Pilates is a form of exercise, developed by Joseph Pilates, which emphasizes the balanced developement of the body through core strength, flexibility, and awareness in order to support efficient graceful movement.

Core strength is the foundation of Pilates exercise.

The core muscles are the ones deep, internal muscles of the abdomen and back. When the core muscles are strong and doing their job, as they are trained to do in Pilates, they work in tandem with the more superficial muscles of the trunk to support the entire body.

Now that you have mastered the beginners level of pilates you are ready to be begin the Intermediate level.

The comprehensive exercise programme covered in this 30 minute DVD by Madeline Kahts who is a professional New York Pilates Instructor will gradually exercise your  lower back, back, legs, arms, sides of the body the backs of  the arms, in essence all the main areas of the body to do with stability and control. Madeline introduces the Noodle and shows you how to use this piece of Pilates apperatus to maximise your Pilates workout.

The beauty of a DVD is that you can stop the exercise at any point rewind and start it again to make sure your doing it correctly as many times as you like.