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Pilates can increase your flexibility, as well as your strength and endurance, while giving you a great, toned look. Learn how to do Pilates stretches and work from a professional instructor in this free fitness video series.
There are 15 videos in this series:
Bring your neck towards the right side, bring it down through the center, bring it over towards the left side, and back behind you. Learn how to do the neck & body roll in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Make sure your feet are evenly on the sides of your mats and your weight is distributed evenly. Learn how to do the side to side in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Have your right foot in front and send your left foot all the way back and keep your knee in line with your toe. Learn how to do the runner's stretch in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Bring your chin toward your chest, let your neck be heavy and roll through your spine all the way down Learn how to do the hamstring stretch in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Flex your left foot and point your right foot. Send your right foot straight, all the way up towards the ceiling. Learn how to do single leg circles in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Bring your chin toward your chest and your arms toward your feet. Learn how to do the hamstring sit in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Bend your right knee in toward your chest. Learn how to do the lower back stretch in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Take your right leg and cross it over your left leg. Bend your knees in towards your chest. Learn how to do the glute stretch in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Take your legs and open them out to the side in second position so they are opened up as wide as you possibly can. Learn how to do the center split stretch in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Sit onto your knees, keep your butt glued towards your knees and reach your arms forward. Learn how to do the child's poses in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
The swan is a good stretch for the upper body. Learn how to do the swan in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
The rocker is a good stretch for the shoulders. Learn how to do the rocker in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Your feet are going to be completely flat on the wall, legs go straight on to the wall and then open your legs and let them hang over. Learn how to do the inner thigh wall stretch in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Start to rock your pelvis all the way up and press your pelvis towards the ceiling. Learn how to do the pelvic lift in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Start by facing the wall, reach your right arm straight up, open out to the side and make sure that your shoulder is completely in line. Learn how to do the shoulder stretch in Pilates from a professional instructor in this free fitness video.
Pilates is an exercise system developed by a German man named Joseph Pilates. It was designed to strengthen the body core (which consists of the abdominal muscles, the lower back muscles, hip flexors, and gluteus muscles) in order to prevent back pain, and help with spine alignment and breathing control. Pilates exercises can be done almost anywhere and can be learned quite easily especially when you can be taught by an expert like ours. In this free fitness video series, a professional instructor will teach you how to do Pilates stretches and work to increase your strength, endurance and flexibility. Learn the neck and body roll, side to side, runner’s stretch, hamstring stretch, single leg circle and hamstring sit. Get tips on performing the lower back stretch, glute stretch, center split stretch, child’s pose and swan. Receive helpful instruction for the rocker, inner thigh wall stretch, pelvic lift and shoulder stretch.
Ashley Orlando Ashley Orlando has been a Pilates Instructor since April 2007. She currently teaches at Core Pilates NYC, Equinox Century City, My Pilates Body and Revolution Pilate. Ashley prides herself in holding true to the teachings of the classical method while integrating performance and precision to the next level based on her dance back round. She teaches the execution of each movement with grace and beauty and the soul of a dancer. Her approach consists of a warm-up, a series of exercises guaranteed to improve strength, endurance and flexibility no matter what level. She challenges the movement even in transitions so that the beauty of Pilates is always apparent. Her clients learn how to isolate muscles and increase movement efficiency while emphasizing core stability. With a focused concentration, they regain vitality, stand taller and develop their bodies into a unified structure. All of these movements are used mat, reformer, chair and Cadillac/tower.dkdk
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