Pilates has been a very popular video series for building slim lean muscles. They work by doing aerobic type exercise which doesn't build big muscles with large weights. Instead you will use your small resistance in large amounts of repetitions. Lean muscles are a big benefit because it is attractive and inspires you to loose weight and heighten your metabolism. Both of which help you loose weight all throughout the day even when you aren't working out. This is why many people love and live by Pilates. There isn't anything needed besides the workout routine, such as a video. You can get optional items such as a Pilates ball, though they aren't necessary. The Pilates ball is used to work your core muscles a lot more during the exercises.

Pilates has some pros and cons to using them, wether you want to go to the gym or excersise to a Pilates video.

Pros:

• With a Pilates video you are able to customise different muscle groups every other day or however you are able to fit it into your schedule.
• Pilates is a great group event also, so you can easily get friends and family involved which makes the excersise that much more engaging.
• Pilates videos are varying in difficulty so once you get more in shape and toned up. You can move up to another harder video and start a harder routine.

Cons:

• Some of the different Pilates videos can be quite expensive.
• Not all pilates videos are made for everyone and don't clearly mark the skill level that is needed.
  

This is a great video for the fact that it works on all of your core muscles. Working on your core muscles will help you loose weight drastically. Your core muscles will push along your metabolism and get your muscles burning fat even when you are sleeping. This is a nice video with various exercises that won't leave you bored when watching. A good method to use is to do an every other day routine along with a good diet plan for maximum results. You need this rest day so that your muscles can recuperate.

A great video for beginners just as the title suggests. This video works out a lot of different muscle groups so you could setup a routine. Using a certain muscle group one day then working a completely different muscle group the next day will really help you out. This will allow one set of muscles to recuperate every other day and yet you still get your heart racing so you still loose a lot of weight. This is a great video if you really want to work all of the different muscles of the body.

You can find Pilates videos at pretty much any store, although if you are looking for a particular one I suggest amazon.com. When shopping at Amazon you are able to purchase pretty much any video that you have your eyes on their selection is amazing. The best part is that you can get free shipping on most of your orders if you select standard shipping. Although you may want to look into buying a Pilates ball when you are at it.