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anyone who's familiar with denise austin knows that the premise of her workouts are designed for those who are short on time. she usually keeps the workouts around 20 minutes long. as a mother and busy wife i love this idea. she gets to the point in her workouts without unnecessary repetitions or extra long, extra boring warmups and cooldowns. she focusses on the workout itself. it gives me the convienience i need and because of this i am better able to stick with it. i have other yoga tapes that are on average an hour long. sure they have expert instructors and lovely locations but what's the point if i'm not going to stick with them? i dread any workout that is an hour long even if it is yoga. this tape made me feel good and good about myself because i'm able to stick with it. i found the moves challenging and a good workout. as a dancer, i've studied pilates and yoga and this is a great tape.sometimes people get too stuck on scenery and instructor level. it seems like Denise is a victim of fitness snobbery. i say all that matters is that she gets me up and working. isn't that the point?
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There are so many problems with this video I don't know where to start. I did buy Austin's first Pilates tape and found it effective (the first segment), until Living Arts released there Pilates video, which in my opinon rock! This video seems to just serve to capitalize on a trend. The power yoga section is more like yoga influenced flailing about. Austin never once cues the viewer about breathing-the very cornerstone of yoga! The postures are held for a couple of seconds, not long enough for any benefit. She redeems herself slightly in the Pilates section, although again no helpful cues on form. Austin says these segments "flow" I ended up frustrated and turned the video off. I say better to go with a Living Arts or Bryan Kest video.
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