Misty Tripoli’s Body Groove
Get Your Groove Back This week we’re reviewing Misty Tripoli’s Body Groove, a 4-disc set including five workouts: Spirit Groove, Pilates Groove, Yoga Groove, and Latin Groove with bonus Ab Workout. All of the workouts […]
Pilates
Pick Your Spot Pilates
Beginner Betsey I’m sure by now everyone’s aware of my feelings about Pilates. What could possibly make despicable Pilates more appealing and accessible for me? The answer turns out to be all in the name. […]
On the Ball: Pilates Workout for Beginners
In a Box, With a Fox? I saw the On the Ball: Pilates Workout for Beginners video and thought, “hey, maybe I will like Pilates better if it’s done on a ball.” Clearly, six months […]
Yogilates: Level 1
Is That Yogilates in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Happy to See Me? It seems like August is the month of vaguely inappropriate workouts, between the see-through pants of YogaBoxing, and last week’s suggestively […]
Pick Your Level: Weight Loss Pilates
Pick Your Poison Clearly the last few weeks of man-led workouts have been hit or miss, so I’m going back to one of my favorite female instructors – Ellen Barrett. This week, I’m reviewing her […]
BalanceBall for Weight Loss
Caution: Contents May Shift During Exercise I generally shy away from workouts that require special equipment. I’ve got a set of small hand weights, but if you don’t, you can make do with water bottles. […]
Pilates for Wimps
Personalized Pilates? Perhaps the reason I haven’t liked Pilates in the past is because I haven’t chosen the right Pilates workout for my personality. Hence this week’s DVD selection, Pilates for Wimps. The DVD is […]
AM and PM Pilates Mat Workouts
How do I hate Pilates? Let me count the ways. There are at least six things about Pilates that make me hate it: Pilates assumes a level of flexibility and fitness that not everyone has […]