Customer Review(s)
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Shivered me timbers!
Comment: I used this video for the first time yesterday-I do a 45 minute pilates mat workout every night and I thought I would add this one on as a "cool down." Maybe my legs were already tired from the pilates or maybe I'm jsut a wuss, but I couldn't make it further than the first 3 excercises, and only 50 of each rather than 100! And then my legs quivered when I stood up! This must work, because I could still feel wierd little tinglies when I got up this morning!
I would have rated it 5 stars, but it was made in the 80's. So, I had to giggle at "Callan's" rather large head and hair, and teh strange manaquien-like students she has. Other than that, it is quite boring. I suppose I shouldn't fault the video for either of those things, but I just can't give it 5 stars for those reasons. Oh, and she keeps referring to your butt as a "perfect little peach."
It's a very intese, but actually quite short workout, so I would totally recommend it to anybody short on time, that would like to have a perfect little peach of a rear. It's also easy to do while monitoring a toddler crawling around your living room.
Customer Rating: Summary: Great way to focus on tough toning areas in only 20 minutes
Comment: In this short workout, instructor Callan Pinckney expands on the hips and behind exercises included in her original Callanetics video. This is a very different form of exercise, as the movements are small and precise but performed for a high number of repetitions (100 of each here).
This video begins with two warmup stretches, one for the entire body and one for the neck. Then it's on to the floor for seated work targeted on the hips and buttocks. While holding onto a ballet barre or the back of a chair, you bend one leg forward and the other to the side; you then gently pulse the leg back and forth 100 times. Each exercise is performed with both a bent and then a straight leg on both sides of the body; following this, the entire series is repeated while kneeling. It's a bit tricky to get the hang of the exercises at first, as you really have to focus on tilting your hipbone downward while simultaneously curving your pelvis forward (which is important for protecting your back). The workout ends with a lying stretch to relax your leg, hip, buttock, and back muscles.
Even if it may take a little while to get used to these unique exercises, once you master the form, you can really feel the moves targeting exactly where they are supposed to--the hips and behind. Quick Callanetics is a great way to achieve amazing results in a short amount of time for these hard to tone areas.
Customer Rating: Summary: Definitely different
Comment: This definitely works your butt, but do any of you feel lower back pain when you are done??
Also, how do you guys compare this to Buns of Steel, in terms of results?
In terms of my appearnace, I haven't noticed any real changes yet...going to keep trying.
