Pilates Video Library
Click on any of the links below to view free Pilates-related video clips. These files are in QuickTime format, and most are available in two file sizes: high-speed (for fast Internet connections) and dial-up (for slow connections).
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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
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 | |
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| 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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(NOTE: The segments from which these excerpts are taken are also included
on the A.M. Pilates Mat Workout videotape as well as the "morning session"
of the A.M. & P.M. Pilates Mat Workouts DVD.)
Excerpts from
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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Excerpts from
Learning from Two Masters
Footage edited down from a one-day workshop, conducted by Jillian Hessel, in which she conveys the teaching strengths of her mentors, Kathy Grant and Carola Trier — two of Joseph Pilates' most revered students.
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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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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