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| Actor: Bar Method Body
Studio: Goldhil Home Media
Category: Video
Buy New: $40.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 3125
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
UPC: 743452082131
EAN: 0743452082131
Release Date: October 21, 2003
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 Oh, it hurts, but it's worth it November 19, 2006
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
I have worked out a million different ways. Some were good (elliptical trainers are good for cardio), others not so good (jogging hurt my knees). But no matter what I've tried, and how much weight my scale tells me I've lost, I have never been able to achieve the sleek, long lines that I crave - you know, a dancer's physique, with elegantly defined muscles. I began to believe that I would be stuck with chunky thighs for the rest of my life.
Not anymore. This DVD is brutal but you'll see your body change almost immediately. Within 2 weeks of beginning this workout, I looked in the mirror and realized that my thighs were beginning to trim down. Now, after 6 weeks, all of my pants fit looser in the leg - not to mention the fact that they hang off my hips. Did I mention the incredible butt-lifting benefits? After a few sessions, my rump began to tighten, lift, and acquired a round, plump shape that looks terrific. Even my arms and shoulders have become more toned - I'm only using 2-pound free weights, but the results have impressed me. My arms look trimmer and have lightly defined muscles. My stomach's flatter, and I can really feel all of the muscles across my lower abdominals working. The lingering back pain that I experienced before has disappeared.
There's a downside, of course - the first 10 sessions. You will huff, puff, sweat, and perhaps even curse as you stretch, flex, and work your angrily protesting muscle groups. The thigh work might actually make you cry. You'll walk stiffly, and sit uncomfortably, until your muscles have become accustomed to the work. But once they have, you'll become addicted to how it makes you feel - and, oh yeah, how it makes you look.
I'm excited about working out now, because I've found something that works with my schedule (this workout's only 45 minutes long!) and REALLY achieves results. I look forward to watching my body change as I continue doing the Bar Method.
TARGETS TOUGH SPOTS October 23, 2006
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
Overall I like this workout.
This is different than the typical aerobics or dance workout videos. The instructor uses some original and some ballet-like exercises to target tough areas, it really made my hips burn! (there are some pictures on her website [...], but it doesn't show you the actual movement she has you do that makes it so challenging!) I also like how she does a few stretches between each segment that targeted the muscles that was just worked.
She really emphasizes proper posture/form, especially what she calls the "pelvic tuck" (tightening your abs when standing)
She cues/explains the exercises very well; and once you've learned the moves, the DVD has the option to "Workout with music WITHOUT NARRATION" so you don't have to listen to her talk constantly. This video is challenging for intermediate-advance, but the moves are not complicated so it is easy for a beginning exerciser to follow (but do less reps).
I also like how upbeat tecno music, and didn't find it annoying because the music varies throughout the program.
WARM UP
ARMS
Bicep curls
*Shoulder extensions - I like the way she does them, it's intense. She has you keep your arm up and move in small range to isolate that muscle, wonderful for your shoulder posture!
LEGS
Calf raises
Deep knee bends (if you know ballet, it's like a gran plie in 2nd position)
*Inner Thigh Tap - this was suprisingly challenging. With your legs together, bend your knees while heels are liffted off the floor, and then slightly move your knees apart & together.
*Pelvic Tuck with knees bent and heels lifted
**Pretzel - While sitting on the floor, by squeezing your hip/butt muscles the leg that is to the side/back is lifted up about a centimeter off the floor. Initially I thought this would be a waste of time, but it turned out that this is really challenging and makes your hips burn (in a good way). This is now my favorite exercise to target the deep part of the difficult to reach area around the hips.
ABS (there are no traditional crunches)
*While holding a lifted crunch position, she does a long series of internally contracting ab muscles with each exhalation. T
SEAT
*Series of bridges/pelvic tucks that are super-duper-challenging. First she has you do them with legs/knees together, then legs hip width apart, and then legs wider apart. Since this is a long set and she varies the position, it really digs deep into those butt and hip muscles!
BONUS-LEGS
Calf raises
Knees bent and heels lifted
Leg lifts back
(*if you do this after the "seat" pelvic tucks, you will feel the burn 10 times more intensely.)
Complaints:
This is not an "aerobic" workout. There are definitely sections that will make your butt/legs burn, but you aren't necessarily huffing and puffing. Also, isn't a balanced/total body workout (mostly hips/legs), so this would be great to do alternating with some other workout.
There were some sections that felt a little slow for me(I get impatient), but I think that was intentional to make sure good form and to work a muscle longer or to hold a stretch.
I think the bar/chair is an unnecessary prop (except for beginngers doing the standing legs section).
 First 'Barr Method' workout August 21, 2006
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I did my first 'Bar Method' workout this morning. Maybe because I have been doing the 'Lotte Burke Method' for about six months and am used to these types of moves this workout was not as challenging as I thought it would be. I found that the 45 minutes just flew by so I did the extra bonus lower body workout as well. I was pleased to find that my legs felt like jelly once I finished. Overall I think it's a good workout and like it much better then 'Lotte Burke' and am going to keep it up daily.
Fabulous Leg Workout August 5, 2006
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
Though this is a total body workout, the emphasis is really on the legs. The arms and abs sections are pretty short but the leg and seat sculpting is about 20 min. and there's a bonus segment that's about 7 min long with standing exercises for the thighs, butt and calves. The small pulses really work deep into the muscles. I'm not flexible and had trouble with one of the exercises: the pretzel. I hurt my hip and back doing that one so I skip it. I still get a great workout with the standing sculpting series and the bridge work. This non-impact workout with the stretches throughout really elongate your legs. This workout is similar to Lotte Berk Muscle Eats Fat - but it is MUCH better!
Feel the Burn Without the Huffing & Puffing February 25, 2006
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This DVD offers a great toning workout. The order of exercises is arms, thighs & seat, abs, and seat. Between each of these exercises you will stretch the muscles you have just worked. I loved the stretching because I felt like it was a welcome pause between the intense toning exercises. Each of the exercises has its merits with the exception of the abs section. Here they are in order:
Arms: Since they use light weights, I wondered about how effective these exercises would be. I didn't really feel the burn the next day, but I've actually gotten comments about how my arms look more toned. I'm guessing it's working. :)
Thighs & Seat: I used a chair as my bar. The thigh work uses really short and alternately slow and quick movements to work the muscles. It doesn't LOOK like you do much, but boy did I feel the burn. My muscles started to shake on the final rotation.
Moving to the floor, the pretzel works the seat and the waist. I loved this move. Again, you will use short, quick movements to work the deep muscles. I felt it in my waist the very next day.
Abs: I didn't like this section. Lying on your back, you tuck your stomach in, and the instructor keeps urging you to tuck even deeper so that you're pulling your belly button to the floor. The instruction centered around a lot of breathing out, then breathing out quickly, then breathing out more. I felt it was very repetitive, but not effective, and the breathing out (with no mention of breathing in) made me feel like I was deliberately hyperventilating.
Seat: Finally, the last seat exercise puts you in an elevated bridge-like pose. It was great and I felt my muscles really working with very little movement. It might look a little odd and even a little obscene, but it is really effective.
Overall, I loved this DVD. I just do Pilates ab moves during the abs section. Being able to engage the muscle and really feel it work with small and deliberate motions is perfect for home exercisers who don't want to feel like they are exercising too much (even though they really are!).
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