02-28-16, 11:53 AM | |
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Yup, Miranda made me nuts.
I think, once you find videos and instructors that you like, consistency is the key. When Slim In 6 came out (how long ago???) I started doing Slim & Limber regularly. It is only 14 minutes long and easy to tack on to other workouts. I do S&L several times a week and have done it probably several thousand times since it came out. Debbie's Cool It Off from Slim Series is good at about an hour. I didn't like Karen Voight's new stretch videos. I use her old 30-minute Pure & Simple stretch often.
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02-28-16, 12:54 PM | |
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I didn't care for Miranda as an instructor or her moves/pace and since my body hated CS after several attempts, I moved on. It's strange to me that so many trusted Vfers do so well with this program. As with most exercise, I figured that of course different bodies respond best to different methods. But I don't feel as open minded about it any more. I ended up purchasing a few beginner CS programs for a friend hoping that she would get the results I had initially anticipated. She ended up pulling a muscle right out the gate and never went back. I'm glad so many here do well with it but I think it has a higher potential for injury when it is not a good fit. Maybe because it has a reputation for being rehab or because the title implies more gentle movement and that catches people off guard.
I was initially attracted to CS because I love dynamic and resisted stretch and have had great results with those methods in the past. Bendy Body is advanced but gives excellent results using these methods at a safer pace. I haven't seen Yin Yoga (Paul Grilley etc) mentioned but the slow movements/long holds have also given me decent results. You have to be careful with Yin and test the waters slowly until you see how your body responds to longer holds. I have also liked Ballet Boot Camp Stretch though there is some intermittent strengthening (most of it preps the muscle for better stretch).Though the title would suggest otherwise, these are not so much ballet stretches as just good stretching with more focus in hips/legs. Barre can be excellent for flexibility but since you specifically asked for focus on stretching without a heavy toning mix, HDM DMW wouldn't be an option. Though I have had nice flexibility improvements with him
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I second giving Sahra's offerings a try. She does have a Barre Stretch available for free on YouTube, but I think like anything, it may seem like contorting in impossible directions if you're not used to it and may take trying a few times before feeling like it's effective. I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, but Jessica Smith has some really nice stretches on her YouTube channel...
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02-28-16, 02:45 PM | ||
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So many of you have mentioned the stretch/strength aspects of barre--and now that I think about it, I've actually liked Sadie Lincoln's and Burr Leonard's incorporation of stretches and Pilates workouts that do likewise. And one of my yoga faves is Anthony Carillo's Iron Yoga. I guess it's just Miranda's approach that doesn't click with me--for whatever reason. VVfer--thanks for mentioning Slim and Limber. I'll retrieve SI6 from my "to sell" pile. I don't do the workout itself, so I forgot about the stretch! |
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