Built around Joseph Pilates' 80-year-old exercise regimen, which combines yoga with exercises to help strengthen and elongate core muscles for flexibility and tone, Liz Gillies Core Fitness: Progressive Pilates for Weight Loss kicks it up a notch to incorporate a fat-burning pace for weight loss. An experienced teacher of formal dance and movement therapy, Gillies begins the warm-up segment with a standing dance sequence, then guides viewers through a series of side lunges and weight-bearing movements, finally entering the zone with classic Pilates mat work to lengthen the spine and tone those core muscles. DVD extras include chapter select options, and a 10-minute abs blaster bonus workout. Boasting excellent production qualities, this buns to the wall 40 minute workout, under the guidance of an amiable and experienced instructor, is sure to improve flexibility and maximize weight loss. Recommended. Also available at the same price is Progressive Pilates 10-Minute Target-Tone Workouts. Aud: P. (N. Plympton)
Liz Gillies Core Fitness: Progressive Pilates for Weight Loss
(2003) 52 min. DVD: $14.98. Koch Vision (avail. from most distributors). Color cover. ISBN: 1-4172-2662-5. Volume 19, Issue 4