| Pilates is an exercise technique invented by Joseph | | | | to do it at home. |
| Pilates, a German National, who when he was | | | | Winsor Pilates is one of the derivations of Pilates that |
| arrested in France during the first world war for being | | | | has itself on video. This is a form of Pilates modified |
| an enemy alien, invented a low resistance type of | | | | by Mari Winsor and claims to give results in 1 month, |
| exercises which was later coined after him, Pilates. | | | | provided that you use it three times a week. Most |
| Joseph Pilates First used springs from beds to make | | | | people who have used it actually claim that it gives |
| the first machine for Pilates. He alter moved to The | | | | results in just two weeks. |
| United States and opened his own Studio. Ever since | | | | Most people like Winsor Pilates, because, like other |
| then Pilates was on its uphill climb, and now there are | | | | Pilates Videos it can be done in one's own home. In |
| a variety of Pilates videos that teach you at home | | | | addition most people nowadays, even if they do, do |
| rather than at a studio. | | | | Pilates at homes till don't have enough time to |
| First of all the advantage of any Pilates video is its | | | | exercise. One satisfied user, after using it |
| adaptability. You can do it anywhere that has a DVD | | | | intermittently for 2 years, testifies to a healthier |
| player and a television. Especially for those people | | | | core, and higher body strength, although no weight |
| who don't like going to the gym, the Pilates video is | | | | loss was observable, provided his discontinuous |
| really in improvement for those that want to | | | | usage, there we're still good results from its usage. |
| exercise in the comfort of their own home. | | | | The other good thing about Pilates videos is that as |
| The disadvantages however, of a Pilates video are | | | | you progress in using it and using it continuously, |
| its lack of a tangible instructor. The instructions given | | | | meaning you're not lazy, you tend to memorize all |
| on the DVD can hardly be enough of a substitute for | | | | the routines as you go. So when you've memorized |
| an actual certified Pilates instructor. All the troubles all | | | | all the routines, you don't really have to strain you |
| the questions and the probable injuries cannot all be | | | | neck so much by looking at the TV. Another thing |
| covered by a single video, only a real instructor could | | | | about Pilates videos is their economy, you wont have |
| do that. | | | | to pay monthly payments or gym memberships, all |
| So if you really want to do Pilates videos at home, it | | | | you need is the video and you can use it for as long |
| is advisable to first consult with an instructor, or | | | | as you want, or until you want to move on to |
| probably take gym Pilates classes, just to orient | | | | another form. |
| yourself with the procedure, and then going on ahead | | | | |