Monthly Archives: February 2010

Can I use a yoga mat for doing pilates?

Does anyone know where I can get a body band (the one used for pilates) here in Manila? Yes. In fact many mats are marketed as both yoga and pilates.

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Is pilates enough for core strength or should I be supplementing with other ab exercises?

I like to have a balaned workout regiment and for core strength I do pilates 2-3 times per week. Should I be doing other ab exercises in addition to this? Your pilates exercises should be fine for now, but just remember to change up the workout every two weeks (or at least once a month) [...]

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Pilates KG Curl Exercise – Fitness Tips with Aliesa George

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Pilates KG Curl with Aliesa George. — Subscribe to my YOUTUBE Channel so you get updated when I post a new Pilates Fitness TIp Video for whole body health. Today I want to share with you the benefits of the KG Curl exercise. This is a preparatory exercise that can be done at the beginning [...]

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Pilates Reformer Exercises : High Half Toe Pilates Reformer Exercise

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Learn how to do the high half toe pilates exercise in this free health and fitness instruction video. Expert: April Plank Bio: April Plank is a Pilates instructor. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz Duration : 0:1:29

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PIlates Mat Class with Kristi Cooper White

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Level 2/3 full body mat class taught by Kristi Cooper White, filmed on January 12, 2010 at our Pilates Anytime studios in Santa Barbara, CA. To watch the full class, go here: http://www.pilatesanytime.com/class-view/44/video/BASI-Pilates-Pilates-Class-by-Kristi-Cooper-White Kristi teaches a class which prepares the student to take a BASI Pilates® Flow Sequence™ class. The Flow sequence™ is a technique [...]

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Pilates Power Gym with 2 DVDs and Pilates Power Workout Bar

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For More Info or to Buy Now: http://www.hsn.com/redirect.aspx?id=il&url=http%3A//www.hsn.com/cnt/prod/default.aspx%3Fpfid%3D392567&afsrc=1&sourceid=youtube&cm_mmc=advsvc*youtube*na*392567 Sculpt your way to a better body with the Pilates Power Gym with 2 DVDs and Pilates Power Workout Bar. This great home gym system combines the best of Pilates and traditional strength training in… Prices shown on the previously recorded video may not represent the current [...]

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Pilates for Men

Pilates is a comprehensive workout from head-to-toe.  However, it has often been misidentified as a woman’s exercise.  It may surprise you that Pilates was created for men originally. Pilates was first developed by a German born boxer and gymnast named Joseph Pilates.  He first named his method of exercise Contrology since he believed that his [...]

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Pilates Goes to College

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Just a few years ago, Kim Gibilisco, a choreographer, dancer and Polestar- and Stott Pilates–trained instructor, was teaching private Pilates sessions in her Manhattan studio. Today, she is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, and the woman responsible for bringing a Pilates mat certification program to the school. Here she [...]

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Pilates for Beginners

You may be wondering just what the craze is about Pilates.  This is one of the fastest trends in fitness today.  So, you want to jump on the bandwagon and try out Pilates for yourself?   First, you must begin with some basic warm-up exercises.  They will prepare your body to safely execute more challenging exercises [...]

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Shape Up With the Pilates Exercise Machine

Pilates has become increasingly popular of late. What is Pilates and what does it do and what is the Pilates exercise machine? Joseph H. Pilates from Germany is the founder of the Pilates exercise method. Joseph was a weakly child growing up with medical ailments and forced himself to take on different sports to grow [...]

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