Pilates: Page 4

In this Pilates how-to video Diane Preusch, co-owner of Pilates Center of Bend in Bend, demonstrates Spine Twist Supine, a great warm up exercise that stretches your back while strengthening your abs. She will show you an beginners, intermediate, and advanced level version of the spine twist supine exercise. Watch and practice these pilates exercises at home.

This pilates how-to video illustrates the Lateral Flexion exercise of the Side Leg Series. It is obviously a great exercise for lateral flexion and balance.

This pilates how-to video illustrates the Obliques exercise. This exercise is great for rotation, flexion and strengthening pelvic stability.

Click Models' Carolyn Stotes demonstrates three pilates exercises to tighten your stomach, outer thighs, and butt.

In this video series, expert Constance Borho teaches you some great pilates exercises for strengthening your arms, chest, and shoulders with small weights. Connie leads you through chest expansions and shoulder raises, showing you how to maintain good posture (keeping the "core" aligned) and various ways to strengthen your arms.

Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the Half Roll Down with Obliques pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening your core and helps develop the muscles to do more advanced pilates exercises like the Hip Twist and Teaser.

Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the breast stroke pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening and improving the flexibility of your spine.

Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the Side Lying Scissors pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening your abs and core as well as improving balance.

Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the side leg lifts series or the banana pilates exercise. This exercise is used for strengthening your obliques, inner thigh, and glutes to help improve stability and balance.

Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do the short plank with leg lifts pilates exercise in this how-to video. This exercise is used to develop core stability and balance as well as build a strong foundation for proper push-ups.

Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do a ten-minute (10 min) "butt burner" pilates workout. This routine tones the back of your legs and backside.

Katherine and Kimberly Corp show you how to do a ten-minute (10 min) pilates ab workout for beginners and advanced practitioners.

This video demonstrates how to do Pilates leg lifts correctly. The video walks you through the proper thigh lift and explains how to lift your leg without moving your pelvis.

This video demonstrates how to do a proper Pilates leg lift. To do these, just lie sideways, bend both knees, straighten the top leg, and lift.

Sophie Rycott demonstrates how women with large breasts may exercise. She describes how to strengthen the key muscles to conquer upper back and shoulder tension and pain and be free from discomfort. Four exercises you can do are: the dart, pull down, push ups, and hug a tree.