Pilates Workout DVDs

1. Make sure you buy a DVD suitable for the level of experience you have. Their is no point buying an advanced workout DVD if you are a beginner. Not only would you not be able to do the exercises but the chances of you injuring yourself increase dramatically.
2. Try and find somewhere you can check on your own form whilst your doing the exercises. A gym with a set of full sized mirrors is best but any large mirror can be useful.
3. Get a friend to watch you doing the exercises. If your friend watches the DVD she can tell you if you look anything like the person demonstrating the exercise and point out where you look different.
4. Go to a class. I know you bought the DVD to avoid having to go to class but a Pilates instructor can help correct your form and teach you the basic safety information. Once you know how the exercises is supposed to be done following along with the DVD will be much easier.
5. As with any new exercise regime check with your health professional whether it is safe for you to do Pilates. Pilates is well known to be able to help with many postural problems and can in many cases even help with a bad back. If you have a back problem, are pregnant or have any pain please be sensible. Without a qualified instructor to guide you and to modify any exercises that are contraindicated you could be putting yourself at risk.

Pilates is a fantastic exercise system for people of all ages and abilities. It can strengthen you, make you more flexible and help relax the mind and body like no other exercise system I know.

If I could pass on one piece of advice it would be to find a Pilates class in your area that you enjoy. Then go to that class at least once a week. I know finding an hour to go to class can be a challenge while you try to balance work, home, family and the hundreds of other things you need to get done in a day. Trust me any time you invest in yourself whilst doing Pilates will pay you back a hundred times over. You'll feel better, get stronger, become more flexible, protect yourself against poor posture (maybe even correct it if it's already bad) and feel more relaxed and in control of your life.

How do I know the above is true? Simple my clients and I are living proof it works. Give it a try I promise you you won't be disappointed.

The executive director for education at Stott Pilates is Moira Merrithew. Over the last twenty years, she, her husband Lindsay G. Merrithew and a team of physical therapists, sports medicine practitioners and fitness pros have worked on the Stott Pilates form of exercise and have developed a lot of Pilates equipment.

Stott Pilates is a reworking of the original mode of exercise invented by the late Joseph Pilates. Moira and Lindsay Merrithew and their team have spent a sizeable amount of time developing Stott Pilates moves and equipment. They incorporated principles of modern exercise science and spinal rehabilitation, so it is really safe and effectual. The base of the Stott Pilates program is clear and detailed, and constitutes the Stott Pilates training and certification programs. It is used in rehabilitation, by expecting mothers, athletes, celebrities and is suitable for everyone else.

If you invest in a Stott Pilates DVD, you can work out right in the comfort of your own home. You won't have to suffer the inconvenience of driving or walking to a gym that is 15 or 20 minutes away. You will then need to spend nearly an hour commuting and really, how many of us have that kind of time on our hands?

In Stott Pilates, you work with modern exercise principles that include the latest trends in thought about spinal rehabilitation and athletic performance enhancement. For instance, some approaches may want you to work on a flat back, but Stott Pilates DVDs show you that the exercises are designed to let your natural spinal curves take over. This places more importance on scapular stabilization. There are a lot of prep exercises and adaptations to meet the needs of different types of bodies. This makes it a wonderful routine to adopt and match with your schedules.

A Pilates routine is just what you need for a full-body workout, and what better way to learn this form of exercise beginning with the basics, than to consult a professional trainer?

Now you can avail of all those facilities, in the comfort of your home, without having to appoint a personal trainer.

Mari Winsor, celebrity fitness instructor, has practically become a household name, with the popularity of her Winsor Pilates DVD escalating. Starting out as a student of the Pilates form, Winsor later became a Pilates instructor. Mari Winsor's pilates exercise instruction DVD was created after the workout regimen was developed in 1990.

Winsor's new Pilates method is widely accepted by those who have used Winsor Pilates DVD, to be an improvement on the original formula developed by Joseph Pilates in the early twentieth century, in order to help fortify the mental and physical health of war veterans. Winsor's technique succeeds in giving a further boost to the classic Pilates style, without altering any of its basic systems.

Mari Winsor's Winsor Pilates DVD introduces her new technique, which is called 'dynamic sequencing'. This new approach involves practicing a set of Pilates exercises in a particular rhythmic sequence, in order to reap maximum benefits.

Apart from the usual benefits that other exercise regimes offer, including weight-loss, and muscle development, a Pilates routine also strengthens your spine, fortifies your muscles and boosts your muscle-control. Pilates is a low-impact form of workout, so it can be practiced by anybody irrespective of age or physical condition. This is another reason why, the Winsor Pilates DVD is all the rage among professionals, students, and even Hollywood celebrities.

The Pilates structure is not about speed and force in performing the exercises, is about slow, graceful movements. The exercises are constituted of supple, uninterrupted movements that do not force muscles into vigorous motion, instead they improve muscle strength, and muscle control, and as a result, make vital corrections in posture.

A pilates exercise regimen, therefore, is aimed at giving you all the desired results, without exhausting you, or pushing your body's limits.

So, if you want to tone and strengthen your muscles, and get rid of extra weight, then what better way to go about it than to learn from a professional fitness trainer and Pilates expert? Bring home a Winsor Pilates DVD and start learning, right away.

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All the best,

Carol J Bartram
(Pilates Instructor)