Many times beautiful flexible dancers lack the strength need to hold their bodies together- safely. An overly-flexible body is ripe for injuries , that de-rail dance careers and cause terrible life-long pain. Pilates can align and strengthen the body in good functional patterns. Old dance injuries can be corrected and the body balanced again.

Laurette Ryan PMA-CPT  When I have read Joseph Pilates “Return to Life through Contrology” what occurs to me is that he isn’t writing this for the skilled dancer or athlete. The text is pretty straight forward with his views and recommendations on wellness, health and his exercises. I have watched Pilates in my experience of [...]

Learn about how to do the rollup 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 : [...]

Learn about how to do workout push up 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 [...]

Stretching out your arms, in Pilates, is a great way to release built up lactic acid. Learn more stretching your arms from a professional Pilates instructor in this free exercise video. Expert: Jeri Ryan Bio: Jeri Ryan is the owner of Pilates Pure N Simple. She was certified as a Pilates instructor through Core Conditioning [...]

Learn about how to prepare for the teaser one leg 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 [...]

Using a theraband, in Pilates, for the shoulder blade press is a great way to increase the difficulty of your workout. Learn more about using a theraband for the should blade press from a professional Pilates instructor in this free exercise video. Expert: Jeri Ryan Bio: Jeri Ryan is the owner of Pilates Pure N [...]

Using a theraband, in Pilates, for arm pull exercises will help you work out the intrinsic muscles in your arms, shoulders and back. Learn to use a theraband for arm pulls from a professional Pilates instructor in this free exercise video. Expert: Jeri Ryan Bio: Jeri Ryan is the owner of Pilates Pure N Simple. [...]

*CLICK HERE FOR A FREE WEIGHT LOSS WORKBOOK* http://www.erinhuggins.com/ Erin Huggins brings you three more great pilates exercises for your butt. This series focuses on the lateral gluts or hips. This routine is also really great for people with low back issues. It’s good to do this before moving on to a more advanced butt [...]

Spice up your ab workout with reverse stability ball crunches. Learn how to do reverse crunches in this free exercise video about Pilates ball workouts. Expert: Jeri Ryan Bio: Jeri Ryan is the owner of Pilates Pure N Simple. She was certified as a Pilates instructor through Core Conditioning Physical Therapy in Studio City, California. [...]