Classical Pilates Technique: Magic Circle Mat [DVD] [US Import]

Think your very good at Pilates? Maybe but I challenge you then to have a go at this. This is a USA release in black and white (certainly on my player anyway) so its clearly not a recent release. However this is classical Pilates of the ilk both taught and practiced by Joseph Pilates himself. This is the real Mccoy. I don't pretend I can do very much of this yet, I can't. But I have bought a magic circle myself and my goodness what a serious difference it makes to the depth of muscle in the powerhouse that is engaged. As an added bonus with side move work it is fantastic for helping with stabilisation and knowing whether your correctly positioned with your hip bones over each other and teaching you bettere balance control and powerhouse muscle working. The DVD however has different levels starting with "beginners" and going to super advanced!!. Never seen that on anything else on the market and your that level well I bow to you then. Seriously however I bought this partly because it is very difficult and I now have a real goal to work towards because believe me these are people are SERIOUSLY good and so SERIOUS about Pilates and how it should be done. I also bought this because I dont know how long such an excellent DVD which is obviously not a recent release will still be available and then will the real Pilates die too? I cannot recommend this highly enough HOWEVER it is NOT for beginners in any way, shape or form and you need to have started with someone ideally in a class or otherwise have been using a DVD for a while to get you an element of suppleness and unrestricted movement before ever attempting anything on here. This is a dvd with serious WOW from start to finish from the presentation to the artists. WOW!

Most modern Pilates classes are either too gentle, focusing on injury rehab and muscle rebalancing, or, at the so called advanced end, nothing more than gym type core strengthening. These DVDs will show you the real benefits of tough, challenging and precise Pilates as originally taught and designed by Joseph Pilates.

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Excellent DVD. I gave this one 5 stars. The Pilates technique is well implemented in this DVD. This DVD starts with the basic technique that is important to people who are starting out. It demonstrates perfect form, which is important when learning the technique. The intermediate has more exercises that are a little more advanced for people who just want a good workout. The season pro will love the advanced, and the super advanced reformer workout. This is a tough workout, and not for someone who does not have enough pilates background. Also the wonderful thing about this series is that it is demonstrated in real time. When the exercise is presented, it shows the name and the number of repetitions on the screen. This makes each exercise easy to understand. You will not be disappointed.

I am a retired professional ballett dancer ( 20 years) and was looking for something more challenging than pilates what my gym offers...(big chain, the instructors don't have a clue, not well educated, they can't do half of the pilates excersises...so class stay's at the beginner level...sounds familiar? LOL).This video is great, advanced very challenging...I work up a sweat... I can recommend it to anybody which get's bored in the gym... One thing I don't like, the talker should speak a little bit more with energy, and fun... it sounds very boring...Hope this group produces more videos...Pilates has much more to offer...

Because this is entitled "The Complete Magic Circle Mat Series," I expected this to be a DVD filled with exercises that are unique to the Magic Circle, as there are a plethora of them. If that is what you are looking for please know, this isn't what you'll get with this DVD.What you will get is an excellent DVD that incorporates the use of the Magic Circle into every exercise of the classical mat routines, from Beginner to Advanced. For me, that was a major disappointment. Yet it's hard to complain about a DVD with such high standards.The exercises are extremely well demonstrated. One of the most valuable tips I picked up was to use the Magic Circle in the sidekick series to gauge how much I am relying on my arm rather than the powerhouse for stability.Also, the Reformer mat routine is incredibly creative and again, expertly demonstrated. Because I own a Reformer, I don't think I'll actually use this portion of the DVD much but just watching it was a real treat.If Amazon allowed an individual rating for value, this would be off the charts. It's amazing how much you get for the price on just this one DVD. The producers of these DVD's deserve major kudos-- it's obvious they are motivated by the love of their art (Pilates) rather than seeking to simply cash in on the home exercise/Pilates phenomenon.