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Workout/Exercise Videos & DVDs
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The Method - Pilates : Precision Toning
If you think you know abdominal workouts, challenge yourself with this unusual video, based on
yoga, classical dance, and the work of Joseph Pilates. "Strength and endurance, suppleness and
flexibility," promises instructor Jennifer Kries. Every exercise starts from and focuses on the
abdominals. Done lying on a mat, a 15-minute workout teaches you the basics of the exercises to
come, demonstrating how to work your torso muscles in new ways, such as "roll-ups" and long leg
circles. Then a 30-minute workout puts these exercises into a sequence and adds some
more-advanced variations, such as sitting on your tailbone in a jackknife position--upper body and
legs off the floor making a V-shape--and doing various movements from that position without losing
your balance. This exercise technique gets the deep, postural abdominal muscles as well as those
you're used to working. It also works the legs, hips, and buttocks, but the ab work is the best part.
Kries gives clear, detailed instruction. She is so limber she could probably comb her hair with her
toes, but don't be dismayed--you don't have to be that flexible to benefit from the workout.
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Kathy Smith Pilates for Abs
Pilates is an intense, controlled way of working your core muscles--the back and abdominal
muscles that stabilize your body--using technique, breathing, and concentration. Veteran
instructor Kathy Smith leads an effective 30-minute Pilates workout. The 8-minute warm-up
teaches the essentials of Pilates, followed by a 22-minute Pilates routine that targets
the abdominals. Smith continues to emphasize technique, breathing, and proper position through
each exercise, making sure you understand how to get the most out of each movement. This is an
excellent introduction to Pilates, especially--but not exclusively--for beginners to this
discipline.
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 Denise
Austin - Mat Workout Based on the Work of J.H. Pilates
Denise Austin's Mat Workout presents two 20-minute workouts emphasizing flexibility,
core strength, balance, and relaxation. Workout 1 is Pilates-based, focusing on the core
muscles of the abdominals and back. Pilates-based workouts are heavily founded on
technique and awareness, so Austin takes time to explain and demonstrate neutral pelvis,
shoulder stability, breathing technique, and the muscles you'll be working. Then she takes
you through a challenging Pilates-based workout focusing on trunk stability, which
translates to a killer ab workout, offering modifications for beginners.
Workout 2 includes both Pilates-based exercises and yoga postures, starting with the
Sun Salutation and progressing to a variety of yoga poses that emphasize balance and
flexibility and Pilates-based exercises that focus on core stability and strength. |