We disclaim that we are considered one of the most outspoken and negative groups towards the malibu pilates product. But only because the product is not in fact based on the original principles of Joseph Pilates.

Someone looking to get started with Pilates can purchase a whole Pilates reformer for the same money instead of buying what they'd already have at home - a chair.

The Malibu Pilates marketing materials confuse the role of Pilates with weight-loss. The fine print does clear this distinction but it's outright misleading to promote chair exercises as a means to fat reduction.

The Malibu Pilates chair exercises do not enable you to target individual muscle groups. They certainly won't help your mind to focus on individual minor muscles. Nor do they offer any resistance or spring-dynamic to permit mind-muscle communication.

We consider the product to be opportunistic - combining a chair and DVD, engineering marketing hype, and profiting using the Pilates and Mari Winsor name, when in fact, the essence of Joseph Pilates work is completely different.