BARLATES BODY BLITZ

PILATES YOGA BLOCK AND WEIGHTS

Instructor's name:  Linda Stejskal

Type of Workout: Total Body Sculpt

Fitness Level: Intermediate advanced

Equipment Needed: Chair, Yoga block, moderate dumbbells

Total Running Time:  46 Minutes

Region: 0 (Worldwide, REGION FREE, Suitable for ALL DVD players)

Get ready for a challenging 40-minute full-body Pilates Sculpt workout combining moderate dumbbells, a yoga block and plenty of core stability work.

This Pilates-inspired strength workout combines controlled movement with resistance training, balance and stability challenges to work your entire body from head to toe.

We begin with a yoga block warm-up before moving into the main standing stability sculpt section. You'll stand with one foot on the block while performing a variety of lunges, squats and weighted upper-body exercises.

The elevated and unstable surface adds an extra balance challenge, forcing your core and stabilizing muscles to work harder while you sculpt and strengthen the legs, glutes and upper body.

Then we'll move to the mat for a varied combination of glute bridges, chest exercises, abs, obliques, tabletop work, push-ups and core mobility using the weights and yoga block.

Expect plenty of creative combinations rather than a traditional Pilates routine. The workout challenges strength, balance, coordination, core stability and muscular control throughout.

We'll finish with a relaxing full-body stretch.

WORKOUT FEATURES

✔ Yoga block warm-up
✔ Standing stability sculpt
✔ Lunges and squats
✔ Weighted upper-body exercises
✔ Balance and core stability
✔ Glute bridge variations
✔ Chest exercises
✔ Upper and lower abs
✔ Oblique exercises
✔ Tabletop arms and legs
✔ One-knee-on-block core work
✔ Push-ups with one hand elevated on the block
✔ Core mobility
✔ Full-body stretch

Equipment

• Yoga block
• Dumbbells
• Exercise mat

Suggested Weights

Approximately 8 lb / 3.5 kg dumbbells

What is Barlates Body Blitz: Barlates is a fusion style workout that borrows from pilates, barre, ballet, yoga and more traditional cardio and toning. The idea was to create a workout, which flows seamlessly from one move into the next using the principles of isotension and high repetitions to build long, lean muscles. By using a lighter weight with high repetitions the exercises are designed to target all of those underused smaller muscle groups resulting in a defined, lengthened dancer's physique. This is a real girls workout in the sense that it is fun and feminine, but don't get me wrong it is still super intense with a big burn factor! The workouts are designed to be mixed and matched with an array of 20-30 minute upper body, lower body, abdominal and total body workouts that can be strung together for a longer session or done individually if you are short on time. These workouts will hit all those trouble spots and best of all you don't even need to wear shoes to do them! Get ready to sweat, puff and burn - hopefully you'll love every minute of it! Click on the link to read more about Barlates Body Blitz!

Please Note: These are high quality DVD-R. If you buy more than one Barlates Body Blitz Workout they may all be burned onto one disc.

ABOUT THE SELLER:

Hi, my name is Linda and I have been a fitness enthusiast all my life! I have worked with nutrition and personal training for many years and I love helping people reach their exercise goals! I have worked in the health and fitness industry in one form or another for my entire career amongst which, I owned a personal training business, which eventually turned into Workout DVD World! I instructed barre style workout classes in my home town of Perth, Western Australia, and then progressed to creating an ever-growing video library of my own fusion style workouts, under the banner of Barlates Body Blitz, which can be purchased through the Barlates Body Blitz category of my Ebay store. 

I have tried gyms and outdoor Boot Camps, but I definitely prefer to exercise in the comfort of my own home. That way you can workout without having to worry about anyone watching you! It also means you have no excuse not to exercise, cause you don’t have to waste time driving anywhere! I have hundreds of workout videos in my collection and am constantly adding to them.

The great thing is that you never have to outgrow the workouts! As your fitness level increases you can either buy a more advanced workouts or simply add some dumbbells and/or ankle weights to your favorite videos to make them more intense! The fact is that the moves that really work rarely change! I even have some old Cindy Crawford videos from the 80s, which are just as effective as some of the latest workouts on the market. 

Working out is my favourite hobby – and a pretty healthy one I think! I am sure once you buy your first workout video you will never look back and you will definitely want more and more! 

I also love giving advice, so keep the questions coming! I look forward to hearing from you, and in the mean time, happy shopping!