban is a pilates GODDESS!
This is a VERY challening pilates routine. While Caban doesn’t add any new exercises to target the abs, she does focus on those traditional mat exercises that are the most ab intensive. She also does more reps on some of them. For example, the Series of 5 (which consists of the Single Leg Stretch, Double Leg Stretch, Single Straight Leg Stretch, Double Straight Leg Stretch, and Criss-Cross) is normally done with 5-8 reps per exercise. Caban does 10 (and she does them SLOWLY! particularly the Double Straight Leg Stretch and Criss-Cross). She also does open/closed leg rocker 5 times each (I believe it’s is traditionally done 3 times each). Also, her general pace is slow and often makes you hold your legs in the air between moves while she talks. This slower pace makes even basic moves very challenging. Caban also adds variations on many exercises to make them even more challenging. On top of that, she does all of this with perfect form and a serene facial expression!
There are a few odd choices made, in my opinion. For example, she only does 3 reps of the neck pull (compared to the traditional 5) and 2 of the Spine Twist (instead of the traditional 4). The only exercise I miss (and can’t understand why she omits it) is the Spine Stretch Forward. This move feels SOOOO good (particularly after the series of 5) and does work the abs somewhat. I also think that, for an abs video, she could bump up the teasers a bit. She does three teaser 3s (arms and legs together) and on the last teaser, she adds arm circles. Don’t get me wrong, these are challenging as it is (especially when you go directly into the hip circles), but I love the teasers and would have loved a full set (the traditional advanced method is teaser 1, teaser 2, then teaser 3, 3 reps each).
In the end, this is a great over all core routine. While I wish she had added a few more exercises, what she does offer is still incredibly challenging. I’ve been doing this DVD for months and still finding it difficult and rewarding. You will not be disappointed with this one.
