Classical Stretch - The Esmonde Technique: Legs & Butt [VHS]

Classical Stretch - The Esmonde Technique: Legs & Butt [VHS]

Classical Stretch - The Esmonde Technique: Legs & Butt [VHS]
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Actor: Miranda Esmonde-White
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC
Release Date: 2003-09-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Classical Stretch
Studio: Classical Stretch

VHS Movie Reviews of Classical Stretch - The Esmonde Technique: Legs & Butt [VHS]

Movie Review: Great program for both strengthing and stretching the legs and glutes
Summary: 5 Stars

Classical Stretch is a program developed by Miranda Esmonde-White. Don't let the "stretch" part of the title fool you, however--this video will really work you as well! Here Miranda focuses on the Legs & Butt, especially the outer hip/thigh ("saddlebag") area, the outer glutes, and the hamstrings.

The most challenging part of the program is the first 10 minutes. Miranda has you start lying on your side for a series of exercises (leg lifts, leg circles, etc.) to work the outer hip/thigh. After completing this series on both legs, she continues the side-lying work, but this time with one leg out in front, perpendicular to your body, to focus the work more in the glutes. Following these challenging sequences, she nicely stretches out the hips with about 3 minutes of seated forward bends, performing these in both cross-legged and cobbler's positions. Continuing in a seated position but with your legs stretched out straight in front of you, Miranda performs just a few additional leg lifts, circles, and stretches (4 minutes).

Next Miranda moves to a standing position and instructs you to get a barre, although she herself uses a chair. The support is actually not really needed at all for the first 4-minute segment, which consists of leg lifts to the side, front, and back. Following these, there is a 3-minute plie series that is mainly focused on stretching (ie, it's not nearly as challenging as the plie work in some of Miranda's other workouts). The final 4minutes of the workout consists of additional stretches, this time with one foot at a time placed on a bar; Miranda further stretches out the hips as well as nicely stretches out the hamstrings here, and she finishes with a final quad stretch. The entire workout time came in right around 27.5 minutes.

Classical Stretch definitely isn't for everyone, but I enjoy it as an occasional alternative to yoga or other stretching work. This program in particular was a very nice balanced blend of strength work and stretching, and I would recommended it to anyone who is interested in non-traditional toning for their lower body.

Movie Review: Intense lower body work
Summary: 5 Stars

Once again, you need to do this tape to believe that it works. Those familiar with the Method series will see a lot of similarities to the Pilates-esque floorwork and the ballet-ish barre work.

While similar to Pilates, the floorwork is different enough that those used to Pilates will still feel it. In Pilates, the knee faces the ceiling for most of the work; for this method, the outer thigh faces the ceiling. Combined with the extension and lifting, this works the "saddlebag" very effectively. Although I have done this tape quite a few times and do Pilates and yoga regularly, I am still gasping for air before we're done. You feel this in the thighs and glutes, and you're very grateful for the yoga-inspired stretches when done.

Onto the barre work (which can also be done with a chair, as Esmonde-White does, or a window sill). Here, Esmonde-White employs plies and side stretches, then moves onto hamstring and hip stretches. While you do feel the work, it's not as strenuous as the floor section (and that's a relief).

You will definitely feel the work and see a slimming to the outer thighs as well as open your hamstrings and hips.

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