Stott Pilates: Circuit Training on the Mat

Dynamic Balance is an intensely satisfying workout that simulates some basic moves often performed on a Reformer the primary piece of Pilates resistance equipment. Challenge your balance, activate your abs, stretch your spine and have a ball doing it.

Have a ball with this introductory Stability Ball workout. Adding a new dimension to the STOTT PILATES repertoire, this routine helps engage the deep abdominal muscles as the body works to rebalance itself through moderately challenging exercises. Join Master Instructor Trainers Moira Merrithew and PJ O'Clair as they guide you through an invigorating workout that helps you focus on developing a body that's strong to the core.

Improve the tone of your arms with lightweight yet challenging Toning Balls that will sculpt shoulders and create lean and lengthened upper-body muscles. Feel energized and revitalized with this endurance-building routine.

Tone your entire body from head to toe with Total Body Toning, a beginner to advanced workout that incorporates the use of one Toning Ball and the Exercise Mat to help you exercise your body and mind. Flatten your abs, slim your thighs and sculpt your arms while you enjoy this energizing routine.

The aim of contemporary, anatomically-based Pilates training, such as STOTT PILATES, is to develop optimal neuromuscular performance by focusing on core stability, while safely balancing muscular strength with flexibility. Whether performed on a Mat or on specialized equipment, Pilates that incorporates modern theories of exercise science and spinal rehabilitation should involve the following biomechanical principles - breathing, pelvic placement, rib cage placement, scapular movement and stabilization, and head and cervical placement. By introducing these principles and reinforcing them over time, awareness of how the body moves is developed. This mind-body awareness ensures focus on precision and control to realize the full benefits of any exercise program.