About the DVD

Includes 3 Programs on 1 disc!

Be Kind to Your Spine: Back pain is one of the most common ailments plaguing adults today. Take back your quality of life by strengthening core muscles around the spine, shoulders and abdomen. The first level in the Back Care Series, Be Kind to Your Spine is a great way to improve flexibility, mobility and functional fitness. It is ideal for fitness instructors and rehabilitation practitioners.

Pain-Free Posture: The back is the foundation for functional fitness. Everyone can benefit from strengthening the deep support muscles around the spine. This second level Back Care Pilates Series workout continues to build on core stability, spinal alignment and range of mobility, so you can develop pain-free posture. Master Instructor Trainer Moira Merrithew coaches you through an exercise program that engages both mind and body as you work towards a strong, healthy, stress-free back.

Standing Tall: This title is ideal for improving posture to stand taller. If lower back pain, neck tension and postural problems are cramping your quality of life, this program can help you. With concentrated effort, you’ll learn to lengthen your spine, correct your posture and stand up strong and tall. Let Master Instructor Trainer Moira Merrithew lead you through a stretching, strengthening and streamlining workout that activates the mind and the body towards optimal back care.

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.

Key Benefits

• Improve posture and alignment
• Work on balance and flexibility to prevent injury
• Strengthen deep stabilizing muscles around the spine
• Reduce lower back stress

On the DVD

• 19 exercises
• Workout Time - 27 min
• DVD Length - 158 min

Chapters

EXERCISES: Breathing Forward, Breathing Sitting, Flex Elbows - Open Chest, Imprint & Release, Leg Slides, Hip Release, Spinal Rotation, Spine Twist, Cat Stretch, Hip Rolls, Scapula Isolation, Shoulder Rolls, Arm Raises, Arm Circles, Head Nods, Ab Prep, Breast Stroke Prep 1, Shell Stretch, Mermaid

BONUS CLIPS: Therapeutic Foundation for STOTT PILATES® Rehabilitation

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