Pilates Video Library
Click on any of the links below to view free Pilates-related video clips. Unless otherwise indicated, these files are in QuickTime format, and most are available in two file sizes: high-speed (for fast Internet connections) and dial-up (for slower connections).
- Jillian Hessel Pilates Promotional Video
- Jillian Hessel on Focus
- Jillian Hessel on Alignment
- Joseph Pilates Working Out
- Excerpts from Pilates for Beginners
- Excerpts from Pilates Powerhouse Workout
- Excerpts from Body Target: Hips & Thighs
- Excerpt from Cadillac Techniques
- Excerpt from Step Barrel/Spine Corrector DVD
- Excerpt from Magic Circle Routines DVD
- Excerpts from Learning from Two Masters
- Excerpts from Carola Shares
- Excerpts from HomeBody Workout
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Meet Jillian Hessel
Note: This video is in Flash Player 8 format.
Promotional Reel
Learn about Jillian's background in Pilates and how it can improve your posture, energy, and well-being.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| View video » | 22.2 MB | 6 mins 25 secs |
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Jillian Hessel
on FOCUS
Promotional Clip
Jillian discusses the importance of achieving a Zen-like focus in the "moving meditation" that is Pilates.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| View Clip » | 585 KB | 36 seconds |
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Jillian Hessel
on ALIGNMENT
Promotional Clip
How Pilates can re-balance the musculature of the body and bring it back into postural alignment.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| View Clip » | 893 KB | 54 seconds |
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JOSEPH PILATES
Working Out on Wall Springs
Watch the Master in action...
A short looping segment from an old home movie spotlighting Joseph Pilates' technique.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| View Clip » | 848 KB | 29 seconds |
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Excerpts from
Pilates for Beginners
Filmed on location in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Clip 1
Introduction to B.E.A.M. fundamentals, the Powerhouse muscles, and proper breathing technique.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 798 KB | 45 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 267 KB |
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Clip 2
B.E.A.M. warmup exercises to enhance execution of classic matwork routines.
| File-size | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| High-speed » | 1.2 MB | 50 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 304 KB |
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Clip 3
Classic Pilates mat class with three levels of difficulty.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 802 KB | 44 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 275 KB |
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Excerpts from
Pilates Powerhouse Workout
Filmed on location on the island of Maui, Hawaii.
Clip 1
Body alignment, light stretching, and dynamic breathing techniques.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 665 KB | 25 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 166 KB |
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Clip 2
A workout incorporating breathing techniques into exercises that will strengthen and tone the body.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 568 KB | 19 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 132 KB |
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Clip 3
Integrates the benefits of the matwork into an improved upright and balanced posture.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 658 KB | 30 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 198 KB |
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Excerpts from
Body Target: Hips & Thighs
Part 1 of the video, "Pilates Lower Body Workout," filmed on location in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Clip 1
Review of the Powerhouse, with focus on alignment of the lower half of the body from the waist down.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 629 KB | 34 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 205 KB |
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Clip 2
A workout engaging the Powerhouse in unison with the breath, while working the body in proper alignment.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 782 KB | 29 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 198 KB |
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Clip 3
Integrates muscle strengthening from the floor-work into an improved upright posture and better balance.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 610 KB | 33 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 203 KB |
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Excerpt from
Cadillac Techniques
On this DVD, Pilates master Jillian Hessel demonstrates a variety of classic moves on a Cadillac apparatus originally built by Joseph Pilates for his student Carola Trier.
Routines on this clip:
Spine Lift, Hip Opener, Short Spinals, Cat Walkover.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 980 KB | 77 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 344 KB |
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Excerpt from
Step Barrel/Spine Corrector DVD
The Step Barrel is an amazing, versatile, and compact piece of exercise equipment. This digitally remastered video from 1995 features Jillian Hessel performing here on an apparatus built by Balanced Body.
Routine on this clip:
Port de Bras Arms.
| File-size | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| High-speed » | 4 MB | 2 minutes |
| Dial-up » | 1.6 MB |
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Excerpt from
Magic Circle Routines DVD
On this digitally remastered video from 1995, second-generation Master Teacher Jillian Hessel leads a fun but challenging workout using the Magic Circle as an isometric toning tool.
Routines on this clip:
• Steering Wheel
• Halo
• Inner Thighs Workout (supine/neutral spine)
| File-size | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| High-speed » | 5.5 MB | 2 mins 53 secs |
| Dial-up » | 2.1 MB |
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Excerpts from
Learning from Two Masters
This video is an authentic eye into the history of Pilates. The teachings and personalities of two powerful women — Kathleen Stanford Grant and Carola Trier — are brought to light, all filtered through Jillian Hessel's nearly three decades of teaching experience.
Note: The following clip requires
the Flash Player 8 plugin.
FLASH VIDEO CLIP
Introduction to "Posture Analysis."
| File-size | Duration | |
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| View clip » | 3.4 MB | 60 seconds |
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QUICKTIME VIDEO CLIPS
(QuickTime Player plugin required.)
Note that these excerpts are from the original 2-disc DVD set, so audio/video quality is not optimum. Image and sound have been significantly improved in the remastered version currently available for sale online.
Clip 1
Kathy Grant's "cat" routine and spine twist exercise.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 876 KB | 63 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 296 KB |
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Clip 2
Carola's posture check and breathing tips.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 484 KB | 49 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 192 KB |
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Clip 3
Reformer routines: short spinal massage and Carola's lunge.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 1,000 KB | 85 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 364 KB |
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Clip 4
Rollup and balance check.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| High-speed » | 936 KB | 60 seconds |
| Dial-up » | 308 KB |
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Excerpts from
Carola Shares
On this DVD, learn how Carola Trier came to meet Joseph Pilates, and how her own teaching and special approach to the work evolved. Shot in Tarzana, California, in 1989 after her retirement in 1988, this rare footage of Carola in action is all that we have left of her tremendous contribution to Pilates' legacy.
Note: These clips are in Flash Player 8 format.
Clip 1
Introduction to the remastered DVD with Jillian Hessel, including discussion of the historical background.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| View clip » | 7.2 MB | 113 seconds |
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Clip 2
Interview with Carola Trier from the Summer of 1989, at the age of 76.
| File-size | Duration | |
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| View clip » | 2.7 MB | 43 seconds |
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Clip 3
Carola teaches the double leg stretch mat excercise with thigh massage.
| File-size | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| View clip » | 4.6 MB | 74 seconds |
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Clip 4
Class demonstration of a footwork routine on the Universal Reformer.
| File-size | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| View clip » | 5.1 MB | 82 seconds |
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Excerpts from
HomeBody Workout
Invite Jillian into your home and join her for an energizing fusion workout. The HomeBody DVD is designed to stretch, tone, and strengthen your core, and improve your posture. It combines the benefits of yoga, dance, and Pilates with a motivating soundtrack to get your heart pumping. And the best part? You won't need a gym membership or any special equipment — just use items you already have around the house.
Note: These clips are in Flash Player 8 format.
Clip 1
Excerpt from Introduction.
| File-size | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| View clip » | 6.8 MB | 107 seconds |
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Clip 2
Excerpt from "Hands Dance" routine.
| File-size | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| View clip » | 9.2 MB | 148 seconds |
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Clip 3
Slideshow of still images from the DVD.
| File-size | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| View clip » | 8.1 MB | 140 seconds |
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