Element: Pilates Weight Loss for Beginners

Director: Andrea Ambandos
Actor: Brooke Siler
Studio: ANCHOR BAY
Category: DVD

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Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 12 reviews
Sales Rank: 94

Format: Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 51 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: ANBD15561D
UPC: 013131556193
EAN: 0013131556193
ASIN: B001AYWY6I

Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: September 9, 2008
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Element: Pilates Weight Loss for Beginners

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5 out of 5 stars The Perfect Pilates Workout    December 21, 2008
Pilates Instructor/Enthusiast (New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I highly recommend this DVD. I have been a fan of Brooke Siler's since I purchased her first book, The Pilates Body, back in 1999, and went on to purchase her CD kit (The Pilates Body Kit), and second book, The Ultimate Pilates Body Challenge. I recently purchased a copy of this DVD and highly recommend it to beginner-intermediate students. It features a well-rounded classical mat workout (and second "cardio" workout that is more about putting Pilates principles into practice while performing standing conditioning exercises). The workouts are the perfect pace (not too fast to perform the exercises with control and attention to precision; but not too slow and overly instructional) And Brooke provides great instruction utilizing both clear anatomical cues and imagery. I will recommend this to all of my students looking for an at-home Pilates workout.


5 out of 5 stars Great cardio/Pilates dvd    December 20, 2008
dnk (Boston, MA United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Since Siler helped to bring Pilates into the mainstream almost a decade ago, people have been waiting to see her "in action" on a DVD. This is a great release and proves yet again that Pilates can be both a challenging strength and flexibility workout while still being vigorous to raise your heart rate.

Be warned: this workout doesn't move nearly as quickly Hilary Burnett's Advanced Pilates or "reimagines" Pilates the way a lot of Ellen Barrett's releases do to achieve an increased heart rate. Instead, Siler gets the job done by moving through a series of precise, well-cued movements at a pace that allows you to both pay attention to your form and get a cardio effect. While most of the movements focus on the legs, the upper body is also working to maintain stability.

The matwork that follows is a solid intermediate workout, including variations and modifications for such classics as the Teaser, Side Kicks and Pushups as well as more basic exercises such as the Roll Down. As in other form-focused releases, she proves again that "basic" doesn't mean "beginners only". If you do even the simplest moves properly, your muscles should burn.

As vigorous as the workout is, it could be done every day- or less. At the end, you should feel "worked out" and relaxed.



5 out of 5 stars Good buy    December 3, 2008
Leisel (California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is a good all-around choice. Brooke is very easy to follow and she regularly reminds you about your posture, engaging specific muscles, breathing, etc. This can be a good work out if you fully engage the required muscles and breathe correctly. Not too difficult at all.


5 out of 5 stars Pilates Instructor Who Loves this DVD    November 25, 2008
Passion for Pilates
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I love this DVD! The exercises are perfect for the beginner to intermediate student. The verbal instructions are very well done letting you know what you should be feeling and where. The exercises are clearly shown and easy to follow. I attended a Pilates Body workshop with Brooke Siler in March 2008 and she is just as wonderful to workout with on this DVD as she was in person. And the background scenary is beautiful. Buy it! You'll love it.


4 out of 5 stars Challenging and not too long    November 23, 2008
Angela Hay (Columbus, OH USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

My Pilates teacher suggested Brooke Siler's books as a good way to practice at home. I was a little put off by the idea of "cardio" Pilates, but once I did that section I enjoyed it and felt like it was aerobic without sacrificing the idea of concentration and core. Doing both programs (the cardio section and the mat section) gives a good total body workout without wiping you out for the whole day.