Margarine Burgervan...

[LadyM]

I have a machine (gave up my gym memebership a few years ago) and I also have the portable one which I like but nowhere near as much as the machine.
Marjoline and JF are very keen and it always makes me want to get on my machine with them!

 

[SparklyBarbs]

Only getting the connection now with the name. Looked at it last night, after a long day at work and noticed the Christian name,

but am only seeing the surname now. Very good BurlyB

 

[DebraJane]

As someone who has recently hit 50 I can confirm that Burlz is right. I have a pretty face with next to no lines but my backside is wide. I'm starting to lose the battle with skintone and texture though ... on the face, not on my arse before you ask ... but at least makeup can help with that.

Marjoline is clearly very fit and healthy but sadly I don't think she looks youthful.

I have read your post several times whilst I've been out shopping and each time it makes me chuckle. Love the way you felt the need to explain it was your face you were referring to and not your backside ha ha.

Its sad but true what you say and once the face starts to go it happens fast! I can see you justifying the Gatineau TSV to yourself lol...

 

[Nora]

I'd love a machine but l don't have the room to keep it out. If l put it away l fear it would become an expensive dust collector. I really enjoyed watching JF last night. Only I became distracted by the size of Margarine's bunions.

Just watching her now, they are enormous !! Mine looks tiny in comparison lol

 

[Tinkerbelle]

I have read your post several times whilst I've been out shopping and each time it makes me chuckle. Love the way you felt the need to explain it was your face you were referring to and not your backside ha ha.

Its sad but true what you say and once the face starts to go it happens fast! I can see you justifying the Gatineau TSV to yourself lol...

Glad it made you laugh. On the whole my mission in life is to make people smile.

 

[janie]

Just watching her now, they are enormous !! Mine looks tiny in comparison lol

she talked about them. said she doesn't need the op cos of pilates.

 

[Disenchanted]

she talked about them. said she doesn't need the op cos of pilates.

Yeah right - unless she uses the boxes the machines are packed in as shoes!

 

[louise66]

I do not have, want, or need a pilates machine, so I am not posting from personal experience. From my knowledge of pilates - not gained through QVC - it is a form of exercise and not, despite the fact that whoever is presenting and Marjoleine herself insist on telling us, an aid to weight loss. If the practitioner does lose weight, that is a bonus and ought not to be the incentive for buying the machine. If I did need to lose a few pounds - I am exactly the opposite - there is no way I would pay such an exorbitant price for a machine which, as another poster remarked, would become quite an expensive clothes horse. If I wanted to benefit from practising pilates which, again, I don't, then I still wouldn't pay almost £4 00 for a machine, although it would be more of a reason than to lose weight. I have always found in the past that we would buy these machines, and end up not using them. Does anyone out there have back problems and, in an attempt to alleviate the pain, use a pilates machine? I would be interested to know if pilates would help ease the pain of arthritis in my back.

 

[janie]

it appeals to me because of the core strengthening and suppleness. i did find the weight loss spiel a bit odd, i didn't think that was the idea at all.

 

[Evie]

Today has been the first time that I have really paid attention to the AeroPilates presentations and I am really impressed. I really do think that it will address some of the issues that my MS presents me with. Anyway, I have just placed my order. The Easy Pay makes all the difference. I'll report back in a month!

 

[diva_on_wheelz]

She doesn't need to go on the machine for well over an hour a day, she's a woman who has "issues" as they say!

 

[suzywoozy]

I have fibromyalgia (among other things) and my Pilates machine has made a huge difference to the quality of my health. I use it 5-6 times a week as soon as I wake up and do 'Pilates in my pyjamas' before I have a shower and breakfast. I am more flexible, less stiff and more able to do everything things. I also feel entergised enough to do a further exercise class at the gym. I haven't lost any weight from using it but more importantly, I haven't put any weight on - even in this Christmas week. If you haven't used a Pilates machine before, try it and use it. The first few sessions are tough but skip one or two of the exercises you find very tough and finish the DVD. The next time try and add in the difficult execises. After three weeks things will feel so much easier.

 

[DMS]

I do not have, want, or need a pilates machine, so I am not posting from personal experience. From my knowledge of pilates - not gained through QVC - it is a form of exercise and not, despite the fact that whoever is presenting and Marjoleine herself insist on telling us, an aid to weight loss. If the practitioner does lose weight, that is a bonus and ought not to be the incentive for buying the machine. If I did need to lose a few pounds - I am exactly the opposite - there is no way I would pay such an exorbitant price for a machine which, as another poster remarked, would become quite an expensive clothes horse. If I wanted to benefit from practising pilates which, again, I don't, then I still wouldn't pay almost £4 00 for a machine, although it would be more of a reason than to lose weight. I have always found in the past that we would buy these machines, and end up not using them. Does anyone out there have back problems and, in an attempt to alleviate the pain, use a pilates machine? I would be interested to know if pilates would help ease the pain of arthritis in my back.

I have MAJOR issues with my back (8 prolapsed discs) of which 4 are recent, also a leg that does not bend properly due to OA and RA. I do in fact have a pilates machine HOWEVER... when I went to my GP as advised by MB before embarking on using it, he would not say it would help - only wanted to palm me off with strong meds and to see a spinal specialist. I ended up buying a pilates machine off ebay for £5!!! I kid you not!! could not believe it....don't think the seller was pleased to sell it to me at that price but oh well... so I ended up giving it a go and tbh I had problems just getting down to the thing, but I perservered and after a few weeks was able to actually do a little bit and felt a lot better BUT I was very careful and cautious not to overdo it... the problem was though, that it was laying smack in the middle of my lounge and everyone was getting really fed up of walking around it and saying it took up all the space so it was carted off to the storage area in the garden of which my hubby was trying to make out to be a gym....and so far, it has just sat there as I hate having to drag myself 100 feet down the garden to a cold damp shed to try to do some exercise.... however, I am determined to 'shake myself up' and give it a go again as it did help at the time. I will see what the specialist says (if they will) and go from there. I might add however, that my Son who has no medical problems absolutely LOVES the machine and says he feels great afterwards

 

[Weathergirl]

My weight piled on after 2 pregnancies combined with an allergy to exercise.
There is no better exercise than running around after a baby and toddler and pushing a tandem walking for around 30 minutes a day, 3-4 times a week. Add to that forgetting to eat (bad I know but it happens on my days at home with the children). I have dropped a dress size very gradually over the past year and if this carries on I will be a size 12 again next year!

I also had back problems after the birth of both children, by c section. My doctor said it was a common side effect of pregnancy, c section, carrying child for months after. He was right. As aoon as I returned to work, and was not lifting my baby all the time and started moving more normally my back problems improved. I have noticed my back hurting again this holiday. I am lifting the kids every day, and not walking so much. I detect a pattern there!

I would not buy a pilates machine. It's too expensive, I don't have time and I seem to lose weight and exercise just by moving, lifting, walking, pushing prams, and that's free!

 

[Tiddlywinks]

Just a word of caution about the size of the machine... in this case size isn't everything :happy:

I've got one of these and the space required is a whole lot more that the dimensions and that caught me a bit by surprise. You have to have the space around the machine to allow your legs to do that scissor action and your arms to fly around all over the place and extend fully behind your head.

I couldn't actually use it in my spare room as I kept kicking the wall so have had to stick it in the garage instead and it actually needs more usable space than my car did!

Don't get me wrong, it's a fab machine but just be warned that it needs a whole lot more space than you'd think.

 

[SparklyBarbs]

My daughter has fibro, and has struggled with the pains associated with it, and i bought her one years ago. It does help her and keeps her
supple, and she notices a difference when she doesn't use it. It has been worth it to help her keep going to work etc. I got myself one and
started to use it regularly, but it is huge and takes up so much space, and i had to take it down to put the extra bed up, so i now resolve to
get it put up again to see if it helps my back problems, and arthritic knees, so will keep you all up to date with my progress. And i need to
keep at it, not give up

 

[Nikki]

My daughter has fibro, and has struggled with the pains associated with it, and i bought her one years ago. It does help her and keeps her
supple, and she notices a difference when she doesn't use it. It has been worth it to help her keep going to work etc. I got myself one and
started to use it regularly, but it is huge and takes up so much space, and i had to take it down to put the extra bed up, so i now resolve to
get it put up again to see if it helps my back problems, and arthritic knees, so will keep you all up to date with my progress. And i need to
keep at it, not give up

All the very best with it Barb, I hope it works for you! I have to say I'm rather staggered at the price! I guess it must be more robust quality than the ones on the internet that are cheaper. Have some funky music on whilst you're doing your workout. I found that gave me the motivation I needed when I started using gym equipment :happy: Get down girl & show that machine who'se the boss! HELL YEAH! :rock: I love my cross trainer from Tony Little & my vibro plate with solid handle bars from Ebay, worked wonders after my leg op x.

 

[amn]

Funny isn't it - all these presenters encouraging us to stay at home, watch qvc with our feet up, don't venture out to the dreaded high street, gawd no order from us and well bring stuff to your house for you, here- look at this fab machine to exercise on, it's only £400...
Maybe if we did venture out a bit more, actually walking round actual shops and lifting up actual shopping bags we might get more of the exercise they keep telling us we need!

 

[Dips]

I'm very lucky in that I am able to dedicate a bedroom to be a gym. Over the years I've tried various different machines but I now stick to my Nordictrack Cross Trainer and my Pilates machine. I have had both bits of kit for over 10 years (recently had to replace a fly-wheel on the Nordictrack, but not bad after 10 years). I've recently been on a weight-loss plan and achieved this by doing 30-60 mins of cross-training every day (30 mins on work days, 60 mins at weekends), combined with calorie-controlled eating. I lost 10lbs per 4 weeks doing this. I don't think my Pilates machine would have helped as much as the cross-trainer on cardio (mine's so old it's a version that doesn't have the cardio board) but it really helps with post-cardio stretching and it really can help tone up things.

As I say, I'm fortunate to be able to have both bits of kit out in a dedicated room. They do different but complementary things, and I gave used mine for over 10 years, which has worked out much less expensive than a gym membership would have done.

 

[tristar]

Great thread, very funny. Its so true, her and Julia patronising the audience, many of whom, must be like me, and are true couch potatoes with no intention of buying her ugly and lethal looking contraption!