Pilates for over 50's

Our first production is called Pilates for over 50's and is a gentle but thorough introduction. It covers the all important principles and is structured such a way that you can watch clips at your own pace or follow along with the course.
See extracts from the video below.

Pilates has been shown to be a safe and beneficial form of exercise for conditions such as osteoporosis, arthritis, high blood pressure, pelvic floor issues. Pilates alleviates aches and pains, improves breathing, helps prevent injury, aids physical rehabilitation after hip replacements, back injuries, etc.

The DVD contains two workouts which can be undertaken individually or together:
pilates exercise for elderly
pilates exercises for beginners
Workout 1
Workout 2
Mat-work exercises
Standing exercises
Increase your fitness, strength and stamina Improve your posture, muscle tone and flexibility
Build better balance which is important as we get older Maintain and improving bone density

As featured in Saga Magazine, Yours, Women's Health, Active Life, Choice Magazine

Introduction

Basic Pilates Principles

  • Alignment
  • Breathing
  • Core stability

Matwork

  • Knee lifts
  • Spine curling
  • Shoulder stretches
  • Hamstring stretch
  • Hip rolls
  • Thigh squeeze
  • Inner thigh stretch
  • Dart
  • Cat
  • Arm lifts

Standing Work

  • Circular rises
  • Calf stretches
  • Standing table top
  • Shoulder stretch
  • Wall squats
  • Step balance
  • Spine rotation

Interviews

  • Janet
  • Sylvia
  • Derek


Pilates for over 50s

Introduction - for beginners

DVD format at £12 and video file download at £7

This is an SD 526p MP4 file and should play on most devices.
It has chapter points so you can tab through to the different sections.