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The Best Pilates for Weight Loss

Denise Austin, Pilates, Sculpt

Jules Benson’s Total Core Pilates (2008)

This is a DVD that offers a variation of traditional and non-traditional Pilates exercises. The use of traditional and non-traditional Pilates comes with extreme muscle sculpting. The workout takes only 56 minutes which includes a 3 minute warm-up and 49 minutes of floor toning, and 4 minutes of stretching to end the workout. This video also offers words of encouragement throughout the workout. The DVD has two parts total core Pilates which is more advanced, and intermediate more for the beginner.
Jules Benson’s Total Core Pilates cost $19.95 in store and on most websites.
Also on Amazon.com $17.99 new and $11.00 used

Hit The Spot – Pilate’s by Denise Austin (2005)

Denise Austins is a well known exercise person seen on television. Denise’s DVD allows you to customize your Pilates workout to target specific areas, hips, thighs, abs, waistline, and other troubled areas you want to shape and tone up. Workouts consist of 3, 10 minute workouts each more difficult than the other. These workouts help you to strengthen your core muscles while slimming and trimming your body. The DVD also has a 15 minute Pilates challenge segment that targets the entire body.
Total time of DVD is 81 minutes which is broken down into 10 minute sessions.
Hit The Spot – Pilates by Denise Austin (2005) cost $14.98 in stores
Also on Amazon.com $9.99 new and $4.25 used

Pilates For Beginners by Maggie Rhodes (2006)

The Pilates beginner now has a DVD workout just for them. Everybody has to start somewhere an here is the one for you, it will help you stretch and strengthen your body. Her video is full of variations of Pilates for the beginner. This DVD is 240 minutes some of which is a interview of Maggie Rhodes tell you about her self and how she came up with these Pilates movements. The workout DVD includes a dozen exercise routines for all areas of the body, strength, and health. The time durations of routines vary from 10 to over 30 minutes which is great for on the go people.
The DVD in stores cost $14.98.
Also on Amazon $12.99 new and $5.99 used

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Crunch – Super Slim Down Pilates Yoga Blend by Ellen Barrett (2006)

This DVD combines yoga and Pilates for weight loss and body shaping. The DVD is 42 minutes long using both yoga and Pilates routines. This one is for intermediate and advanced users.
Crunch -Super Slim Down Pilates Yoga Blend By Ellen Barrett (2006) cost $14.98 in stores
Also on Amazon.com $9.99 new and $6.85 used

10 Minutes Solution Slim & Sculpt Pilates by Suzanne Bowen (2007)

This Pilates DVD is 50 minutes long with 10 minute toning routines. It also has additional 10 minute stretching session to end the workout. The routines have selected movements that focus on specific body areas, and comes with a resistances band.
10 minutes Solution Slim & Sculpt Pilates by Suzanne Bowen (2007) in stores cost $16.95
Also on Amazon.com $10.00 new and $4.99 used

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