I bought this DVD to supplement Brooke Siler's "The Pilates Body" because I wanted to understand some of the beginning exercises better by seeing them in action. I was very disappointed in I received. The exercises amount to simple calisthenics and include very few elements of a standard Pilates mat program. I'm no fitness guru but doing the entire program hardly raised my pulse or challenged my muscles.The DVD format itself is quite nice. If you are looking for some very low-intensity stretches and warmup exercises, this is a great DVD to get. However, calling this a Pilates DVD is a misrepresentation of its content.