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 Pilates with helping her recover from multiple injuries sustained in a 1994 motorcycle accident.
Learn basic Pilates principles including proper body positioning and control.
Add resistance to your practice to strengthen and help create lean muscle.
This standing series takes traditional Pilates vertical for a whole-body calorie-burning workout.
Join Mari Winsor in a targeted toning abdominal workout designed to slim your middle from every direction, and zero in on those hard-to-reach core muscles.
Mari Winsor guides you through a quick series of Pilates exercises for those days when you're short on time.
Join Mari Winsor in a bonus total body Pilates workout.
This power Pilates session focuses on lengthening and tightening the thigh muscles for leaner and more defined legs.
Get a rock-hard backside with this routine that focuses on firming, lifting and shaping your glutes.
Slim down and sculpt a lean, toned waist line with this body-shaping Pilates workout.