Pilates for Men DVD

Certified Pilates Instructor and corporate life coach Lindsey Jackson addresses men's differing needs for strength and flexibility with this tailored DVD. Now used by many professional sports teams, runners, golfers, surfers, cyclists and horse riders, men are recognizing the need for more than just brute force or speed! Men with sedentary jobs will benefit from moving their body fully and avoid postural problems by improving their core strength. Lindsey teaches two men at different levels. This DVD is ideal for those new to Pilates as well as those ready to kick it up a notch. 85 mins. (2006) DVD-All-Region.

Sesame Street's Happy Healthy Monsters DVD

It's a fun-filled, get-up-and-move fitness extravaganza! Grover is hosting his very own exercise show Fuzzy, Blue and Healthy Too on the Happy Healthy Monster TV network. Kids join Elmo and Zoe as they watch Grover and friends jump into shape by learning the importance of eating healthy snacks, moving your body, and getting plenty of rest. With the help of celebrity guest Andy Richter, Fred Willard as the network announcer, and music superstars Wyclef Jean and India Arie. Happy Healthy Monsters is the ultimate tool for helping kids be healthy while having fun. 45 mins. (2005) DVD-Region 1.

Healing Exercises for Seniors VHS

72 year-old Pat Laster, instructor for 32 years, will lead you in this practical alternative to better health. Regain flexibility, relieve aches and pains and bring harmony to the body, mind and spirit. Specifically designed for seniors, this program will guide you through ancient disciplines with proven healing powers. Follow step-by-step instructions as Pat demonstrates six popular healing techniques and exercises which include: YOGA - an ancient form of self-development utilizing various postures combined with breathing and concentration, a total body-mind experience; TAI CHI - flowing movements that help increase energy level and balance; SHIATSU - a form of acupuncture without needles to help relieve headaches, tension and other discomforts; DO-IN - a self massage of your body from head to toe; BREATHING - a technique to help attain vitality and wellness; and RELAXATION & MEDITATION - methods for quieting the mind and body. 60 mins. VHS-NTSC format only.

Healing Exercises for Seniors DVD

72 year-old Pat Laster, instructor for 32 years, will lead you in this practical alternative to better health. Regain flexibility, relieve aches and pains and bring harmony to the body, mind and spirit. Specifically designed for seniors, this program will guide you through ancient disciplines with proven healing powers. Follow step-by-step instructions as Pat demonstrates six popular healing techniques and exercises which include: YOGA - an ancient form of self-development utilizing various postures combined with breathing and concentration, a total body-mind experience; TAI CHI - flowing movements that help increase energy level and balance; SHIATSU - a form of acupuncture without needles to help relieve headaches, tension and other discomforts; DO-IN - a self massage of your body from head to toe; BREATHING - a technique to help attain vitality and wellness; and RELAXATION & MEDITATION - methods for quieting the mind and body. 60 mins. (2008) DVD-All-Region.

Desi Bartlett: Prenatal Yoga DVD

This gentle yoga practice can be used throughout pregnancy to help build strength and stamina, reduce stress and fatigue, and connect body and mind. Celebrated yoga and fitness talent Desi Bartlett starts with meditation exercises, followed by floor and standing sequences to develop specific muscle groups used in labor and delivery. She finishes with restorative postures to improve flexibility and relaxation. Yoga is an ideal way to stay in shape, reduce anxiety, and prepare the body for birth, making prenatal yoga programs perennially strong sellers. 45 mins. (2009) DVD-Region-1.

Transformation Through Kundalini Yoga with April Bernardi DVD

In this DVD, you will learn to live your life as your own empowered creation through the ancient practice of Kundalini Yoga. Kundalini is the energy that lies dormant at the base of your spine. Through yoga practice, this energy is released, giving you the freedom to become your highest self and live to your fullest potential. Unleashing this powerful energy helps you create your best life. Body, Mind and Spirit become one and through life changing awareness, transformation begins. Let April Nirankar Bernardi, certified Kundalini Yoga instructor, guide you in your journey to heal, cleanse and unite the body, mind and spirit. Kundalini yoga is the original system of yoga. Practicing Kundalini yoga is an excellent way to reduce stress, increase stamina, strength, and flexibility as well as bring balance to your mind, body, and soul. For these reasons and many more, Kundalini yoga appeals to the novice as well as to the advanced practitioner offering a challenge at all levels. Try Transformation Through Kundalini Yoga DVD to either embark on or continue your journey as a yoga student. 70 mins. (2007) DVD-All-Region.

Amira's Belly Dance & Yoga for Pregnancy Prenatal Exercise DVD

Amira’s Bellydance & Yoga for Pregnancy provides a perfect balance of well thought out routines for an expectant mother to prepare herself for the wonderful and challenging journey ahead. Amira gently leads you through warm-ups, exercises, cool downs, and covers moves that are beneficial and those that should be avoided during pregnancy. You will learn the benefits of stretching and exercise, to relax, to breathe, and to center yourself with confidence and feminine grace, leaving you feeling invigorated and re-energized. Clear explanations are given every step of the way with alternate, modified versions of many moves. Packed with information, this DVD explains the origins of belly dance and its age-old benefits for women in labor, and encourages you to be on the road to a healthy lifestyle and a smooth, happy pregnancy. This informative and fun DVD has a total running time of nearly three and a half hours and includes: Studio instruction consisting of introduction, yoga warm-up, strengthening exercises, pre-natal bellydance, exercises during labor, and cool down (90 mins) ; in depth interviews with professionals (30 mins); interviews with bellydance mothers (60 mins); and two beautiful performances of Amira dancing with her growing belly (10 mins). Amira is an internationally renowned belly dance artist whose passion for the arts, combined with the solid years of medical studies spent earning an RN degree have given her a unique perspective into the benefits of yoga, dance and exercise on a women and her baby’s health before, during, and after pregnancy. 208 mins. (2009) DVD-All-Region.

Pilates for Dancers DVD

Pilates for Dancers is designed for anyone and everyone who would like to attain the dancer's body. Pilates for Dancers was born of the idea that the dancer's body and physique is beautiful, graceful, and lithe. At the same time, it is an attainable beauty, given the proper exercise routine and discipline. This video has a great, limbering warm up routine, followed by over 20 explicitly broken down, step-by-step, instructions that anyone (yes, even you) can follow. This video progressed in stages so that even absolute beginners will have no problem getting a complete and invigorating workout. Geared towards beginners and intermediates, a lot of time is spent on explanation and proper repetition, so you get the most out of your workout. Multiple angles make sure you don't miss any of the important alignment, or subtle movements Pilates can get us into. A great video and a chance for you to experience a dancer?s workout! 100 mins. (2006) DVD-All-Region.

Classical Pilates Technique: The Magic Circle Mat Series & Refomer Mat Workout DVD

Classical Pilates technique videos feature two of the most renowned Pilates professionals in the world, master instructor Bob Liekens and commentator Alycea Ungaro, who uphold the tradition and high ideals of Joseph Pilates' original New York City Studio, which began during the 1920s. Classical Pilates shows good fundamentals of using the magic circle, and then demonstrates a solid beginning workout. After that, they take you into a realm where only the most highly trained classical instructors can demonstrate effectively: a beautiful intermediate level and an advanced level that is superbly executed. As if all of these workouts were not enough, there is also the Reformer Mat workout. This workout is a sight to behold. Winner of the COMMUNICATOR AWARDS- 2003 AWARD OF DISTINCTION. 90 mins. (2003) DVD-All-Region.

Classical Pilates Technique: The Complete Mat Workout Series DVD

Classical Pilates technique videos feature two of the most renowned Pilates professionals in the world, master instructor Bob Liekens and commentator Alycea Ungaro, who uphold the tradition and high ideals of Joseph Pilates' original New York City Studio, which began during the 1920s. This DVD serves to preserve the original, classical method in the face of current challenges. Each exercise is performed flawlessly, in real-time, and in correct sequence. If you already have a foundation in the principles of this exercise method, then this is the DVD to buy to further your ability. It's not watered down, slowed down, or commercialized; it's just Pilates the way Joseph Pilates created it. While there's nothing flashy about this DVD, it is an invaluable tool (and the best) for those who are interested in more than the latest fad. Winner of the COMMUNICATOR AWARDS- 2003 AWARD OF DISTINCTION. 75 mins. (2002) DVD-All-Region.

David Carradine's Shaolin Cardio Kick Boxing Workout DVD

The monks of the Shaolin temple in Northern China were legendary for their great boxing ability and physical prowess. They became experts in body development, health, movement and fighting by carefully studying the grace and power of animals in nature. They found that complete physical fitness required stretching, breathing, isometrics, body awareness and sensitivity, balance and coordination. By combining these qualities into basic movements, the efficiency and effectiveness of exercising increases tenfold. In this extraordinary program, David Carradine (Kill Bill, TV’s “Kung Fu”) presents a complete fitness program based upon the natural, simple and graceful movements of the Shaolin Five Animals. It incorporates the secrets of the Shaolin Boxers into a cardio workout routine that thoroughly strengthens, stretches and energizes the entire body. David Carradine’s Shaolin Cardio Kick Boxing Workout will build your flexibility, endurance and power in ways you never thought possible. 40 mins. (2009) DVD-All-Region.

Quick Start Yoga for Weightloss DVD

With Suzanne Deason. Beginning a weight loss program just got easer. The diet-free Quick Start Yoga for Weightloss system is designed to get you started fast and easy with weight loss success. The workouts boost metabolism, shape lean muscle and give you more energy. And the step-by-step instruction and easy to learn, change-from-within bonus techniques cultivate the mind-body awareness and inner resolve you need to make healthy, positive choices every day. Includes: 15-minute beginner morning yoga practice CD to energize & empower; 30-minute total body yoga workout DVD; breathing exercises to tune you in to your body and the power of your thoughts; and meditation and affirmations for a new source of inspiration & commitment. 30 mins. (2005) DVD-All-Region.