Pilates for Beginners

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Pilates unique system of movement developed over 90 years ago. Pilates can help strengthen and streamline your posture, help increase your balance, energy level and mental focus. Jillian Hessel has been teaching Pilates for over 20 years. She has developed her BEAM method (Breathe, Energize, Align and Move) to help you build up to the classic Pilates exercises.

The first section of Pilates for Beginners teaches you the fundamentals of the BEAM method. The second section features a fundamentals workout. In the third section, the classic Pilates mat class is presented in three levels of difficulty are demonstrated so you can choose the right fitness level for you.

Instructor/Talent/Host: Jillian Hessel

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Tags: conditioning workouts, lower body workouts, Pilates, stretching exercises, upper body workouts, workout for beginners, workout without weights

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Fundamentals Tutorial 0 18:40 Preview In the Fundamentals Tutorial, certified fitness instructor and master Pilates trainer Jillian Hessel teaches the basic breathing and movement techniques of traditional Pilates. Many people today consider Pilates the ideal exercise, because of the strong, sleek, more flexible body it creates. Whether you are new to Pilates or have been practicing for years, it is your mastery of the fundamentals that produces these results.
Fundamentals Workout 5 35:52 Preview Start right. Certified fitness instructor and master Pilates trainer Jillian Hessel grounds you in pre-Pilates slow-paced, easy-to-follow posture review and fundamentals workout that you can then incorporate into a classic Pilates mat workout.
Classic Mat Workout 0 32:14 Preview Pilates is the ideal exercise because of the strong, sleek, more flexible body it creates. In this target-oriented Classic Mat Workout certified fitness instructor and master Pilates trainer Jillian Hessel leads you through a full body workout demonstrated in three levels of difficulty so you can choose the right fitness level for you.
Interview with Jillian Hessel 5 9:57 No Preview in-depth interview with Jillian Hessel. Pilates is a unique system of movement developed over 90 years ago. Pilates can help strengthen and streamline your posture, help increase your balance, energy level and mental focus. Jillian Hessel has been teaching Pilates for over 20 years and shares her insights about Pilates in this interview.