About the DVD

Learn how a mindful selection of exercises, cues, and levels of resistance can specifically target each type of muscle and achieve optimal results. This workout focuses on the rehabilitation of the spine, pelvis, and scapula on the Rehab Reformer with Vertical Frame. Help develop strength, mobility and coordination with tips on how to monitor local stability and muscular recruitment patterns.

INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL: Level 1 of 5
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: Reformer with Vertical Frame or V2 Max Plus™, Reformer Box, Platform Extender
SOUNDTRACK LANGUAGES: English, Español
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Featured Instructors

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.

Melanie Byford-Young

Co-owner of Pacific Northwest Pilates, a STOTT PILATES® Licensed Training Center, with locations in Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA, Melanie Byford-Young has earned the Canadian Physiotherapy Association’s Advanced Certificate in manual and manipulative physiotherapy. She has also taken specialized orthopedic courses on the shoulder, cervical spine, foot and running mechanics and has taught in Canada, the U.S., Spain and Iceland.

Key Benefits

• Help develop your clients' stability, mobility and coordination
• DVD demonstrates functional movement patterns
• Stimulate muscular strength and awareness
• Strengthen deep abdominal muscles
• Rehabilitate and help prevent injury

DVD Contents

• 20 exercises
• Workout Time - 71 min
• DVD Length - 212 min

Chapters

EXERCISES: Footwork, Single Leg, Sleeper, Midback Series, Back Rowing Preps, Unilateral with Rotation, Side Arm Preps, Sitting, Side Twist, Sitting, Front Rowing Preps, Scapula Isolation, Swan Dive Prep, Arms Pulling Straps, Mermaid, Hip Rolls, Single Thigh Stretch, Side Splits, Bend & Stretch, Lift & Lower, Adductor Stretch, Short Spine Prep

BONUS CLIPS: Therapeutic Foundation for STOTT PILATES® Rehabilitation, Reformer with Vertical Frame & V2 Max Plus Features & Safety, V2 Max Plus Pulleys Bonus 1 & 2

Bonus Features

• Review the STOTT PILATES Five Basic Principles
• Choose to work out with or without instructor's voice
• Preview another challenging title
• View instructors' bios
• Learn more about STOTT PILATES Equipment and Education