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Resistance Stretching With Dara Torres |  | Director: Dara Torres
Actors: Dara Torres, Anne Tierney, Steven Sierra
Studio: Rivercoast Films Dist.
Category: DVD
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 6817
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: RVCDRFD07106D
UPC: 718122632671
EAN: 0718122632671
ASIN: B001LIK8L6
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: February 17, 2009
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Studio: Rivercoastfilms Dist Release Date: 02/17/2009 Run time: 103 minutes
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 Just what i was looking for August 27, 2010
Christopher Graham
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Brought the resistance stretching book and was interested but kind of confused as to how to properly execute the exercises in question. When I purchased thiis video it answered all of my questions. Thedvd is a 2 set that takes you through all of the exercises. This is highly recommended.
 TOO WEIRD FOR ME August 3, 2010
Roger Angle (Culver City, CA United States)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
These stretches -- in one of them you lie on your back and grab your foot and push with your leg and resist with your arm -- just seemed strange to me. I tried one, and it hurt my back. I watched parts of the video and never really believed in it. Unfortunately, I didn't see any kind of notice about Amazon's return policy. But you only get a small refund and they don't pay for your shipping if there is nothing technically wrong with a DVD and you have opened it. So I spent $18 for the video and had to spend $9 to send it back, which totals $27. I complained and they gave me a refund of $13 or so, but the whole thing was unpleasant, time consuming and expensive. Sorry. I hate to bad-mouth anything to do with Dara Torres, but this didn't work out very well for me.
Unique approach to flexibility training July 19, 2010
Beth Cholette (Upstate NY USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
NOTE: I received a free preview copy of this DVD from the web site Metapsychology Online; you can read a more complete version of my review on that site.
As a regular home exerciser in my early 40s--about the same age as Dara Torres, who is featured on this DVD--I have made more and more of an effort to include different types of stretching as part of my fitness routine, which is why this DVD set appealed to me. Resistance Stretching was developed by Anne Tierney and Steve Sierra, co-founders of Innovative Body Solutions. In the introductory chapters of the first disc, Anne and Steve explain that Resistance Stretching is the process of resisting during the stretch. In other words, it involves taking the muscle from the shortest position to the longest position while contracting the muscle at the same time, which is also referred to as the "e-centric" phase of strength training.
The first disc includes an almost one-hour tutorial in which Anne and Steve thoroughly explain all seventeen self-stretches in their program. Chapters 3, 5, and 6 each serve to assist with problem solving and modifications, either through learning how to work agonist/antagonist muscles, incorporating modifications for tight hamstrings, or building up strength to improve flexibility.
The Main Menu for Disc 1 is as follows; all times (in parentheses) are approximate:
Play All
Chapter 1, Introduction to Resistance Stretching (3m; with Dara Torres)
Chapter 2, Basic Principles: Resistance (6m)
Chapter 3, Basic Principles: Balancing Muscle Groups (8.5m)
Chapter 4, Master 17 Self-Stretches (55.5m; Anne & Steve modeling/instructing alternately)
Chapter 5, Problem-Solving for Tight Hamstrings (2.5m)
Chapter 6, Correlation Between Strength and Stretching (3m)
Here is the complete list of the 17 self-stretches which appear in Chapter 4 as well as on Disc 2:
Lower Body
1. Medial Hamstring
2. Central Hamstring
3. Outer (lateral) Hamstring
4. Lateral Quadriceps (includes IT band & glutes)
5. Inner Thigh
6. Outer Thigh (glutes)
7. Groin (seated)
8. Hip Flexors (lunge)
9. Calves
Upper Body
1. Chest, Shoulders, & Biceps (push-ups with emphasis on lowering)
2. Shoulders & Traps
3. Shoulders & Back
4. Shoulders, Back, & Neck (scaption)
5. Triceps, Lats, & Obliques
6. Chest, Biceps, & Forearms
7. Traps, Neck, & Side of Shoulder
8. Chest, Shoulder, & Biceps
Disc 2 offers a complete resistance stretching workout with Dara Torres. This 20-minute workout includes all seventeen of the self-stretches introduced on Disc 1, but the entire routine is performed without pausing for instruction. Dara models the exercises alone while Anne and Steve again take turns cuing via voiceover. Prior to the start of the workout, Dara provides a very brief introduction, suggesting props to have nearby (a mat and a small pillow or foam block to support the head). Compared to the tutorial, the pace of this workout is quite rapid. Although it felt a bit too fast the first time through, I have found the short length convenient for working in this routine on a weekly basis, and I haven't gone back to Disc 1 since my initial viewing.
I actually already incorporate some types of resistance stretching through other workout DVDs that I own (for example, the Classical Stretch series by Miranda Esmonde-White). However, Anne and Steve definitely present a unique approach that is apt to be beneficial, and in Dara Torres, they have an appealing, likable spokesperson. Although this method is appropriate for virtually all levels, I do think that it is likely to appeal most to those who are already active and/or who have an athletic background. Nevertheless, I would recommend this DVD set for anyone who is interested in gently working towards increasing their flexibility as well as improving their overall health and fitness levels.
 returned because of bad customer service July 6, 2010
susan nierenberg
1 out of 11 found this review helpful
Customer service terrible- I emailed several times checking if this could be delivered by a certain date because I needed it as a gift- they never replied and then I got an auto email saying it would be delivered a week after I needed it- I tried to cancel but no one got back to me, I had to buy another gift- and then the item arrived a week ahead of when they said it would come and I could have had it for the gift! I'd had to buy a second gift AND pay the return postage for this, all because their customer service never bothered to answer my initial emails.
 it's ok June 26, 2010
T. Kraushaar
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
the info in this dvd is good and it does work. you don't have to be a sports person to bennifit from this type of work.
apply this to any activity and you will feel good doing whatever you do. sports or not.
the process is so simple it's the doing of it that works.
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