firm and flatten your abs without strenuous sit-ups or crunches! Define your buns without lunges, squats or machines and sculpt your legs without high impact aerobics. In the Precision Sculpting segment, you can tone and trim your arms without heavy weights or boring repetitions, sculpt your chest and shoulders without pushups or chest press machines then trim and define your lower body. Precision Toning is over an hour and a half of deep muscle techniques and mat based exercises for an all over total body toning & sculpting regime that you can see results on very quickly.  (less)

the world. Transform the way you look and feel with three DVDs of her essential workouts! This 3 DVD set includes The Perfect Mix, a total body workout to condition your core, boost your metabolism and release tension, 3 Dimensional Toning, featuring effective isometric exercises to shape, tone and lift your entire body, and Precision Pilates, a deep muscle workout that creates beautiful lines and curves.  (less)

them into three main segments focusing on upper body, lower body, and overall flexibility. While the main focus is on Pilates-based technique, Kries combines ballet and yoga movements in all three workouts to create an exciting routine that is challenging to all muscle groups but easy to follow. If you can't tell your grand plié from your plank position, don't worry--the movements are simple and repetitive, and you can always stop the segment and start over without wearing yourself out. The best thing about Kries's class is that you may not feel like you are working hard, but you will be sore the next day, as long as you focus your attention and listen to your body. The class really emphasizes breathing as a way to intensify your workout, ...  (less)

a combination of Pilates-conscious cardio and mat Pilates, this sequence uses the principles of control, concentration, precision, center, breath, and fluidity to help you sculpt a new shape. The gentle, low impact exercises will strengthen and tone your whole body to develop a slimmer, leaner body line. About the Instructor: Brooke Siler is a second generation Pilates teacher, trained directly under Joseph Pilates’ own protégée for 12 years.  She is the celebrated author of the New York Times best-selling series of books The Pilates Body and Your Ultimate Pilates Body Challenge .  As owner of re: AB® Pilates Studio in New York City (www.reabnyc.com) and founder of the re: AB Pilates Teacher Certification program, Brooke...  (less)

were designed by internationallyrecognized Pilates Instructor Lara Hudson using a technique called Power Precision Sequencing that is specifically designed to give you rapid results. These compact, ultra-efficient workouts fit into even the busiest of schedules. Split them into 5 separate workouts, or mix and match to hit your own unique problem areas … or do all of them together for one total-body 50-minute Pilates workout! SUPER TONED BUNS & THIGHS Tone, firm and sculpt your lower body while lifting your buns – this 10 Minute segment will give you the results you’ve been looking for! ARM & SHOULDER SHAPER Get toned, sexy, sleek arms and shoulders with this Pilates-inspired program that incorporates light hand weights for dramatic, rapid results. WAIST...  (less)

demonstrators show each move in the ideal form and with modifications. If you're used to soft-voiced, soothing instructors, you might find Carrie Clark's intonation rather harsh-sounding. She gives very little technique instruction, except for the brief "private instruction" section, which gives only voice over a still photo, not a moving demonstration. This workout can be a good, time-flexible adjunct to a regular class or alternating with a technique-oriented video once you've learned and practiced the Pilates principles of breath, core control, and precision, but it shouldn't be the only or first place you learn Pilates. Bonus feature: 15-minute back safety program with Dr. Howard Sichel and Susan Moran....  (less)