mllemilana
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I haven't tried the Classic DVD so can't speak to that one, but I do love the Blast. Actually, just noticed she seems to have a book out — wonder if it's good? Saw it on Amazon:
I definitely find that the exercises in the Blast workout tone you up, esp the outer thighs (which are a problem area for me & are difficult to target).
RE: flexibiity, she emphasizes a lot of stretching thru-out the workout (lots of pausing to stretch before beginning again) to keep the muscles long. Even more that that, though, I've found that my range of motion in stretches has increased since doing her workout, because she targets lots of individual muscles in the legs that get neglected. My active stretches are definitely better bc I can pull my legs into the stretches (like aerial splits) — I hope that makes sense.
LEt me know if you have any other questions!
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Hello! I have been doing Ballet Beautiful for awhile now and I love it. I did do one of the live classes one time, and I enjoyed it, but they didn't work with my schedule so well, so for me it's easier to do the DVDs.
Mary Helen Bowers has two different DVDs out that I know of: One is more of a full-length workout and the other is the Blast DVD, which is divided into 15-minute segments. That's the one I use. The Blast one works best for me, because I can mix and match the workouts and do whatever I have time for. I found them incredibly challenging at first. They are low-impact and quick, but she works your muscles HARD and you do see the results. She definitely takes you into quivery-shaky-begging-for-relief-muscles territory.
I think they are a great complement to pole. My favorite ones are the Swan Arms workout (which sounds ethereal and lovely but kills my arms like CRAZY) and the two butt workouts. Sometimes I use one of the butt workouts as a warmup before stretching. Lots of nights I'll do Part 1 of the butt series and then do one of Alethea's stretching DVDs.
I hope this helps, and enjoy it if you do decide to try it!