This is an excellent workout. It is perfect as a stand alone workout, or as an adjacent. I really think it keeps you from getting injured. They stretch, straighten and tone so many parts the body that often get overlooked, I notice the ankle/shin strengthening series has made me a much better runner. It's awesome, I highly recommend it.
Andrea studied ballet under the direction of Larry Boyette and
George Tomal and danced professionally with both the Wisconsin
Ballet and the Milwaukee Ballet companies. She was first introduced
to the Pilates work in the 1970s through Ron Fletcher's Contrology
of Beverly Hills, CA. Upon returning to her home state of Colorado,
she continued her ballet practice with performances at Ballet Arts
Theatre, Colorado Council of the Arts, and Mackey Auditorium.
Andrea partnered with Mike Dailey in many of these performances,
leading to their partnership in ABD, and with Andrea later opening
Artistic Body Development South in Centennial CO in 1999.
Her instruction and the success of the company gained
international notoriety leading to guest appointments at ballet
schools in Paris, Stuttgart, Atlanta, Nevada, Milwaukee, and San
Diego. Andrea has also trained athletes in other sports disciplines
including those from the United States Figure Skating Assoc. and
from soccar clubs in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.