Pilates Highlights

Pilates on Fifth Video Podcast - Learn how to do Pilates Hamstring Curls with Band.

In this video series, Tanya Merryman introduces her video series in which she will show you pilates exercises using the pilates reformer machine.

In this video, certified pilates instructor, Dori Markakos will show you how to do a pilates heel beats.

Pilates instructor, Dori Markakos, shows the basic positions of Advanced Pilates, such as the genie with a ball

Push Up on the Stability Ball is a variation of the original Pilates exercise Push Up. Depending on the placement of the ball, push ups on the ball can be easier on the lower back than regular push ups, which is a great way to increase core strength. All versions of push ups on the ball challenge the shoulder girdle stabilizers and help increase arm strength. You will strengthen your core and your arms safely and effectively! Please visit http://www.PilatesOnFifth.com (for more info), ...

Marching on the Stability Ball is an excellent warm-up exercise for any classical Pilates, original Pilates or contemporary Pilates routine. The instability of the ball helps activate the core and is far more challenging then it looks! Perform this exercise very slowly for maximum effect: fast marches are much easier!

In this video series, Tanya Merryman talks about how to stretch after your pilates routine.

Pilates: Shoulder Blade Preparation. A key exercise in Pilates as it makes you work the muscles which connect the arms to the back, therefore alleviating any excessive tension in the trapezius muscles and neck.

Pilates instructor, Dori Markakos, shows the basic positions of Advanced Pilates, such as the hundreds

Marching is a derivation of the original Pilates exercise Single Leg Stretch with more of a focus on hip extension of the outstretched leg while maintaining an imprinted position. Marching tones the abdominal muscles, strengthens the hip extensors and flattens the abs!