Pop Pilates??

[Orlita]

I really like her and the exercises and the airy location, but the excessive panning back and forth for no reason makes it look like it was filmed by a drunkard. It made me queasy to watch the preview. I'm sure I wouldn't notice it if I did the workout, because I wouldn't be staring at the screen. But it looks like she opted not to go pro when it came to the camera operator.

[SharonH]

How is the upper body workout in the DVD? Did you feel it was enough?

[killoffsonny]

Originally Posted by SharonH

How is the upper body workout in the DVD? Did you feel it was enough?

That is my question too. I need to feel like my upper body got a good enough workout for it to be worth my money.

[Tish]

I'd like to know about the upper body work too.

[MamaBecca]

Hi all,

Here are the target areas for the Pop Pilates DVDs:

Arms & Upper Body: chest press pulse, tricep scorpions, half cobra pushups, spiderman pushups

Core: roll down, eagle crunch, cheerleader L's, L crunch, roll over, earthquake, butt ups

Legs and Thighs: double leg circles, leg outs, mini leg circles, butterfly kickouts

Total body: shoulder stand, shoulder stand leg drops, earthquake, cobra stretch, butt ups, spidermans, spiderman pushups, singled legged spidermans

Lower abs: double leg circles, cheerleader L's, butterfly kickouts, L crunch

Obliques: oblique twists, candlestick dippers, hip twists

Butt: dancer's sweep, mini leg circles, spider mans, #4 glute stretch

I didn't use the parts menu when I did it -- it's kind of a pain because you have to keep going back to the menu and wait through the animation between each segment, so I don't know how long each body part is. But you can see how many segments are in each one, which will give you some idea.

I don't do a lot of Pilates, so I don't know how to rank this one -- I will say, I was sore in chest, triceps, obliques, lower abs, hamstrings and inner thighs the next day!

[violingal3]

Originally Posted by MamaBecca

I don't do a lot of Pilates, so I don't know how to rank this one -- I will say, I was sore in chest, triceps, obliques, lower abs, hamstrings and inner thighs the next day!

Same here, but I do think it's probably more advanced than a lot of DVDs I've tried in the past. And I was really surprised how sore I was after this workout - especially in the core and upper body.

[Honeydew]

Originally Posted by Orlita

I really like her and the exercises and the airy location, but the excessive panning back and forth for no reason makes it look like it was filmed by a drunkard. It made me queasy to watch the preview. I'm sure I wouldn't notice it if I did the workout, because I wouldn't be staring at the screen. But it looks like she opted not to go pro when it came to the camera operator.

yes! I noticed that too! Made me a bit dizzy just watching! I think it was her parents that did the filming.

[Irisg1]

I think I will get this eventually. I do think Cassey should have priced this better, especially since it doesn't sound like it was professionally filmed.

[violingal3]

Originally Posted by Irisg1

I think I will get this eventually. I do think Cassey should have priced this better, especially since it doesn't sound like it was professionally filmed.

I've done this a handful of times and I think the finished product is about as polished and professionally done as any other high dollar production (especially for her first DVD). I hadn't even noticed the camera work until I read about people commenting on it here just based on viewing the clips. Doesn't bother me one bit through the workout.

[Irisg1]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts . That makes me fee better about the cost then. I really do want to support Cassey, becaus eI really appreciate all the time she invests in putting out free videos on Youtube .

Originally Posted by violingal3

I've done this a handful of times and I think the finished product is about as polished and professionally done as any other high dollar production (especially for her first DVD). I hadn't even noticed the camera work until I read about people commenting on it here just based on viewing the clips. Doesn't bother me one bit through the workout.