Yesterday I tried another workout vid that I thought might have more than just ab work. I tried Crunch: Super SlimDown.
This vid gets much higher marks in the doability department than that Self one, but for a moment, can we just talk about the names of these DVDs? I mean, really? Super SlimDown? "Slim and Sleek, Fast!"? Can't I just want to move my body without doing something that involves an exclamation point? And does the fact that I want to exercise necessarily mean that I have a low opinion of myself and want to SlimDown?
Anyway, back to the review. So this video is filled with many super-slim ladies guiding us through three segments of exercises. The first segment is standing yoga-type work that will deeply, deeply offend yoga types. (I'm not really touchy about that stuff but I was still kind of glad that I could fast forward through it.) And then the next two are pilates-inspired leg work and pilates-inspired ab work.
Low-Leg Injury Compatibility: Pretty Good
The first segment of this video is standing but the last two are on the floor, so I could do about 25 of the 40 minutes of this DVD. Once on the floor, I really didn't need to modify the exercises at all.
Body Part Focus: Abs and Legs
Though this DVD (the parts that I could do) was pilates-inspired, it had more leg work than most pilates DVDs. It still mostly works the hip-flexors and such, but the added leg work was nice and there is a little more back work than most beginner pilates DVDs.
Overall, not bad, and given how tired I am getting of pilates, some of the more creative movements were a nice change of pace.
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