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VHS - New York City Ballet Workout
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I am a former bodybuilder now in my 40's and even though I'm still lean, I've always admired the long, shaped and specially well develop lower body of ballet dancers, so I decided that whatever was good for them must be good for me too. After only one day of my clumsy and akward ballet workout routine... I can already see the results: my bad haunched posture is almost gone! I just can believe how good I feel and how straight I'm walking already. My abs feel tight all the time and my balance had improve too. It is amazing how stress specific muscles are. Personally I didn't find it "easy", actually pretty tough, but yet rewarding and challenging. I definelty will incorporate this ballet workout DVD in my weekly exercise routine.
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Ballet improves your posture and gives you a sense of grace even when you are not working out. The New York City Ballet workout presents exercises in a formal ballet style setting. For minutes at a time you forget you are not a ballerina as you work through the warm-up with first and second position.
Fluid movements follow as you move from side to side and then put a spring in your step. A floor routine follows with leg stretches and then you work your abs in every possible way, although each movement is so precise you are getting double the workout in half the time.
The unique and challenging postures and dance steps are explained as you are doing them, although at times the choreography takes center stage as the narration lessens and you focus more on the dancers instead of following the cueing.
This is a well structured, intermediate to advanced workout that requires a sense of determination, some experience with Pilates and possibly Yoga. The jumps are the most challenging and the entire workout fine tunes your balance. There are 17 exercise sessions and bonus programs including video diaries, behind the scenes footage and interviews.
Back exercises appear during the floor workout, but you are using your entire body at all times because most of the workout requires you to be super focused and keep your balance so you may feel this the most in your back after the workout. Throughout the exercises classical music guides you into a peaceful space where you feel relaxed even though you are working out at a fairly high level that requires patience and endurance.
~ The Rebecca Review
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I have taken several basic ballet classes and was expecting more from this video based on the other reviews. Even with a basic background, I was quickly lost during the initial warmup. The directions for each exercise (and cues for switching sides/to a new position) are minimal and are nonexistant in the intial warmup. How to do each stretch/position is NOT explained, neither before the pose nor during it.
Each position is only run through a few times - just enough to start getting the feel of it/seeing how to do it properly. In order to actually get a workout (or any benefit) from each position, one would need to "rewind" the DVD and repeat each section a few times. I didn't feel like I got any sort of real stretching, cardiovascular, or muscle toning workout - even though the video is approximately 1 hour.
I have not tried other ballet videos, but if you are looking to get a cardiovascular workout or any sort of toning, I would suggest trying something different. If you just want to briefly learn each position (without any real instruction as to body alignment/positioning), and are willing to continue each pose for more time than is alloted in each segment, this is a good video for you.
I would not recommend this video and can tell that I will get bored with this workout quickly.
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I have no ballet experience but I decided to try this just for fun. I'm Not the most graceful or coordinated person - there are even a couple parts where I almost fall over - but I really LOVE this DVD. After doing it for the third time today, I'm finally starting to get the hang of the movements. It's very relaxing but at the same time gets your heart rate up, and I can definitely feel it working my muscles.
Non-dancers shouldn't be intimidated by this workout. Although you might feel a little awkward at first, as long as you are willing to keep trying (and laugh at yourself occasionally) it will really be worth it.
The classical music is a great bonus, as well as the voice of the instructor (sounds like a German or Austrian accent - hot!).
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Great workout! but the warm up part is a bit difficult to follow when you're not familiar with the terms. They don't tell you step by step what to do but you will eventually learn it. You can always play and pause. Once you learn it, you'll like the workout.
Warning though for first time users: you're arms will hurt the next day!
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