This workout, developed by the Merrithew™ team, incorporates hand-held, weighted Toning Balls™ into select exercises from the STOTT PILATES® Essential Matwork repertoire. Discover how core musculature can be stimulated to stabilize and control with the addition of light weights. Learn how to increase awareness and strength of the entire upper quadrant, all while adding variety, challenge and resistance.

Learning objectives

Apply STOTT PILATES Five Basic Principles to Toning Ball exercises focusing on movement essence and exercise goals

Understand how the Toning Balls add variety, challenge and resistance

Learn cues and corrections for safety and effectiveness

Equipment used in this workshop

Pilates Mat

Toning Balls

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