About the DVD

Take your workout up a notch with 40 exercises and three muscle-defining props.

Are you looking to add some interest to your Matwork routine? This fast-paced workout will rev-up your regimen by adding movements with the Flex-Band®, Fitness Circle® and Toning Balls. Build on the exercises learned in Volume 1 to increase strength, stamina and agility while streamlining your entire body with innovative variations and modifications.

SUITABLE FOR: Level 2 of 5
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: Exercise Mat, Toning Balls, Flex-Band® and Fitness Circle®
SOUNDTRACK LANGUAGES: English
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Featured Instructor

Moira Merrithew

Master Instructor Trainer, Moira Merrithew, together with President and CEO of STOTT PILATES® Lindsay G. Merrithew and a team of physical therapists, sports medicine and fitness professionals, has spent more than a decade refining the STOTT PILATES® method of exercise and equipment. This resulted in the inclusion of modern principles of exercise science and spinal rehabilitation, making it safer and more effective. This clear and detailed approach forms the basis for STOTT PILATES® training and certification programs.

John Garey

John Garey has studied Pilates for more than 15 years and owns Los Angeles-based John Garey Pilates, a STOTT PILATES® Licensed Training Center and Competitor magazine’s choice for "the best Pilates studio in Southern California." A renowned figure in the fitness industry, John is a regular contributor to Pilates and fitness articles featured in national publications such as Men’s Fitness, Shape and the Los Angeles Times. He was named one of the three most popular instructors in Chicago by The Chicago Tribune, and one of the top six most notable instructors in the United States by American Fitness Magazine. John has also presented workshops at some of the most prestigious conferences and health clubs around the globe and holds a Masters degree in Adult Fitness from NYU.

Key Benefits

• Demonstrates the Flex-Band® exerciser, Fitness Circle® Resistance Ring and Toning Balls
• Add variety and challenge to your Matwork routine
• Achieve whole-body toning and muscle definition
• Reach optimum strength without adding bulk
• Strengthen and stabilize core muscles

DVD Contents

• 40 exercises
• Workout Time - 34 min
• DVD Length - 70 min

Chapters

WARM UP: Breathing & Transversus, Pelvic Placement, Arm Scissors, Elevation & Depression, Protraction & Retraction

EXERCISES:Squat with Flat Back, Squat with Roll Up, Lunge Back, Lift Knee, Side Lunge, Ab Prep, Breast Stroke Prep, Hundred, Half Roll Back, Roll Up, One Leg Circle, Spine Twist, Obliques Roll Back, Rolling like a Ball, Single Leg Stretch, Bicycle, Bend & Stretch with Bicycle, Double Leg Stretch, Shoulder Bridge,Spine Stretch Forward, Roll Over, Breast Stroke, Saw, Open Leg Rocker, Side Bend Series, Semaphore, Side Bend, Side Leg Kneeling, Bend & Stretch, Swimming, Push Up, Spread Eagle, Standing Side Bend, Roll Down

Bonus Features

• A special message from the founders of STOTT PILATES, Lindsay & Moira Merrithew
• Review the STOTT PILATES Five Basic Principles
• Bonus workout – try the next level
• Work out with music only
• Preview other video titles
• Meet the instructors
• Check out STOTT PILATES equipment
• Learn about instructor training