Customer Reviews
Pleased with this dvd. - By: B. A. Jones, 18 Sep 2008 
I have been using this dvd for a few months now. There are two programmes totalling around 35mins. Moves are well explained & easy to follow, good for beginners & those with a bit more experience. My only quibble, & the reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5, is that,in the second workout, on a couple of occasions when Lucy says, 'try to repeat this (move) between 5 & 10 times' she barely gives enough time to do 2 or 3. In spite of this I wpuld still recommend it.
Pilates for Back and Posture - By: Lisa Fleming, 31 Dec 2007 
What can I say! Similar to other reviewers I too had been paying out alot of money to chiropractors & the like. So, based on the other reviewers' rave reviews I thought I'd give this a go. It's so low key that much of the time you don't feel like you're doing much at all - but clearly something happens deep within! After months of persistant lower back pain I know I can do the 30 minute (totally unstrenuous) routine & get instant & lasting relief. If only I had time to do it say 2-3 times a week I think my back pain days would be firmly behind me. Can't recommend it more strongly - give it a go!!
Its ok. - By: HellsBells, 31 Jan 2007 
I have done some Pilates classes before & found them great as I had previous back problems with weak lower back & stomach muscles. So I thought I would try to do more at home as my back was starting to get sore again.
I found the DVD ok, I did feel that leg, core & side muscles were sore so the exercises were working. But I found my middle back a bit more achy & sore, which isn't a good sign. Although maybe I wasn't holdingin my TA enough or else its just my back thats the problem.
Some of the leg exercises I hadn't done before so I wasn't sure if I was doing them properly. The breathing is very important & I felt she could have instructed you more on when to breathin or out.
Overall I think it was ok.
Pilates for Back and Posture - By: Janet Kelly, 18 Oct 2006 I have a collpased lower disc which has caused chronic lower back pain & severe nerve painin the groin for the last 9 months. I have tried physio, injectionsin the spine, swimming & reflexology, though all have been very painful, expensive & have not cured my condition. I have been using this DVD daily for the last 8 weeks & this has vastly improved my condition. Initially, I found it hard to perform the breathing techniques but once these are mastered, the exercises are easy. I have now memorised the DVD & therefore I am able to perform the exercises without the DVDin approximately 25 minutes, anywherein the house.
Could be difficult for beginners - By: Queenie Watts, 14 Aug 2006 In my opinion Ms Lloyd-Barker describes the techniquein a way that would be difficult for a beginner to practise. For instance,in several placesin the DVD she instructs the viewer to engage the TA (transverse abdominals) at about 30%. If you haven't previously had any personal instruction, it would be very difficult to judge what is or isn't 30%. I have had lessonsin the past from reputable teachers & they have never spokenin terms of percentages when instructing pupils to engage this group of muscles. Having said that, I did get relief from a persistent nagging backache at night after one session.
