Performing the Horse on a pilates reformer.
Duration : 0:1:59
Aug
30
Aug
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http://adelaidepilatesstudio.com.au. Pilates exercises are suitable for both men and women and can develop strong and flexible muscles without adding bulk. Pilates group mat classes are a full body workout using your own body as resistance which dancers have been doing for years because of the lengthening of the muscle and joints. These pilates exercises may look gentle, but they really are quite challenging.
Duration : 0:1:39
Aug
30
Pilates is a great way to stay in shape during your pregnancy. We have an expert show you what moves will keep you fit as you approach your delivery date.
Duration : 0:6:52
Aug
26
Learn about how to prepare for the corkscrew pilates exercises with expert pilates workout tips in this free fitness video on pilates mat exercises.
Expert: Constance Borho
Bio: Connie Borho has over 20 years varied experience in the health and wellness, and the Balance Pilates and Yoga Center in Bradenton, Florida.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
Duration : 0:1:22
Aug
26
http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1485-pilates-exercise-band-tighten-and-tone
Tighten & Tone is the first of our Exercise Band workouts. This workout contains exercises that use the band to simulate pilates reformer exercises, as well as exercises for tightening and toning your entire body. This total body workout leaves you feeling strong and elongated! Be sure to check out our next Exercise Band workout Stretch and Strengthen (http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1484), as well.
This video Pilates lesson is part of a broader catalog of lessons available through http://www.ultimatepilatesworkouts.com, a subscription-based Pilates video site. The creators of Ultimate Pilates Workouts, Katherine & Kimberly Corp are the founders of Pilates on Fifth (http://www.pilatesonfifth.com), a well-known and well-respected Pilates studio in NYC.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp own and operate Manhattans largest Pilates studio, Pilates on Fifth. Their diverse blend of experiences from corporate women to Radio City Rockettes to studio owners gives them a rare understanding of both active and inactive peoples needs. They are committed to helping regular people get more life out of their years through fitness.
They launched the Pilates on Fifth Video Podcast in June of 2007, which quickly rose to #1 in the health section of iTunes. The Japanese version of the podcast, The New York Pilates Video Podcast, premiered 6 months later and also hit #1 on Japanese iTunes.
Duration : 0:3:21
Aug
26
http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1520-pilates-gentle-ab-workout
Want an effective ab workout but don’t like to work that hard? Then try this 15 minute Pilates workout in which you’ll do lots of flat ab exercises, but at a pace that’s gentle, yet thorough! Don’t be daunted… anyone can tackle this pilates workout and start experiencing the results.
This video Pilates lesson is part of a broader catalog of lessons available through http://www.ultimatepilatesworkouts.com, a subscription-based Pilates video site. The creators of Ultimate Pilates Workouts, Katherine & Kimberly Corp are the founders of Pilates on Fifth (http://www.pilatesonfifth.com), a well-known and well-respected Pilates studio in NYC.
Katherine and Kimberly Corp own and operate Manhattans largest Pilates studio, Pilates on Fifth. Their diverse blend of experiences from corporate women to Radio City Rockettes to studio owners gives them a rare understanding of both active and inactive peoples needs. They are committed to helping regular people get more life out of their years through fitness.
They launched the Pilates on Fifth Video Podcast in June of 2007, which quickly rose to #1 in the health section of iTunes. The Japanese version of the podcast, The New York Pilates Video Podcast, was similarly successful.
Duration : 0:3:27
Aug
24
How to Reduce Neck Strain during Abdominal Exercises
One of the biggest complaints I hear from new Pilates students is that their neck hurts when they are doing some of the exercises. And truly when I started learning Pilates, my neck was a weak link too!
Avoid Looking at the Ceiling during Sit-Ups and crunches to reduce neck strain. Instead, look at your abs to see that they are working well and pulling in towards your spine.
Whats the difference you might be asking there are so many fitness classes that you go to where the instructor constantly reminds you to keep looking at the ceiling while you’re doing your crunches and ab curls. And, yes that’s an option. But from a Pilates standpoint, here’s why I’m going to encourage you to change that habit and perhaps stop following that not-so-hot bit of advice for your neck.
Do you agree that when you’re standing with good posture, your head is nicely stacked over your shoulders, and you really don’t notice or feel much strain in your neck? That’s because its balanced and supported on your spine along with the help of gravity.
If you’re standing and you let your head fall off-balance in any direction, forward, backwards, or sideways, all of a sudden you’ll notice that your neck muscles have to work much harder against the weight of your head which is now basically falling off your spine! Can you feel the difference?
Now take that same thought process back to your Ab work! If you’re laying on the floor and do a small-range of motion curl up while you’re looking at the ceiling the weight of your head will be very noticeable, and while your abs may be working, chances are your chest and arms are doing quite a bit of the pulling to lift you up, your back is hinging more than curling, and there is a really good chance that you are leading the lift with your chin, which can shear the head forward off the neck creating even more neck pain and problems.
If you make the choice to look forward towards your belly when you begin a curl up, your back actually bends and stretches more to peel your head and shoulders up off the mat. The muscles that have to work while the back bends are the abs! And with your eyes focused on your abdominals, you can actually see if things are working!
Yes, there is a bit of neck strength involved here, but it is secondary to the huge amount of work going on in the abdominals. If your neck hurts, don’t do it. Find exercises to help you get stronger abs without the stress or strain on your neck. If your neck gets tired take a break. If your neck muscles are screaming at you while you’re doing sit-ups, roll-ups, crunches, or curls you wont really be able to focus on using your abs well and are probably starting to involve other muscles that shouldn’t be working anyway. So rest, move on to another exercise, and go back and do more when you’ve recovered enough to do them well with your eyes looking at your belly!
Aliesa George, Centerworks Health & Fitness
http://www.Centerworks.com/blog
Duration : 0:4:51
Aug
24
The Reformer is the most popular choice on Pilates equipment. On this workout video you can see the Footwork exercise being performed on it.
Duration : 0:1:15
Aug
24
Monica Wilson, a regular Pilates Anytime instructor, teaches the first class out of 10 designed to lay an instrumental foundation for all your Pilates mat work. The following fundamentals are covered: the muscles involved in the Powerhouse and how to engage them, Pilates Stance, Correct Posture, the Pilates Frame or Box, Correct Shoulder Placement, Breathing, how to lift Chin to Chest properly and how to lengthen the limbs from a strong Powerhouse.
This class also includes an introduction to the Six Basic pilates mat Work Exercises: the Hundred, the Roll Back, Single Leg Circles, Single Leg Stretch, Double Leg Stretch and Spine Stretch Forward.
Duration : 0:2:1
Aug
24
The history of Pilates began with Joseph Pilates. Discover how Joseph Pilates invented the Pilates exercise routine with expert tips from a fitness instructor in this free workout video.
Expert: Ashley Ludman
Contact: www.yogash.wordpress.com
Bio: Ashley Ludman is co-owner and director of Seaside Yoga. She has been leading yoga teacher trainings and retreats since 2002.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC
Duration : 0:1:53