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Vision Magazine
Have a better body and work out less. That¹s the underlying principle behind the groundbreaking exercise technology of Pilates. In a new video, Suzi Lonergan¹s Pilates!, exercise guru Suzi Lonergan unlocks the mystery that will transform your body into a stronger, leaner, healthier and sexier one ­ fast. By following along with Lonergan, just three times a week, people of all physical abilities can reach their highest physical potential, right in the privacy of their own home¹s. The Basic series of exercises takes only ten minutes; the Intermediate series only 25 minutes. Viewers with bad knees, and bad back, or a bad neck can follow along with three other on -camera participants each representing one of these physical challenges. "As advised, I started out with the first segment for a few seeks. My abs began to tighten in a week. As I advanced to the Intermediate series, I experienced greater overall tone, improved flexibility and a much stronger core. Everyone has ten minutes or half an hour where in the privacy of their home they can increase the suppleness, tone their body and experience greater relaxation and rejuvenation. I highly recommend this video for all of you home bodies," says Sydney Murray, publisher of Vision.

"You¹ll learn to strengthen the power canter of your body, by using the power center of your mind, which in turn will free the power of your spirit," says Lonergan. Simple, yet challenging, Suzi Lonergan Pilates is a non-aggressive, non-competitive approach to body/mind conditioning. Growing up a sickly child, Joseph Pilates devoted his life to creating exercises for ultimate physical and mental fitness. His invention of the Pilates technique began in the 1920¹s. Over the years, Pilates created more than 500 movements ­ each one designed to stretch and strengthen muscles without putting stress on joints and ligaments. This approach, combined with deep, coordinated breathing, created a legacy of body/mind fitness that has lasted over 70 years.

Dance Magazine
Suzi Lonergan, who is certified in the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning, has long been involved with the dance world: she helped choreograph the 1998 Academy Awards and has led Pilates classes for American Ballet Theatre¹s summer intensive. This tape is aimed at a general audience, and promises, among other things, restored youthfulness and an improved sex life. The video is split into beginning and intermediate segments, and assistants demonstrate modifications for viewers with weak or injured backs, knees, and necks. Viewers need no equipment other than a mat. It¹s a fairly simple introduction, but even the fit and flexible will feel the burn.

Dancer Magazine
You don¹t have to be a "gym rat" to have your body look and feel it's best ­ who has the time? When it comes to exercise, the truth is fun leads to consistency, and consistency leads to results, particularly when you¹re looking for youthfulness, strength, flexibility, energy, self-confidence and yes, better sex. This is what you can look forward to with Suzi Lonergan's Pilates! It is the most effective exercise video on the market today, to help young and old ­ professionals, retirees, or moms, reach their highest physical potential, right in the privacy of their won homes. By following along with Lonergan just 3 times a week, people of all physical abilities will be able to live happier healthier and more balanced lives. Simple, yet challenging, Pilates is a non-aggressive, noncompetitive approach to body/mind conditioning that shapes your body into a beautiful work of art. The introductory Basic series take sonly 10 minutes to complete. That's less time that it takes most people to take a shower! Once you¹ve mastered the Basic series, the Intermediate series takes only 25 minutes. And you get both on one tape!

Exercise guru, Suzi Lonergan, demonstrates each of the exercises with one dramatically effective twist. Viewer with bad knees, a bad back, or a bad neck can follow along with the three other on-camera participants, each one representing one of these physical challenges. Lonergan knows that doing a home exercise that hurts means that people won¹t ­ and shouldn't ­ do them. Now everyone is given an option that is safe, effective and fun! "You'll learn to strengthen the power center of your body by using the power center of your mind, which in turn will free the power of your spirit," says Lonergan. By doing the exercises on this video on a regular basis you can improve your physical form and can strengthen your immune system, which in turn will create a more positive attitude for living your life.

Suzi Lonergan is certified in the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning. Beginning at the age of three, her professional dancing career includes cabaret, international tours, commercials, music videos, television and films. A fitness trainer for 20 years, Lonergan's work in the discipline of Joseph Pilates began in 1994 when she trained under Pilates protégé, Romana Kryzanowska. Lonergan recently trained 90 teenagers in the American Ballet Theatre¹s Summer Intensives program in addition training music, entertainment, and other business professionals ­ and most importantly, Mom's. Suzi Lonergan's BodyPower: Pilates!" can also be found on the Internet at www.bodypower.LA or ask your favorite video store to order it for you.

Environmental Nutrition
Unique exercises called Pilates (pronounced puh-LAH-teez) were developed in the 1920¹s by Joseph H. Pilates, but are enjoying renewed popularity today ­ especially among the rich and famous. This tape covers Pilates mat exercises, but not using Pilates equipment. The moves are designed to improve flexibility and strength. The workout includes a 10-minute Basic session followed by a 25 ­ minute Intermediate session that focuses on the "powerhouse" muscles ­ abdominals, lower back and buttocks. The moves, surprisingly taxing to the abs and back, are safely adapted for people with bad backs, knees or necks. There is also work strengthening inner and outer thighs. This is a solid workout for beginners and intermediates of all ages. The host is a certified Pilates instructor who has more than 20 years experience as a personal trainer. She offers precise movements for viewers to follow.

Massage Therapy Journal
This 40 ­ minute video, led by trainer Suzi Lonergan, follows a Pilates class during its workout in Sherman Oaks, California. Long popular with dancers and athletes, Pilates classes recently have become a staple on health-club fitness schedules. The movements, started by Joseph Pilates in New York in the 1920¹s, are designed to stretch and strengthen muscles without putting stress on joints and ligaments. Pilates classes emphasize trouble spots on the body ­ your abdominals, buttocks and lower back. In Pilates, you pull the abdominals in and up and tighten the buttocks on every movement. In the video, Lonergan puts her class through 9 Basic exercises in 20 minutes, and 23 Intermediate exercises in 25 minutes. For viewers with bad knees, a bad back or a bad neck, the video demonstrates the best way to adapt each exercise (back exercise, neck excercise, and knee exercise) for these physical challenges.

New Living
Before you join the Pilates craze, watch Suzi Lonergan¹s Pilates video, the latest, most effective home exercise video guaranteed to help shape, energize and restore your body into the best shape it can be. By following Lonergan¹s routine just three times a week, people of all ages and fitness abilities will feel and look better than ever before! The introductory Basic series of exercises only takes 10 minutes to complete. Once you¹ve mastered that, the Intermediate series only takes 25 minutes. The video also shows how to safely do the Pilates exercises if you have neck, back or knee pain.