Learn How To Use, Master And Teach The Barrel, Cadillac / Trapeze Table, Chair, Mat, Reformer Exercises.
10+ Hours Of Educational Content.
Every Single Exercise From The Classical Pilates Syllabus Is Named, Explained And Taught.
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Reformer Exercises To Develop Good Alignment, Core Strength, And Flexibility.
Perfect For The:
Pilates Devotee
Teacher-In-Training
Pilates Professional
Centering, Control, Flow, Breath, Precision, and Concentration.
Also Suitable For Physical Therapists, Chiropractors And Osteopaths.
Key Principles, Movement Study, Execution, And Cueing Covered.
Learn How To Tailor Exercises In The Reformer Syllabus To:
Seniors
The Overweight
Bodies With Special Needs
People Who Require Injury Rehabilitation
Those Seeking Relief From Chronic Back Pain
Modifications For Scoliosis.
Pre & Post-natal Strength-training.
People With Limited Flexibility.
Any Body, Any Level Of Fitness.
Run Time: 10+ Hours. Format: 5 DVD's, Region 0 - Plays Worldwide.
Every Single Exercise From The Classical Pilates Syllabus Is Named, Explained And Taught For Each Piece Of Equipment In The Master Trainer Series.
This 5 DVD Set, released in March, 2009, is THE definitive educational resource for Pilates professionals, teachers-in-training or Pilates devotees wishing to deepen and refine their practice.Jennifer has put her 20+ years of learning and teaching into the production of the most complete video reference series available to help you understand every aspect of the Pilates Method, and truly learn the “art of teaching,” (how to teach) with Jennifer’s simple, accessible cueing formula.
Mat - 3+ Hours With Exercises Including The Hundred, Roll-Up, Double-Leg Stretch, Jack-Knife, Side Series, Magic Circle & Sculpting Series, More
Reformer - 3+ Hours With Exercises Including Footwork, Hundred, Short Spine, Long Box Series, Spine Twist, Semi-Circle, Splits, More
Cadillac - 2+ Hours With 100+ Exercises Including Leg springs, Push through, Mermaid, Tower, Monkey, Rolling Back, Chest Expansion, More
Chair - 1.5+ Hours With 75+ Exercises Including Port de Bras, Pull-Up, Swan, Going Up Front, Mountain Climber, Tendon Stretch, Mermaid, More
Barrel - 45+ Minutes, Little & Ladder Barrel, And Exercises Including Side-Sit-Ups, Ballet Stretches, Swan, Short Box, Little Barrel Arm Series, Little Barrel Leg Series, More
While you are learning Jennifer's unique approach to mastering the physical aspects of working with the different pieces of equipment, you will also be shown how to refine the communication skills necessary to inspire and teach Pilates effectively, and develop your teaching skills so that you will become the kind of instructor that will help people feel confident and empowered.
Learn strategic techniques that will empower you to assist people requiring rehabilitation of various injuries, how to treat scoliosis and how to safely design pre and post-natal conditioning programs, and gain the knowledge that enables you to work with people of all ages and different fitness levels.
Learning these Pilates routines as a non-professional user will help you to establish torso stability and postural alignment while working peripheral limbs in a range of motion. You will notice a lengthening and strengthening of your muscles, rather than building bulk. It makes for an effective, no-impact stretching and toning workout that is friendly to the joints.
About Jennifer Kries
Dancer, choreographer, yoga devotee, author and Pilates master teacher, Jennifer Kries is an unparalleled innovator in the realm of alternative health and fitness. First to bring Pilates to the masses, her award-winning videos and DVDs, The Method Series, Jennifer Kries’s Pilates Method and Fox/Fit TV’s, The Method Show, revolutionized the fitness community, paving the way for the current wave of enthusiasm for Pilates mind-body exercise.
Jennifer's mind-body arts and fitness background is as rich and diverse as the life force flow that forms the foundation of her new series. Jennifer has enjoyed the benefits of Pilates for most of her life. She first discovered its timeless principles at age 13 in a mat class at New York’s School of American Ballet given by Pilates disciple, Eve Gentry.
She went on to study with three of Joseph Pilates original disciples throughout her professional dance career, starting with Eve Gentry, moving on to Romana Kryzanowska and then Ron Fletcher. With her background as professional dancer and yoga devotee, she brings a dynamic and progressive, yet traditional perspective to her Pilates teaching. Her work transforms bodies and minds in keeping with the passionate spirit that led Joseph Pilates to create his system. She holds a certification through the original Pilates Studio under the guidance of Romana Kryzanowska and is one of a privileged few 2nd generation Pilates Master Teachers in the country. She has practiced yoga since 1988 and has been teaching and inspiring thousands with her unique approach to yoga since 1995.
Through her inspiring work, she helps people transform far more than their bodies, enabling them to tap into a reserve of power never before experienced. Her attention to detail, superb teaching style, artistry, and knowledge of Eastern healing techniques, anatomy and energy dynamics makes her one of the most highly sought-after mind-body teachers in the world today.
