Sometimes the crane pose is called: the CROW pose.

For a great Pilates Mat workout in just 30 minutes, try this workout which will tone your abdominals, strengthen your core and increase the flexibility of your spine. Beginners will find this workout a friendly one to start with while advanced practitioners can listen to the cueing to learn ways to make the exercises more challenging! Visit PilatesOnFifth.com for more info.

The Hottest and Strongest Girl I’ve Ever Known! Though sensual, this is “Pilates on the Pole.” A very hard, gravity defying, fitness workout routine, for women and men who want a new challenge. This isn’t for the faint of heart! It’s hard to do. But once you learn some of these moves, you can make any other workout look easy and boring! Talk about bragging rights! Pilates on the Pole is about 5 feet above your gym!

www.myyogaonline.com – This sequence blends contemporary dance movements with the core strengthening focus of Pilates. Sourcing stability for increased mobility is the focus as we move through a dynamic sequence that will leave you feeling energized and connected. Explore plies, degages, rhonde et jambe, port de bras, develop and evelope. Ideal for those who want more dynamic variety in their Pilates work and for toning core, mid-back and hips, improving posture and body awareness.

This leg workout features original Pilates exercises (and some variations on the classics!) that target the muscles of the leg — the outer thighs, inner thighs, quads and hamstrings — to shape and tone lean muscles. The key to getting the most out of these exercises is to conduct the exercises with precision and control. Imagine moving through water instead of air so that the muscles encounter “resistance” throughout the range of motion. Visit PilatesOnFifth.com for more info. Now, Pilates on the Go! – Workout DVD is available from Shop.PilatesOnFifth.com

www.pilatesyoga.hr Predstavljamo Vam 10 — minutni set vjezbi Pilates YOGE. Kombinacijom vjezbi joge i pilatesa uz pravilan nacin disanja, energizirat cete tijelo, reducirati stres, te povratiti snagu i vitalnost. Vjezbajuci u okviru Pilates YOGA programa moguce je ublaziti odredjene tegobe kao sto su depresija, glavobolja, PMS, problemi s kraljeznicom i probavom. Pilates vjezbama oblikovat cete tijelo, izduziti misice te ojacati misice trbuha, straznjice i donjega dijela ledja. Brojne dobrobiti i rezultati vjezbanja kao sto su mir i opustenosti javlju se odmah nakon prvog sata vjezbanja, dok se vec nakon mjesec dana znatno poboljsava i sveukupna tjelesna kondicija. Program Pilates YOGE provodi se na 7 lokacija u Zagrebu, vise na www.PilatesYOGA.hr Ovisno o tjelesnoj formi te vremenu kojim trenutno raspolazete, na YOGA Pilates DVD-u postoji cak 300 razlicitih kombinacija setova. DVD je moguce naruciti putem www.PilatesYOGA.hr

The Pilates push up exercise is a great advanced workout for anyone wanting to get into Pilates. Learn about this exercise in this free video clip on advanced Pilates. Expert: Cecily Yeager Bio: Cecily Yeager has studied Pilates for 7 years. She has worked both in group settings and individually. She was trained through the Body Arts & Sciences Intl. Comprehensive Teacher Training Program. Filmmaker: David Pakman

Learn how to exercise the triceps muscles using the pilates pushup in this free exercise video on working your triceps. Expert: Ricketta Butler Bio: Ricketta Butler is a graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in Health Science Education. She is currently a personal trainer and group fitness coordinator. Filmmaker: Michael Carter

There are many therapies – yoga, Pilates, etc. – to help with core stability. But the McCall Body Balance Method takes a different approach.