Pilates Plus Review

Diane Ramirez takes Pilates to an entirely new level. If you have made it through workouts by Karen Voight and Jennifer Kries, you are ready for Diane Ramirez. She has created one of the most challenging Pilates workouts I've ever tried and she increases the intensity by using a ball and exercise band.

This program replicates the exercises performed on a Pilates Reformer Machine. Melissa Rivera joins Diane at the beach for an inspiring workout in the sun.

Main Sections:

Breathing Instruction
Creative Foot Exercises
Forward Bends
Roll-ups with a band
Arms
100s
Ball Workout
Cores Strength
Upper Body
Supine & Side Leg Series

Throughout the exercises, Diane gives careful instruction and explains the placement of the ball and exercise band. Roll-ups become even more challenging while holding more weight and having a ball and exercise band to work with helps you to concentrate on the moves in a more intense way.

Recommended for Intermediate and Advanced Pilates enthusiasts. If you have a small soccer ball or any weighted ball and an exercise band, that is all you really need for this workout.

Diane Ramirez impressed me with her caring and precise instruction style. She also has a pleasant voice and a inner joy that speaks of peace and years of healing choices.

I felt invigorated and energized after completing this workout. The boats sailing by in the background also created an environment that made me feel like I was on a vacation. This workout was filmed on location in San Diego, CA.

~The Rebecca Review

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Beginning Pilates Mat: Core Essentials Review

If you are new to Pilates this would be an excellent place to start. The slow controlled movements are perfect for beginners just learning all the basic Pilates exercises. This whole-body workout focuses on core strength and stability. To do the exercises all you need is a mat. The exercises include: side stretches, arm circles, cat stretch, half bridge, abdominal curls, child's pose, the hundred, one leg circles, scissors, toe dips, swimming, half plank, side series, teaser prep, side plank and push ups. The instructor advises you to do stretches after your workout but it would have been more helpful if they had shown stretches. Still this is perfect for beginners because there are modifications.

~The Rebecca Review

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Pilates is a dynamic form of exercise created by Joseph H. Pilates more than 80 years ago. Designed to help dancers condition their bodies for the demands of performance, this powerful method of strength training focuses on core stability while providing a full-body workout. "Beginning Pilates Mat" offers a unique approach that emphasizes breath, core conditioning, and proper body alignment.

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Pilates-Miniball Review

Juliana Afram's Pilates Miniball workout is a smooth satisfying routine with challenging exercises infused with an aesthetic creativity. You don't have to have a ball to do this workout, but it helps with three or four exercises. You could use a folded pillow, which worked fairly well for me. The side lateral twist exercise definitely needs a pillow or ball in order to complete the more advanced sections. The only problem with this one exercise was that you have to rewind to switch sides. Somehow in the editing, this was overlooked. It only took a second to rewind but I hope this will be fixed, or has been for future DVDs.

The exercise routine includes:

Intro
Introduction
Warm Up
Cardio Workout
Outro

The artistic flowing quality of many of the exercises makes them physically challenging, while they also heal you spiritually. The most difficult exercise on this DVD is the roll over where you literally lay on your back and then take your feet up over your head so you are folded in half. You can work your way into this...I still rock my way over because I'm working on the control needed to ease my way over. On other exercises, you may have already mastered the basics, so they become places where you are satisfied with your sense of control.

The roll up should be familiar to everyone who has tried Pilates and the half roll up is a nice way to ease into the exercise. One some exercises she shows a variety of modifications. There is a fun helicopter move that increases hip mobility.

What I loved most about this routine was the focus on loosening your shoulders. A variety of exercises and a cervical nod help to loosen the entire upper body, leaving you refreshed. If you work on a computer all day, then this is perfect for an early evening exercise session. The smooth and jazzy soundtrack leads you into relaxation all while encouraging full participation as you increase shoulder mobility.

This workout is time for you. Turn off the lights, light a candle and relax on your Pilates mat. Most of this workout will have you either laying on your back or stomach with only a few standing postures (Pilates push up goes from plank to standing).

Of all the Pilates routines I've tried over the years, this one left me feeling relaxed, very satisfied spiritually and completely nourished from head to toe. Juliana Afram's positive energy is healing and her exercises are creative and invigorating. The beach atmosphere and jazzy soundtrack promotes a positive energy flow that leads you into a new dimension of fitness.

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Juliana Afram, famed international pilates instructor, incorporates the "mini ball" into pilates training with the goal of improving stability and strengthening leg muscle and flexibility. For Moderates. Dolby Stereo 2.0, Subtitles in German & English, 4:3 format. 60 min.

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Jennifer Kries: Hot Body Cool Mind - Waking Energy (2006) Review

This is a new video by Jennifer Kries, a ballet-trained fitness instructor who is well-known for her The Method Pilates videos. Here, Jennifer expands her teaching and adds a new element, the concept of Yin (cool, relaxing) and Yang (hot, energy).Thus the concept of this DVD is to provide exercise segments which are designed mainly to relax, energize, or both. There are a total of 7 different individual workouts, each of which are designated as Yin or Yang; 3 of these segments involve use of "Pilates Toys," including a magic circle, dumbbells, and a stability ball. The DVD offers a variety of workout options, including 7 "custom" premixed routines which combine two or more of the individual segments.

Here is the main menu for the DVD:
*Welcome to Hot Body Cool Mind
*Complete Waking Energy Life Force Workout
*Waking Energy Workout Segments
*7 Custom Waking Energy Workout Combinations
*The Yin Yoga and Meridian Theory Interview
*Credits
*About Jennifer

I didn't try any of the premixed workout combinations, as most were a bit too lengthy for me (3 of the 7 were under 50 minutes, the remainder were 52 minutes and more, up to 87 minutes).However, I did mix and match until I had used each one of the 7 individual workouts.When you select the option for the individual segments from the main DVD menu above, the breakdown is as follows below (note: the times are all as given on the DVD insert, and the 5 segments labeled "on the go" are less than 25 minutes each):

*Waking Energy Introduction
*Waking Energy "Before You Begin"
*Waking Energy Sitting (21 min.) -on the go
*Waking Energy Standing (24 min.)
*The 5 Tibetans Introduction
*The 5 Tibetans (11 min.) -on the go
*Pilates Magic Circle (14 min.) -on the go
*Pilates Sculpting Series (10 min.) -on the go
*PhysioBall (10 min.) -on the go
*Yin Yoga Introduction
*Yin Yoga and Meditation, Full Yin (28 min.)
*Yin Yoga and Meditation, Shorter Practice (21 min.)

Okay, now I will provide my impressions of each of the above:

Waking Energy Sitting (actual time 28.5 minutes).Jennifer states that this is the "full list" of waking energy exercises (as opposed to the shorter series on the Level 1 DVD).The moves here are based largely on Chi-Gong and focus on awakening chi, or life-force; the exercises involve activities such as rubbing the hands together to generate energy and actually slapping and punching the body to loosen trapped chi (Jennifer provides detailed instruction on these moves both during the workout itself and in the accompanying booklet to insure that they are pleasant). Self-massage movements are also included, from loosening the muscles of the entire face by massaging the eyes, cheeks, jaw, and ears to massaging the feet.Overall, I think this segment would work great for a warm-up, although it is a bit lengthy to use regularly for that purpose.

Waking Energy Standing.This segment is also based on Chi-Gong as well as Makko-Ho (active meridian stretch).Performed standing and including various spinal rolls, I found it to be more energizing and stretching than the seated version (although both Waking Energy segments are supposed to serve dual Yin or Yang roles depending on when they are performed).Although not labeled this way on the menu, it is actually shorter than the seated segment.

The 5 Tibetans. These 5 exercises are known as the "Rites of Rejuvenation;" they are practiced by Tibetan Monks and are supposed to stimulate the chakra system to provide age-defying benefits. Some of the moves are recognizable from yoga, such as camel pose and down dog, but all are performed in a series of flowing repetitions (the goal is 21 for each exercise) with breath. Assuming that you've already worked with her previous DVDs, Jennifer does 14 reps of each move here (she starts with only 7 reps on the Level 1 DVD).Despite my prior experience with both yoga and the 5 Tibetans themselves, I found it a bit difficult to keep up with Jennifer's fast pace, although she does instruct you to relax with two full breaths between each exercise set.She also shows some modifications for each movement prior to starting the exercise, but I thought this disrupted the flow of the workout, especially when she could have included this information in the 5 Tibetans introductory segment.This workout ends with the goddess breath.

Pilates Magic Circle.This was a nice short workout using the Pilates circle or ring.It begins working the upper and the lower body from a standing position, using some unique variations on the exercises that I haven't seen in other ring workouts.There is also some work for the abs from a seated position as well as additional moves performed on one side only.

Pilates Sculpting Series.Here Jennifer leads her two background exercisers through the standard standing arms series developed by Joseph Pilates.She moves briskly from exercise to exercise, sometimes pausing before a new movement to give a form demonstration.Jennifer notes that 5-10 repetitions are the usual recommendation, and she does 8 of each exercise here (although the reps were slightly off on a few occasions).

PhysioBall.This third short "Pilates Toys" segment was more challenging than I had expected!Jennifer begins seated on the stability ball for abs crunches, moves to feet resting on the ball for hamstring work, and finishes with some tough plank work on the ball (she briefly demonstrates even more advanced variations).

Yin Yoga and Meditation, Full Yin.Jennifer describes Yin Yoga as "needle-less acupuncture" in the sense that it targets the meridian areas of the body to provide complete relaxation (she explains this further in the interview link off the main menu).Jennifer alternately refers to the postures as "makko-hos" and explains which meridian pairs are addressed by each.Although she recommends holding the poses for up to 15 minutes or at least 8-10 breaths, they are NOT held that long here; rather, she frequently reminds the viewer that she and her helpers are offering an overview of how you would practice on your own.The postures are performed entirely on the floor and include butterfly (cobbler's pose), a choice of seal (similar to cobra) or saddle (similar to 1-leg reclined hero), seated forward bend, dragon (wide-legged seated forward bend), a choice of shoelace (bull seat or the legs from cow-face pose) or eye of the needle (thread the needle) or ankle to knee (double pigeon), pigeon, wide-legged child's pose (Jennifer actually recommends performing regular child's pose between every posture, but this is not shown), dragonfly (wide-legged forward bend), quarter dog, reclined twist (revolved stomach pose), dead bug, cross-legged seated forward bend with crossed arms, and relaxation/final meditation.

Yin Yoga and Meditation, Shorter Practice.This abbreviated Yin Yoga practice (21 minutes) is not listed on the DVD insert.It contains the same footage as the Full Yin practice above, but a few of the postures are left out, and others don't seem to be held quite as long (the end of the practice in particular felt a bit more rushed).Poses here include butterfly, choice of seal or saddle, seated forward bend, choice of shoelace or eye of the needle or ankle to knee, pigeon, dragonfly, reclined twist, and relaxation/final meditation.

In summary, this is generally a very well-done DVD with a variety of practice options. I think that ideally, it would appeal to someone with prior experience in both Pilates and yoga who is interested in incorporating additional Eastern principles and philosophies into their workouts.I can see myself using the waking energy segments whenever I want to feel gently refreshed, the Pilates segments as add-ons to my other workouts, and the Yin Yoga practices when I want to get the benefits of relaxing yoga postures with extended holds.My overall rating is about 4 1/2 of 5 stars.

One final note:Hot Body Cool Mind "Waking Energy" was released at the same time as another Hot Body Cool Mind DVD by Jennifer Kries, Level 1 (or "Embark on the Journey").Apparently, two other DVDs in this series, Level 2, "Harness the Power," and Level 3, "The Life Force Power Workout" are yet to be released.Also, during her instruction for this Waking Energy video, Jennifer sometimes refers to it as Level 4 and assumes your prior experience with the other DVDs in this series.

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Janis Saffell Beverly Hills Pilates Review

I had found out about Janis Saffell because I picked up her Beverly Hills Yoga DVD (see my review of that on my amazon page). I've had a daily Yoga practice for the past 9 years and the main part of my home practice is driven by DVD/VHS programs so I'm always looking for more variety.

Since I was extremely pleased with her Yoga DVD and I figured I'd give this Pilates disc a try.

Once again Janis came through!

This is a very well done routine, all the poses start from a simple foundation and then build to harder variations. She does a beautiful job demonstrating the movements and is very pleasent to listen to (I have a difficult time with instructors who are too much like "Rah Rah" Aerobics teachers).

While this is not "Classic Pilates", Janis's unique approach to the system is really interesting! In fact I think this creative approach is a really wonderful addition and complement to the more traditional Pilates programs out there. I also found that this DVD worked my body in a way that is a different but definitely complimentary practice to Yoga. I was certainly challenged!

In fact, I took the suggestion of someone who has been doing both Yoga and Pilates and followed the Pilates practice with some Yoga and that was perfection!

Though that is a personal preference I'm sure that many folks would enjoy this DVD as a practice in and of itself.

The routine, minus the introduction, take about 40 minutes from start to finish so it's long enough without being overwhelming.

Highly recommended!

Namaste

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Caribbean Workout: Pilates (2005) Review

I recently bought this program and I'm really enjoying it. I like to do Pilates before my daily Yoga practice to warm up my core and to provide a different type of challenge than Yoga provides.

These programs remind me a lot of Yoga Zone's format in that they are about 22 minutes (Yoga Zones are about 20), they are set in a beautiful tropical location(Barbados) and the instruction is creative and fun to work with. The instructors have upbeat personalities without being "rah rah" and they are inspiring to workout with.

Jennifer Tilley is the lead instructor with Shelly McDonald following along and sometimes showing modifications.

I found these to be something that an experienced beginner in Pilates would be able to do. The routines have moderately challenging moments but are not overly intense overall so that they aren't intimidating to work with.

Either way, I'd highly recommend starting with Stott Pilates Basics (or something like that) to learn the principles of Pilates more in depth in order to stay safe and to learn where to focus your attention in Pilates.

I am more Intermediate/Advanced in Pilates but found these programs to be a joy to practice with. I love having this program (which was actually part of a very reasonably priced two DVD set, which altogether has 8-22 minute workouts) as a fun way to add variety into my Pilates practice.

These are taken from a TV program so there are commercial breaks which fade in and out from one segment to another, sometimes they are edited better than others, but honestly they didn't present any problem at all.

This is definitely the best Pilates buy I've made in terms of what you get for your money.

Still, if you want to get a really incredible, more classical program to use as part of your home Pilates practice, I'd also recommend Hilary Burnett's Intermediate DVD which is a 30 minute program that has the complete Intermediate Pilates series (as found in Alycea Ungaros "Pilates, Body In Motion") as well as several exercises from the Advanced Series.

Highly recommended!

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Jennifer Kries: Hot Body Cool Mind - Level 1 (2006) Review

This is a new video by Jennifer Kries, a ballet-trained fitness instructor who is well-known for her The Method Pilates videos.Here, Jennifer takes some elements of her past workouts--ie, combining Pilates and dance--and adds a new element, the concept of Yin (cool) and Yang (hot).Thus, the workout segments on this DVD are designed mainly to relax, energize, or both.There are a total of 7 different workout styles, each of which are Yin or Yang; Jennifer has combined these into 7 premixes, or you can choose to mix and match on your own, which is what I did.

Here is the main menu for the DVD:
*Welcome to Hot Body Cool Mind
*Full Life Force Workout
*Life Force Workout Segments
*Hot Body Cool Mind Workout Combinations
*The Yin Yoga and Meridian Theory Interview
*Credits
*About Jennifer

As I mentioned, I didn't try any of the premixed workout combinations, as most were a bit too lengthy for me (2 of the 7 were 30-40 minutes, the remainder were 55 minutes and more, up to 91 minutes).When you select the option for the individual segments, the breakdown is as follows (note: the times are all as given on the DVD insert, and the 5 segments labeled "on the go" are less than 20 minutes each):

*Waking Energy Introduction
*Waking Energy "Before You Begin"
*Waking Energy Sitting (17 minutes)-on the go
*Waking Energy Standing (13 minutes)-on the go
*The 5 Tibetans Introduction
*The 5 Tibetans (9 minutes)-on the go
*Pilates with Introduction (34 minutes)
*Pilates without Introduction
*Yoga Intro
*Yoga (22 minutes)
*Ballet (18 minutes)-on the go
*Jazz (14 minutes)-on the go
*Yin Yoga and Meditation (21 minutes)

Okay, now I will provide my impressions of each of the above:

Waking Energy Sitting. This was a unique seated warm-up based largely on Chi-Gong.Jennifer focuses on awakening chi, or life-force, from rubbing the hands together to actually slapping and punching the body (she provides detailed instruction on this both during the DVD and in the accompanying booklet to insure that it is pleasant).Self-massage is also performed, and Jennifer says that this segment is intended to provide spinal mobilization.Overall, I found it to be pleasant, but that's about it.

Waking Energy Standing.This segment is also based on Chi-Gong as well as Makko-Ho (active meridian stretch).Performed standing, I found it to be more energizing and stretching than the seated version.I think this segment would make a nice wake-up to start the day.

The 5 Tibetans.These 5 exercises are known as the "Rites of Rejuvenation;" they are practiced by Tibetan Monks and are supposed to stimulate the chakra system to provide age-defying benefits.Some of the moves are recognizable from yoga, such as camel pose and down dog, but all are performed in a series of flowing repetitions with breath.The goal is to work up to 21 repetitions, but Jennifer does only 7 of each here.Despite my prior experience with both yoga and the 5 Tibetans themselves, I found it a bit difficult to keep up with Jennifer's fast pace, although she does instruct you to relax with two full breaths between each exercise set.

Pilates.This segment starts with an overview with basic Pilates principles such as breathing and form.This is a must if you are new to Pilates, but if (like me) you have prior Pilates experience, you can go directly to the version without the introduction (about 28 minutes).Jennifer leads a fairly standard mat practice which mostly follows classical Pilates sequencing, although she adds some stretches, decreases the repetitions, shows modifications, and performs only 3 of the series of 5.This is definitely a beginning-level Pilates workout, although I found there to be some good form reminders included.

Yoga.Again, this is a pretty standard vinyasa flow yoga practice.Jennifer begins with sun breaths and then goes into two rounds each of sun salutation A and B.Standing postures include warrior 2, triangle, tree, and wide-legged standing forward bend; seated poses are supine boat, child, table, seated forward bend, and sage twist.The practice finishes with a final down dog and forward bend before rolling up to standing (there is no final relaxation).Although not ideal for someone with no prior yoga experience, this segment would probably be doable after reviewing both the introduction and the practice before attempting them.

Jazz and Ballet.I'm reviewing these two segments together because I found them to be similar as well as my least-favorite aspects of the DVD.Although these two dance styles are intended to provide some cardio, I found both to be too slow-moving to significantly raise my heart rate.I also found it very difficult to follow Jennifer's cueing in both sections:she does not mirror-cue, so it's very easy to get confused left vs. right, and in both workouts, she uses many different ballet terms without explaining ahead of time exactly what these exercises involve.As a result, I needed to watch my television constantly during both segments and had to try very hard to match what Jennifer was doing as closely as possible.She also puts together little combinations; these were a bit easier to follow in the Ballet workout, as in the Jazz workout, you do not even know that you are doing a combination until Jennifer tells you to go back to the beginning.Those who enjoyed Jennifer's dance instruction in her prior The Method series might like these segments, but they didn't click with me at all (and I do generally enjoy dance workouts).

Yin Yoga and Meditation.This is much different from the previous yoga segment:the concept behind yin yoga is to perform just a few yoga poses held for very long periods, up to 15 minutes or more.Jennifer calls this the "un-workout" and talks about how each posture is designed to stretch the meridians of the body (for more on this, you can check out the "Theory Intergration" segment from the main menu, where Jennifer interviews a shiatsu practitioner).Jennifer does NOT hold the postures for the recommended length in this segment; instead, she encourages you to hold the poses longer on your own or to complete approximately 10 breaths here.The postures are performed entirely on the floor and include cobbler's pose, seated forward bend, child's pose (Jennifer recommends performing this between all of the postures but only shows it the one time), wide-leg seated forward bend, thread the needle, reclined twist (aka revolved stomach pose), savasana (relaxation), and final meditation.

In summary, this is generally a very well-done DVD with a variety of practice options.Although the DVD case suggests that the workout is appropriate for all levels, as a high intermediate, I felt that most of the segments were to easy for me.However, a beginner will certainly appreciate the more detailed instruction (in many of the segments, Jennifer talks quite a bit between exercises) and will most likely enjoy the slower pace of the waking energy and dance segments.I think this DVD would be best suited to an advanced beginning exerciser who is interested in trying some of the unique styles presented here.

One final note:according to Jennifer's reps, this Level 1 DVD is subtitled "Embark on the Journey" (Jennifer sometimes uses this name during the workouts, but the name does not appear anywhere on the DVD case).There are two follow-up DVDs planned for release later this year, Level 2, "Harness the Power," and Level 3, "The Life Force Power Workout."The other video that is currently on the market, "Waking Energy" is a stand-alone DVD from this series which includes instruction on "Pilates Toys."

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Bellydance for Beginners with Suhaila: Fitness Fusion Pilates Review

The main workout on this DVD is divided into 5 chapters:warm-up, core toning, dance workout, cool-down, and group dance.During the 7-minute warm-up, instuctor Suhaila leads a large class of women through mostly static stretches without warming up the muscles first; she includes a few yoga moves such as plank and child's pose.The core segment begins with a series of standing pulses in a plie position; this part challenged my legs as well as my shoulders, as the arms were held in the air the entire time.Suhaila then moves to a seated straddle position for glute isolations, which I absolutely could not do--anyone who has not learned this move through prior bellydance experience will struggle here.Suhaila finally starts doing some actual core work with traditional abs crunches done to a pulse count.She also does a series of seated abs isolations; again, my lack of bellydance experience made these moves virtually impossible to execute.Returning to a standing position, Suhaila continues the isolation moves, this time with somewhat easier rib and chest isolations, eventually blending them into a circle.This ends the core segment at about 22 minutes total.

The 7-minute dance section doesn't feel much like dancing, as you are standing in place the entire time doing a range of abs and glutes isolations.Suhaila does a few quick stretches to finish, bringing the entire time for the workout in at about 38 minutes.Following the workout, there is also a short (2 1/2 minutes) group dance.The DVD includes a bonus 9 minute workout; this was very similar to the dance section of the main workout except that the isolation exercises are performed while moving from front to back and side to side, which did little to make the workout more interesting.Other DVD extras include trio and circle performances (the latter has one performer dancing in the center of a circle with the others sitting around and clapping; I found this to be a little odd, although the little girl who danced at the end was cute), a workout without narration option, trailers of the other three videos in the "Fitness Fusion" series, and a photo gallery (I can't understand why Natural Journeys always includes these--why would I want to see still photos of Suhaila?).

You may have noticed that I did not mention Pilates--that's because there is absolutely NONE in this video!Yes, there is some minimal core work, but I wouldn't even go so far to call it Pilates-inspired.It's things like this that make you understand why there were those who wanted the Pilates name to remain trademarked; use of the name here is really an outrage.Overall, I felt that my inability to perform many of the movements--based on my lack of previous bellydancing experience--made me unable to enjoy this workout.If you already know how to do basic bellydance isolations and are looking for an opportunity to strengthen your skills, you might like this video, but those who are new to bellydance should definitely look elsewhere.

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Suhaila Salimpour is a renowned, international performer and teacher of bellydance.Her Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance was the first to offer a progressive,five-level certification program in Middle Eastern dance. She is director ofthe Suhaila Dance Company, and has performed in 16 instructional and performancevideos. Power your way to a sexy, shapely body!
Combine two of the hottest fitness routines for a challenging workout. Suhailafuses Pilates stretching routines and bellydance moves to strengthen and tonethe body. You'll learn to isolate different muscle groups to work theabs, buns and arms. Feel more confident and increase stamina with this dynamicprogram. Program Features: - Stretching routines increase flexibility
- Challenging program for all abilities
- Get motivated to achieve maximum results
- Powerful workout energizes mind and body
- Firm buns and tone stomach
- Fuse 2 fitness routines to strengthen and tone Special Features: - Dolby Digital 5.1
- Bonus Workout
- Chapter Selections
- Photo Gallery Also available in series: Bellydance Fussion For Beginners: Buns,Jazz, and Yoga Presented in Normal and Widescreen (Anamorphic Widescreen)

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