Pilates Workout Exercise: Elbow Plank Twister (Pilates on Fifth Video Podcast)

This Pilates exercise challenges the core, shrinks the waist and strengthens the shoulder girdle stabilizers. Enjoy a full video library of Pilates exercises at ultimatepilatesworkouts.com. Elbow Plank Twister is a variation of the Elbow Plank which is itself a variation of the original Pilates exercise Leg Pull Front. This variation further challenges the oblique abdominal muscles as the lower body rotates from side to side while the upper body remains stable. Elbow Plank Twister challenges the core, shrinks the waist and strengthens the shoulder girdle stabilizers.
Pilates Benefits:
"In 10 sessions you will feel the difference, in 20 sessions you will see the difference, and in 30 you will have a new body."~ Joseph Pilates
UPW founders, Katherine and Kimberly Corp, are internationally recognized Pilates experts and currently own Pilates on Fifth in Manhattan. As former Radio City Rockettes, they understand first-hand the numerous benefits of Pilates exercises to the mind, body, and soul. Katherine and Kimberly have appeared on The Martha Stewart Show, Anderson Cooper Live, and The View, among others; and their work has appeared in Good Housekeeping, HuffPost, Pilates Digest, Livestrong.com, and Women's Fitness, among others. The twin sisters also developed CARDIOLATES®, a popular and revolutionary fat-burning workout that has people literally has people jumping up and down!
Almost every online Pilates DVD in UltimatePilatesWorkouts.com's extensive Pilates workout library is taught by Katherine and Kimberly, who will show you the proper technique and form for Pilates exercises to ensure you receive a safe and effective Pilates workout with maximum benefit.

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Probably my fave variation of the plank thus far!! Thanks!! I still have some difficulty keeping my ribs placed correctly however.