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Jane Fonda's Step and Stretch Workout»rank: 6578starring: Jane Fonda
: :Four of Jane Fonda's instructors take turns presenting an energetic 45-minute, moderate-intensity step workout. The frequent switching of instructors adds variety and interest, and the different teaching styles keep the workout feeling fresh. The choreography starts out very simple, and as the workout progresses, so do the moves, although the patterns never get terribly complicated. Each pattern is taught clearly, practicing the base moves before adding on arms, styling, or intensity. The cueing is excellent. 0ccasionally one of the participants demonstrates lower-intensity modifications ... |
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Pilates Beginning Mat Workout»rank: 7187starring: Pilates
: :Beginning Mat Workout focuses on strengthening the 'powerhouse' - the muscles in the center of the body that are instrumental to creating and maintaining good posture and alignment. :'Remember what Joseph Pilates said,' instructor Ana Caban says. ''You will feel better in 10 sessions, look better in 20 sessions, and have a completely new body in 30 sessions.'' Pilates has become very popular and for good reason. By working the core muscles (the abdominal and back muscles in the center of your ... |
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Stretching For Seniors»rank: 2935starring: Ann Smith
: :Beginning Mat Workout focuses on strengthening the 'powerhouse' - the muscles in the center of the body that are instrumental to creating and maintaining good posture and alignment. :'Remember what Joseph Pilates said,' instructor Ana Caban says. ''You will feel better in 10 sessions, look better in 20 sessions, and have a completely new body in 30 sessions.'' Pilates has become very popular and for good reason. By working the core muscles (the abdominal and back muscles in the center of your ... |
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Denise Austin - Mat Workout Based on the Work of J.H. Pilates»rank: 10064starring: Denise Austin
: :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 ... |
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On Ball With Lizbeth Garcia: Pilates Workout for»rank: 8030starring: Lizbeth Garcia
:Description:0n the Ball: Pilates Workout for Beginners with Lizbeth Garcia has been voted the Best Pilates Video of the Year by Health Magazine for 2005. |
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Crunch - Fat Burning Pilates»rank: 10513starring: Ellen Barrett, Crunch
:Description:Welcome to CRUNCH Fitness! Get the best of both worlds and the most for your effort with this winning combination: calorie-burning cardio along with Pilates-based toning. lmpact safe yet so effective, it maximizes your fat-burning potential. You'll start with easy-to-follow cardio that skillfully blends dance and low impact cardio with standing Pilates-inspired moves into one routine to challenge your aerobic fitness, improve your posture and put you more in touch with the power of your 'core.' Then, kick off your shoes and hit ... |
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Pilates for Dummies»rank: 1778starring: For Dummies
:Description:This unintimidating program explains Pilate's mat techniques in easy-to-understand language. Not only can you tone and reshape your entire body by using this DVD—but you may even change your mind about exercise. What is the ultimate workout machine? Y0UR B0DY!!! With the authentic Pilate's Method (developed decades ago by Joseph H. Pilate), you can reshape and tone your entire body to look longer and leaner by using these simply-yet-effective techniques. Anyone can do Pilate's, regardless of age or fitness level—and that means you! ... |
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Stott Pilates: Essential Matwork for Beginners»rank: 12046starring: Stott Pilates
: :Moira Stott-Merrithew has updated Essential Matwork, changing the order of exercises to better balance the body. This is a superb, 63-minute introduction to the Stott Pilates method. First Stott-Merrithew goes through the fundamental principles of breathing, imprinting, and how to stabilize the abdominals, shoulders, and back. Her warm-up practices these principles. Then she works your body thoroughly with 45 exercises, each one taught with precision and tons of technique. She explains which muscles are being worked, how to do the exercise most effectively, ... |
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Stretchin' To The Classics with Richard Simmons»rank: 9886starring: Richard Simmons
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Denise Austin: Pilates for Every Body»rank: 4890starring: Denise Austin
: :Stretchin' to the Classics with Richard simmons. 1997 release from Richard Simmons of Classical Music to Stretch to. 'The Classics' include Peer gynt, suite, No. 1, 0p46, Morning' by Edvard Grieg-Waltz in A Flat, No. 15, 0p39, by Johannes Brahms-Cannon in DMajor by Wilhelm Hieronymus Pachelbel-Carmen Suite,'habanera,' by Georges Bizet-Scheherezade, Selection, by Nikolai Rimsky=Korsakow. |

