Pilates is all about slow, controlled movements, but its fitness and health rewards are supercharged and you will walk away with feel-better benefits on day one. Probably the most well-known Pilates move—the Hundred—is all about abs. But exercises that target your tummy are hardly the only reason it’s a dynamo core workout. Most Pilates moves require you to keep proper alignment and challenge your stability to stay balanced, which helps fire up your midsection.
She first worked as a professional dancer, apprenticing at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City, and then worked as a dancer in music videos in the 1980s. She received her Pilates instructor certification from Romana Kryzanowska and founded her own studio in 1990. She credits P...
This Pilates/yoga fusion practice from Anita Seiz is a moderate class designed to help you reach and build your deepest physical center.
This Pilates practice from Edmond Kilpatrick is an introductory class designed to put more tools in your Pilates toolbox.
This Pilates practice from Rachel Wainright is a level two class designed to bring asana to your mat for whole-self support.
This Pilates practice from Nico Luce is a level one class designed to quickly put you through the paces.
This Pilates practice from Rachel Wainwright is a level one class designed to bring everything into ideal placement.
This Pilates practice from Rachel Wainwright is a level two class designed to help you give yourself power and room to operate more fully.
This Pilates practice from Anita Seiz is a level three class designed to work the pelvic girdle.
This Pilates practice from Anita Seiz is a level three class designed to enhance your support structure.
This Pilates practice from Rachel Wainwright is a level one class designed to sculpt your backside.
This Pilates sequence from Erin Murphy is a level three class designed to expand your already-strong understanding and practice.
This Pilates fusion practice from Rachel Wainwright is a level one class incorporating the wisdom of ballet.
Slim down and sculpt a lean, toned waist line with this body-shaping Pilates workout.
Learn basic Pilates principles including proper body positioning and control.
This standing series takes traditional Pilates vertical for a whole-body calorie-burning workout.
This fusion Pilates/yoga practice from Nico Luce is a beginner's class designed to encourage growth from your center, outward.
This dance fitness Pilates fusion practice from Anita Seiz is a level three class designed for revitalization and building.
This Pilates practice from Anita Seiz is a level three class designed to bring ballet floor work into your routine.
Try this 20 minute barre routine to lengthen your legs and tighten your booty.
This 20 minute Barre workout will tighten and tone your core so you can get closer to having those dancer abs.
Tone and tighten your entire body while burning calories with this 20 minute Barre routine.
This fusion practice from Kate Kendall is a moderate class designed to free you up and work you all over.