Pilates Body Band Challenge — With Ana Cabán — Intensify your workout — Reinforce your skills — Elevate your results — If you are ready for the next level workout, Pilates BodyBand Challenge is just for you. Ana Cabán... more » intensifies the familiar classic Pilates moves and adds more advanced ones to enhance your skills and deepen your results. Get yourself on track toward greater fitness with this challenging, muscle-burning routine!
Pilates BodyBand Challenge takes you to the next level of fitness!
Develops longer, stronger, more shapely muscles fast
Deepens breathing, muscle control and coordination skills and benefits
Trains you to move more freely, protect your posture and have more energy!
Props recommended: Increased-resistance lavender Pilates BodyBand (included), Pilates mat
**Also contains tracks in Spanish**
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Total running time: 40 minutes
Executive Producer: Michael Badertscher Director: Phil Scarpaci Producer: Rebecca Stetson
Director of Photography: Stuart Asbjornsen Composer: Mark Oblinger Editor: Doug Moldawsky
Not all exercise is suitable for everyone. To reduce the risk of injury, consult your doctor before beginning this or any exercise program. The instruction presented herein is in no way intended as a substitute for medical counseling.« less
Customer | Washington, DC United States | 01/07/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"30 min + 15 min bonus powerhouse workouts and comes with a 4' long band. All are on the mat. Some are challenging but most of them are do-able. Ana cues very well but she doesn't encourage you by saying "you look beautiful, you look great, smile, auuuuuuuuuu, etc." (if you want to hear those). No shoes."
Made me Like Pilates
Rone Prinz | California | 07/21/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this dvd at Target & hoped I would like it.... & guess what? I loved it, in fact I bought 5 more to give to friends. It is a very good practise to do at home or on the road. You have the body band to give you resistance & strength & it is just challenging enough to give you a really good workout & hope to improve each time...I think it is one of the best Pilates dvd's around. I bought the Winsor tapes years ago & never got into them. This is very user friendly."
Targets a good variety of muscle groups
Kiwi | The Land of Enchantment | 05/22/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I am so pleased with this DVD !! It does a great job of keeping your body moving and targeting all the muscle groups for the first 30 minute workout. The 6 foot purple, exercise band is included and it has a heavier tension than other bands I've used. It's fabulous !! The bonus workout is also a great little warm-up or warm-down.....A calming background of clean beach with seagulls and water, sets a nice mood....very smoothe and natural. All in all, a very good product for very little money and I've happily added it to my exercise library. I most certainly recommend it !! Here's to your health !!"
Challenging!
Karen C. | Cincinnati, OH | 12/03/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a great DVD although it is not for beginners. I have been doing pilates for about a year (with an instructor) and I found this to be a challenging workout. Some of the highlights for me were the peaceful atmosphere (filmed on a beach), the variety and challenge (lots of arm work as well as abs), and I like the length (about 30 minutes). If you have some experience with pilates and know the basics I wouldn't shy away from this DVD but it provides a challenge for more experienced people, too."
Good for more advanced, not for average or beginner
snoopygirl | Pennsylvania | 11/14/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I already purchased Ana Caban's Beginner Pilates Mat workout and was interested in adding resistance to it with the body band. So I got this DVD. However, I didn't find out until putting the DVD on that this is an intermediate level workout.
Many of the moves are very familiar to me already from the original mat workout. So I was easily able to follow Ana's directions without an explanation of each move. Many of the moves are doable (for me, those focusing on the arms and legs). And the addition of the resistance band actually helps me to keep my body in control and stretches/strengthens those areas even more than the original mat workout. But the most intense moves like the teaser are still impossible for me to do as she does them.
I don't see a "beginner level" DVD here unless I get the kit."