08-04-20, 11:32 AM | |
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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years ago, i borrowed a CS DVD from the local library - Arms & Abs, Legs & Butt from 2003. it was underwhelming. in 2014, i started a thread* about dislike at first sight on 3 purchases from the December sale.
i like Sahra for the reasons described - she explains more and cues better. i'm the type that needs that sort of instruction. i also like the other instructors - Gail Garceau, Meg Feeney, Amanda Cyr. i found a couple of recently released DVDs by Miranda in Goodwill and these were from the Aging Backwards series - these were pretty decent - probably because they were stand-alone workouts created outside of her PBS TV series. i borrowed Miranda's audiobooks from the library's Overdrive collection that you can listen to on your smartphone. these are really excellent - all 3 audiobooks are read by various other narrators. i got Season 4 in a trade, and really like it. and the 2 back pain episodes came at the most opportune moment - i hurt my back 2 weeks ago. i still think Miranda is kinda loopy , but now that i have an understanding of the basis for her method, i just follow along and find that the movements suit me at this time in my fitness journey. i am not saying that one should force themselves to like a particular instructor/series, but in my case i studied other formats of the method enough to revisit the DVDs. i still prefer Sahra as an instructor. *anyone dislike classical stretch or essentrics?
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08-04-20, 02:21 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Spanaway, WA
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I don’t have any suggestions for you really. I’ve been trying to incorporate a Classical Stretch episode nightly. I would suggest checking your library to see if you could check any out. I like the episodes because they are only 23 minutes long and easy to fit in. A lot of Essentrics workouts are half an hour so they fit in nicely too.
I did want to mention that Sahra didn’t create Essentrics Miranda did. Miranda made a 2 disc set a long time ago called Essentrics. I don’t personally see a huge difference between the two as far as movement goes. Difference in instructors is another matter of course. |
08-05-20, 05:16 AM | |
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Texas
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If you were to buy a season would you buy 12 or 13? I sampled both a little during my trial and liked both. I have other seasons, I still consider myself a beginner, but have seen the flexibility benefits from doing these daily.
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08-05-20, 07:51 AM | |
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: West of Chicago in the Illinois Corn Belt
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Season 12 is a little slow for me. Season 13 is good but compared to the others, it is a shorter season (not as many workouts). Apparently Miranda got injured at some point so they rapped up the filming early.
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