text: pilates- can you recommend a good dvd for beginners please? i got 'pilates body in motion' by  alycea ungaro out of the library and the introduction to it made me really excited  and positive that pilates is for me but i was so fed up when i couldn't even do the very first exercise ( page 26 preparation exercise) as my abdominal muscles must be really weak,( i am fairly fit)  it is just impossible for me to sit up from a lying down position with out using my legs to help me. so anyway i don't want to just give in and thought that following a dvd would be better than trying to do it step by step from a book. can anyone recommend a dvd for beginners that really helps the viewer to understand what they need to do and what they should be checking ( posture) and does alycea ungaro have a dvd? thank you all in advance :) try winsor pilaties basics by marie winsor.her workout is excellent!   http://www.winsorpilates.com/