Pilates

Fitness professional Suzanne Bowen hosts the at-home workout release 10 Minute Solution: Slim and Sculpt Pilates. The program features a series of ten minute Pilates regimens designed to target: the upper body, the lower body, the whole body, and abs, as well as a ten-minute Pilate workout designed to boost flexibility. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

This new installment in the celebrated, long running fitness series Abs of Steel offers a newly efficient collection of techniques for dropping pounds while strengthening and sculpting the abs, with a program inspired by the principles of yoga, Pilates, and athletic training. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide

If you enjoy the relaxing and muscle-toning benefits of pilates but are looking for something with more calorie-burning kick, someone has finally created an exercise system that offers the best of both worlds. Cardio Pilates features certified pilates instructor Ana Cabán guiding viewers through an exercise routine that combines a cardio-intensive workout with the stretching of pilates, resulting in a satisfying and effective fitness regimen. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Fitness expert Denise Austin presents this intense cardio and muscle toning workout designed around the fat-burning principles of dance and Pilates. Both practices are renowned for building lean muscle, and both offer constant excitement, to make exercise fun and stimulating. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide

Certified Pilates instructor Elise Moore hosts the at-home workout release Elise Moore: Pilates for Life - Introduction to Pilates, in which she guides unfamiliar viewers/participants into the world of Pilates by helping them through the fundamental movements. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Jennifer Gianni's Fusion Pilates for Pregnancy offers a pilates workout designed specifically for women who are expecting children. The video offers tips on how these movements can be adapted for each trimester of a pregnancy, and contains a workout that has been approved by The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Pilates expert Jennifer Kries presents an invigorating fusion of yoga, Pilates, and dance in this release designed to make fitness fun and put a healthy spring back into the viewer's step. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Popular fitness instructor Kathy Smith hosts the exercise release Kathy Smith: Tummy Trimmers. The program incorporates a series of routines that feature Pilates matwork abs, stability ball abs, core abs, standing abs and more; Smith uses the regimens at hand to help each participant slim, trim and firm his or her stomach. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Fitness walking guru Leslie Sansone returns with a series introducing viewers to the basics of the newest fitness and wellness trends. Each program offers quick, simple instructions and step-by-step workouts. Sansone uses a "progressive practice" method that allows viewers to build on introductory moves as they work their way to overall fitness. This program focuses on Pilates-inspired movements and requires the use of a resistance band. The first segment introduces Pilates moves and techniques, and explains how these contribute to improved balance, flexibility, and range of motion. The mat workout and challenge segments include exercises that firm abdominal and back muscles, as well as tone the hips, buttocks, and thighs. ~ Sarah Block, All Movie Guide

Koch Vision presents Liz Gillies: Core Fitness - Progressive Pilates for Weight Loss. Hosted by Pilates and stability ball expert Liz Gillies. Includes an intense workout designed to promote fat burning. The workout incorporates Pilates basics with dance and toning techniques. Also includes an emphasis on the total body. This workout is for intermediate fitness levels. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Fitness expert Lynne Robinson offers a pair of exercise routines designed to align the body, improve respiratory function, and stabilize the core by using deep abdominal muscles in two easy-to-follow workouts designed for both beginning and advanced users. The first routine finds Robinson offering a series of gentle stretches while targeting the abdominals, waist, thighs, and buttocks and improving the circulatory system. In the second routine, Robinson moves on to mobilize the spine, tone the upper arms, and strengthen the trunk while improving the shape, circulatory, and lymphatic system in the legs. A "Series of Five" option offers an additional collection of five classic Pilates moves that allows viewers to get in touch with the "Powerhouse" around the center of the body, and a final relaxation session provides a relaxing cool down after the invigorating workout. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide