CALLANETICS TONE ZONE: 4 TARGETED PROGRAMS

I own Callan Pickney's all original callanetics DVD's. I also own few of the Sandra Hanna's DVD workouts. I have couple of Lacey's DVD's as well.I also worked with a professional callanetics trainer in person for a little while. I was hoping this would give me something new and certainly did. I received my DVD today and did a session. Most of the leg and the tummy exercises were a little different than anything I knew and good. There also were two new movements in the hip and behind exercises, were new to me. The reason I did not give it a 5 star is, for me callanetics is all about little isolated pulsing movements, a couple of the leg exercises (the ones with the plate)had nothing to do with pulsing or isolation. They were good exercises I just wouldn't put them on a callanetics DVD. They were actually a bit hard on my knees, Actual callanetics movements are never hard on the knees. Overall I am glad I bought the dvd and liked it. IF you are a beginner to callanetics, it's definitely not for you though.

I've been doing callanetics since the 90's. This has many of the same exercises and some new ones. I'm in my 60's so some of the exercises I am not doing as they are too much on my knees. As with the original callanetics... you see results quickly.

Very good for young people with chronic illnesses/ autoimmune illness who can’t do heavy strength training. Great startup compact routines for beginners and busy people. Makes me feel good and not tired. Please give it a try. I borrowed this from library to see if I can stick to the program before buying my own. It works all the body parts for flexibility and balance without me me getting exhausted. I also do light Bollywood dancing or lite Zumba.

I bought this dvd and was disappointed as it only had few of callan pickneys exercises. In my opinion lacey has tried to change the callanetics exercises into her own version. It did not flow like callans did with all the stretching and isolated pulses of each individual body parts and it was all co-ordinated. Their was no individual arm exercises or neck exercises as were in all of callan videos. With callan even though she was older than lacey her voice was soothing and her exercise routines co-ordinated from head to toe. Good old callan dvds are still the best and they rock. To me its all about isolation and pulse and the rep counter. Laceys dvds arent soothing and I guess thats why they say old is gold. With callans exercise their was structure and co-ordination and with Laceys the exercises do not have the head to toe structure and co-ordination and I was very disappointed to buy it. Callan was slow based and Lacey is fast based and doesnt feel like a callanetics workout.

Product is exactly what I wanted - quick, intense targeted workouts. wish it included something for arms but it is everything it says it will be. Love Callanetics - the best of Yoga and Pilates without torturing my body. The service was "as described" as well. Very pleased.

Love these exercises.

start slowly or you'll strain your muscles like i did