STOTT PILATES: Pro Matwork Series 3rd Edition 3 DVDs

Save money and enjoy three levels of workouts on 3 DVDs that teach you to use the Arc Barrel, Flex-Band, Fitness Circle, Toning Balls, Rotational Disks and the Maple Pole. Beginners will learn the basic principles of STOTT PILATES, while each level works to build on the one before for an all-encompassing mind and body fitness experience.

Workout level: Essential, Intermediate and Advanced
Language tracks: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German
Required equipment: Exercise Mat, Arc Barrel, Flex-Band, Fitness Circle, Toning Balls, Rotational Disks, and Maple Pole

Essential: Build strength and knowledge from the ground up with STOTT PILATES’ renowned Matwork repertoire. Matwork, the foundation of STOTT PILATES exercise, builds knowledge and strength from the ground up. Master Instructor Trainer Moira Merrithew works through an exercise repertoire that challenges strength and flexibility to create a strong and healthy body. Layered with modifications suitable for instructors and fitness professionals as well as novice and advanced exercisers, this workout also illustrates the Five Basic Principles – the core elements of the STOTT PILATES method.

Intermediate: Build on your strength and exercise knowledge with the next level of total-body conditioning. After mastering the essential repertoire, take your knowledge and body to the next level with a more challenging mat-based workout. Designed for personal trainers, group instructors and avid exercisers, this program moves at a faster pace and adds another dimension to your skill level. Master Instructor Trainer Moira Merrithew presents a series of exercises that continue to build strength and muscle tone while finessing balance, coordination and mobility for maximum results.

Advanced: Refine your skills and achieve optimal fitness with a high-intensity precision workout that energizes and empowers. Take the knowledge and experience you’ve gained through the essential and intermediate exercises to the next level. This intense workout will help personal trainers, group instructors and avid exercisers redefine skills and add challenge. Master Instructor Trainer Moira Merrithew will show you how to focus on the precision and control of each movement with careful attention to breath and form.

DVD Contents (Essential)

42 exercises
Workout Time – 44 min
DVD Length – 208 min

Chapters:

Warm up: Breathing, Imprint & Release, Hip Release, Spinal Rotation, Scapula Isolations, Cat Stretch, Hip Rolls, Head Nods, Elevation & Depression, Arm Circles

Exercises: Ab Prep, Breast Stroke Preps, Shell Stretch, Hundred, Half Roll Back, Roll Up, One Leg Circle, Spine Twist, Rolling Like a Ball, Single Leg Stretch, Obliques, Double Leg Stretch, Scissors, Shoulder Bridge Prep, Roll Over Prep, Heel Squeeze Prone, One Leg Kick Prep, Breast Stroke, Saw, Neck Pull Prep, Obliques Roll Back, Side Kick, Side Leg Lift Series, Spine Stretch Forward, Teaser Prep, Single Leg Extension, Swan Dive Prep, Swimming Prep, Leg Pull Front Prep, Seal, Side Bend Prep, Push Up Prep

Bonus clips: Cueing & Modifications for Essential Matwork, Challenging your Client Safely with Essential Matwork, Group Teaching Skills on the Mat
DVD Contents (Intermediate)

45 exercises
Workout Time – 41 min
DVD Length – 193 min

Chapters:

Warm up: Breathing, Imprint & Release, Hip Release, Spinal Rotation, Hip Rolls, Scapula Isolations, Cat Stretch, Head Nods, Arm Circles, Elevation & Depression

Exercises: Ab Prep, Breast Stroke Preps, Shell Stretch, Hundred, Half Roll Back, Roll Up, One Leg Circle, Spine Twist, Rolling Like a Ball, Single Leg Stretch, Obliques, Slow Double Leg Stretch, Double Leg Stretch, Scissors, Shoulder Bridge, Roll Over, One Leg Kick, Breast Stroke, Saw, Open Leg Rocker, Neck Pull, Obliques Roll Back, Jack Knife, Side Kick, Side Leg Lift Series, Double Leg Kick, Spine Stretch Forward, Teaser, Swan Dive, Swimming, Leg Pull Front, Hip Twist, Seal, Side Bend, Push Up

Bonus clips: Cueing & Modifications for Intermediate Matwork, Challenging your Client Safely with Intermediate Matwork, Group Teaching Skills on the Mat
DVD Contents (Advanced)

51 exercises
Workout Time – 44 min
DVD Length – 101 min

Chapters:

Warm up: Breathing, Imprint & Release, Hip Release, Spinal Rotation, Hip Rolls, Scapula Isolation, Arm Circles, Head Nods

Exercises: Ab Prep, Breast Stroke Preps 1 & 3, Hundred, Half Roll Back, Roll Up, One Leg Circle, Spine Twist, Rolling Like a Ball, Single Leg Stretch, Obliques, Slow Double Leg Stretch, Double Leg Stretch, Scissors, Shoulder Bridge, Roll Over, One Leg Kick, Breast Stroke, Saw, Open Leg Rocker, Neck Pull, Obliques Roll Back, Jack Knife, Side Kick, Side Leg Lift Series, Scissors in Air, Bicycle in Air, Double Leg Kick, Spine Stretch Forward, Teaser Series, Swan Dive, Swimming, Leg Pull Front, Leg Pull, Hip Twist, Control Balance, Corkscrew, Side Kick Kneeling, Seal, Side Bend, Twist, Rocking, Boomerang, Push Up

Bonus Features:

A special message from the founders of STOTT PILATES, Lindsay & Moira Merrithew
STOTT PILATES Five Basic Principles for professionals
Bonus workout – try the next level
Work out with music only
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Meet the instructors
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Moira Merrithew, together with President and CEO of Merrithew, Lindsay G. Merrithew, has spent over two decades promoting the benefits of responsible exercise through their brands STOTT PILATES, ZEN•GA and CORE Athletic Conditioning & Performance Training. Working closely with a team of physical therapists, sports medicine and fitness professionals, they ensure all programming is aligned with current scientific and biomechanical research.