I ordered this video online after redaing some of the reviews and was a beginner but I figured I'd gve it a shot!

The first segment I did was the 10 mintue Abs workout and let me tell you, my abs were quivering and shaking from minute one! After the 10 minutes of wailing on my abs I just wanted to lay on the floor and strech! The next day, my stomach was SORE and I don't know about anyone else's body but it takes a lot for my abs to really feel a workout but I felt this one!

I was too sore the next day to try the abs again so I thought I would do the upper body/lower body segment. Much to my delight (yea right), by using the ball you are engaging your core muscles during almost every exercise. I fell over a few times while in plank on the ball and my abs were very sore but I did the lower and upper segement and then by day 3 my whole body was sore, haha!

Getting my body into a routine of using this 3-4 times a week has been very beneficial though. Your body becomes much stronger very quickly and after the soreness fades, you're left with tightening muscles, better posture, balance and - for me - no more lower back pain.

I used to wake up so stiff in the morning, but using the ball and the core engagement you get from pilates, I'm able to support myself better and I wake up feeling great.

I'd recommend this to anyone, even if you're a beginner. You won't have perfect form when you stanr and it's hard, but you're at home so who cares who sees you looking goofy at fisrt. You'll see results fast!

This is my first 10 Minute Solution DVD and I am extremely pleased. I like the idea of being able to select which workouts I want to do, but honestly I have never tried to work out for just 10 mintues so I can't comment if that really works.

What I liked so much about this DVD is that it is challenging and it uses the ball creatively - it is not the same old work out. I have reached for this DVD many times when I want to do some core work. If you are looking for a traditional Pilates workout, this is not it; however it is a good core workout and I am continually challenged by this DVD.

Based on this DVD, I will definitely be purchasing more 10 Minute Solutions.

This is a series of five, 10 minutes pilates workout on the ball, with some more challenging than others. If at first you don't succeed, practice some more and you'll get it. I always thought doing exercise on the ball was a lazy person's way of doing things. Not so. It is very difficult to balance one's body on the ball. It challenges you to hold still (and thus firming up your abs) without having the ball moving away from you. Definitely not easy but very, VERY, effective! I highly recommend this DVD for those people who love to eat but don't want to look fat.

I've tried a bunch of Pilates videos, but after being a member of a gym for a year that has great Pilates instructors, I had a hard time finding a Pilates video that was a *really* good workout, not just geared toward beginners. This one is great! The first time I did it, I commented to my husband, "That's the best workout I've had since I quit the gym 4 months ago!" I would call it intermediate to advanced -- which is exactly what I was looking for. Plus, I love that you can do the whole thing altogether (50 minutes) or do one, two, three or four 10-minute segments to customize a workout for however much time you happen to have.

Highly recommended!

LOVE it!!!!!! Fun and challenging! I look forward to it and so far I can't stop...I have to do the entire workout each time! It doesn't get better than that!!