Mari Winsor's Lower Body Pilates

I hold my weight everywhere but mostly in my lower body (round thighs, big booty). I am the type that even if I am losing weight my thighs are still squeezing into my pants. This workout made a huge difference in a really short period of time (about a month). My pants glide on better and my thighs are starting to not rub together as much. I actually wore shorts to a wine festival recently and they didn't ride up in the middle. I have been doing the waist, hips, & thighs workouts mostly cause I run so my butt is pretty good, but it is great. It feels really good and if you have done any of the Windsor Pilates before the learning curve isn't that bad. If Pilates is new to you or you are a little heavier, you might want to try one of the 20 min Body slimming dvd's to strengthen you core and get an idea of how the moves work so you don't hurt yourself. Some of the moves are quit advanced and there is no modifier so you have to do it a couple of times but after that it is really great and you feel so strong and actually slim during and after you finish. I really recommend pushing through the initial awkward feeling and stick to it cause the results I have had are really good.

This is a great workout for your lower body. It kicks my butt and everything else. I could feel myself lengthening from the first time I did the first workout. This DVD includes a downloadable abs workout (different from the waist & hips workout!) and it is outstanding. I’ve been doing Mari Winsor’s workouts since about 2002, and I never thought I’d say this, but I get even more from these workouts. Definitely recommend.

I wanted to be more fit and toned and I looked all over for a DVD I could do at home that was easy, didn't need weights or any equipment, and you could do in a short amount of time. I saw this DVD and read the reviews on it and it had some of the same exercises that female celebrities do at the gym with personal trainers! Mari Winsor is a well know fitness lady and I thought that obviously she would be good. I noticed results in a week by doing one of the three workouts(hips, thighs, or glutes)every day, but one thing is that if you don't consitently do the workouts you lose your muscle :( So I highly suggest that if you want to have results and keep them...KEEP DOING THE WORKOUTS. But if you want a easy, fast, and simple workout I HIGHLY suggest...Mari Winsor's Lower Body Pilates! You won't regret it!!

This is a good beginner to low/intermediate set of 3 workouts. I have a very bad knee (4 surgeries to date and 1 pending)as well as a very bad back with 3 herniated and dessicated discs and I can still do all of the exercises unless I am having a "bad knee day" after wrenching it, etc. Making sure to keep my abs engaged made the workouts doable, even with my knee and back issues. Slowly working up the intensity as I got stronger has definitely helped to strengthen my back and core. I have also done her new core videos, which helped too. They are actually a "go-to" when my back is sore, to help loosen things up and make my back feel better. I definitely recommend the Giam ab workout by Mari Winsor that appears to be made around the same time as this DVD.This set of workouts really helped me to get back into the swing of things after having to take a 4-5 month exercise hiatus due to severe asthma and a horrible CO fire season. (Thanks to a new immunologist and the fires ending, I was able to start workout out about 4 months ago).Now after doing these routines (I was alternating them daily and adding one of her newer ab workouts. Eventually I worked up to 2 of the 3 per day and one ab workout per day.) My hip flexors, legs and core got up to par to try something even more challenging. It feels great to be on track to getting back into great shape! Now I have built up enough strength to move up to more challenging workouts and use these on days that I need a break. Now I do this on days where I want a workout, but am not up to a big challenge due to asthma or if my knee is feeling a bit off.The inner thigh exercises were a bit lacking...meaning there should have been more, or maybe more challenging. With ankle weights, adding a band or other resistance, they would probably be great, but due to knee problems I have avoided that. After only about a week, they were easy but still good for getting back into exercising and working up to a level that prepared me for more challenging work.Mari has come a long way since her Daisy Fuentes days over a decade (maybe two?) ago. Her instruction is much more upbeat, focused and pleasing. Her old DVD's were good, but drawn out and her demeanor was not as pleasant and upbeat. She has come a long way as an instructor with a much better style, cues and pleasant demeanor.

Both Mari and the exercise model have attractive, joyous facial expressions that make it easy to do this video over and over; their enthusiasm is catching. The exercises seem easy and low in repetition, but they really are effective. I have had to quit a pilates class that integrates more than 50% cardio because of neck pain. This lower body pilates tape is actually stengthening my back which is helping get rid of the neck pain. There are no jolting or awkward moves. When I do the tape, I feel like I'm the gorgeous model, getting a private pilates classs from the master. I have already lost about a pant size in just one week of doing two or three of the 20 minute sessions daily. The saddle bags that I have carried around for decades seem to be shrinking and my posture has definitely improved.

I bought this because I wanted some short workout options that would get my heart rate up more than yoga, and I was tired of my Ana Caban intro and intermediate DVDs. I enjoy a bunch of new poses to master, and having three different workouts allows me to get more variety. I feel challenged but not strained, but the instruction is rather poor. Mari doesn't provide enough information on how to do each exercise correctly, and she rushes through what instruction she does give. This will get better with time, but it doesn't make me want to buy more of her workouts.

I absolutely love Mari Winsor pilates.

This DVD is very different to my usual 10 minute solutions workouts. This instructor talks constantly giving you very good advice on correct positioning. She doesn't do any of the exercises herself, but talks whilst the girl is doing the exercises. The exercises are challenging, but not so you feel you are going to bust a gut! There are few reps of each exercise so you can keep to the correct position.There are three 20 minutes sections:SLIM & SCULPT HIP ROUTINE: this includes your waist section, very enjoyable.TRIM & TONE THIGH ROUTINE: This section supposedly elongates and tightens the thigh muscles, without building mass.LIFT & SCULPT GLUTE WORKOUT: Great bum lifting moves to firm those bum cheeks. Lots of pulsing movements of the butt muscles!Simple is good, and this has been a timely reminder that you do not have to push yourself out of your comfort zone every time you exercise, these simple workouts are of equal effectiveness - they get the job done.

Winsor pilates was my first experience with pilates. I got this dvd thinking it was harmless. there are 3 workouts 20 minutes each and you feel it even after only 20 minutes!!! the only pain is the gaiam commericals you can't fast forward through. my thighs hurt. i am going to stick with this one.

The best lower body Pilates workout DVD. You can feel the muscle working while doing this DVD. I've done the whole 60 Min and my whole lower body, including the abs, was burning. Very effective, nice work out. Love it.

No what I expected. Waste of money