The Callanetics exercise programme was created by Callan Pinckney in the early 1980s. It is a system of exercise involving frequent repetition of small muscular movements and squeezes, designed to improve muscle tone. The programme was developed by Pinckney from classical ballet exercises, to help ease a back problem that she was born with.
The theory of callanetics is that the surface muscles of the body are supported by deeper muscles, but popular exercise programmes often exercise only the surface muscles. According to callanetics, deeper muscles are best exercised using small but precise movements. Exercising the deeper muscles also leads to improved posture, which may result in the appearance of weight loss even if very little weight was lost.Book: Callanetics, by Callan Pinckney and Sallie Batson, 1984, inside page
Pinckney also recommends exercising with clothing that highlights (however of course not to flatter) the body's natural shape, and exercising in bright light, to show up the body's imperfections to the exerciser.
The video version of the exercise routine was released by MCA Home Video in November 1986 at a retail price of $29.95 and was a big hit, selling 1 million copies in the United States by January 1990, one of MCA's biggest sellers at the time.
Official Callanetics books by Callan Pinckney YearTitlePublisherRelease DateCopyright InformationISBN1984Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 HoursWilliam MorrowSeptember 14, 1984Callan Productions Corp.0000001987Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 HoursWarner Audio Books - CassetteMay 12, 1987Callan Productions Corp.0000001988Callanetics For Your BackWilliam MorrowSeptember 2, 1988Callan Productions Corp.0000001989Callanetics For Your BackSimon & Schuster Audio Book - CassetteMarch 3, 1989Callan Productions Corp.0000001990Callanetics CountdownCenturyMarch 15, 1990Callan Productions Corp.0000001991Super CallaneticsEburyMarch 21, 1991Callan Productions Corp.0000001992Quick Callanetics: StomachVermilionFebruary 4, 1992Callan Productions Corp.0000001993Quick Callanetics: StomachRandom House Audio Books - CassetteFebruary 26, 1993Callan Productions Corp.0000001992Quick Callanetics: LegsVermilionFebruary 4, 1992Callan Productions Corp.0000001993Quick Callanetics: LegsRandom House Audio Books - CassetteFebruary 26, 1993Callan Productions Corp.0000001992Quick Callanetics: Hips and BehindVermilionFebruary 4, 1992Callan Productions Corp.97800917528421993Quick Callanetics: Hips and BehindRandom House Audio Books - CassetteFebruary 26, 1993Callan Productions Corp.0000001993AM/PM CallaneticsRandom HouseApril 8, 1993Callan Productions Corp.97800992299191993Complete CallaneticsEbury PressApril 1, 1993Callan Productions Corp.97800917807601995Callanetics: Fit ForeverG.P. Putnam and SonsJanuary 18, 1996Callan Productions Corp.97803991412182013Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 HoursRandom House UK (Re-issue)August 26, 2013Callan Productions Corp.97800995906202013AM/PM CallaneticsRandom House UK (Re-issue)September 30, 2013Callan Productions Corp.97800995905902013Quick Callanetics - LegsRandom House UK (Re-issue)November 29, 2013Callan Productions Corp.97800919548402013Quick Callanetics - Hips & BehindRandom House UK (Re-issue)November 29, 2013Callan Productions Corp.97800919548332013Quick Callanetics - StomachRandom House UK (Re-issue)November 29, 2013Callan Productions Corp.97800919548262013Callanetics: Fit ForeverRandom House UK (Re-issue)November 29, 2013Callan Productions Corp.97800919548192013Callanetics CountdownRandom House UK (Re-issue)November 29, 2013Callan Productions Corp.97800995906372014Super CallaneticsRandom House UK (Re-issue)September 22, 2014Callan Productions Corp.97817847505102014Complete CallaneticsRandom House UK (Re-issue)December 31, 2014Callan Productions Corp.9780091960421
Official Callanetics videos by Callan Pinckney YearTitleFormatStudioRelease DateCopyright InformationCatalog Number1986 Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 Hours VHS/Betamax MCA November 4, 1986 Callan Productions Corp. 80429 / BTA80429 1993 Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 Hours LaserDisc MCA Universal January 27, 1993 Callan Productions Corp. 40429 1988 Super Callanetics VHS/Betamax MCA Universal October 6, 1988 Callan Productions Corp. 80809 / BTA80809 1989 Beginning Callanetics VHS/Betamax MCA Universal October 5, 1989 Callan Productions Corp. 80892 / BTA80892 1991 Quick Callanetics: Stomach VHS MCA Universal October 3, 1991 Callan Productions Corp. 81062 1991 Quick Callanetics: Legs VHS MCA Universal October 3, 1991 Callan Productions Corp. 81061 1991 Quick Callanetics: Hips and Behind VHS MCA Universal October 3, 1991 Callan Productions Corp. 81063 1992 AM/PM Callanetics VHS MCA Universal October 22, 1992 Callan Productions Corp. 81258 1994 The Secrets Of Callanetics VHS MCA Universal December, 1994 Callan Productions Corp. 81868
Official Callanetics DVDs YearTitleFormatStudioRelease DateCopyright InformationCatalog Number1986 Callanetics: 10 Years Younger In 10 Hours DVD Callan Productions Corp March 15, 2013 Callan Productions Corp. CAL01 / 0091037137319 1988 Super Callanetics DVD Callan Productions Corp March 15, 2013 Callan Productions Corp. CAL02 / 0091037137326 1989 Beginning Callanetics DVD Callan Productions Corp March 15, 2013 Callan Productions Corp. CAL03 / 0091037137333 1991 Quick Callanetics DVD Callan Productions Corp March 15, 2013 Callan Productions Corp. CAL04 / 0091037553546 1992 AM/PM Callanetics DVD Callan Productions Corp March 15, 2013 Callan Productions Corp. CAL05 / 0091037137357 1994 The Secrets Of Callanetics DVD Callan Productions Corp March 15, 2013 Callan Productions Corp. CAL06 / 0091037137364 2016 Pure Callanetics DVD Callan Productions Corp August 16, 2016 Callan Productions Corp. CAL08A / 602573090152 2016 Callanetics Extreme DVD Callan Productions Corp August 16, 2016 Callan Productions Corp. CAL09A / 602573090169 2016 Callanetics Countdown DVD BayView Entertainment December 27, 2016 Callan Productions Corp. BAY2224 2017 Callanetics Wake Up/Wind Down DVD Bayview Entertainment March 7, 2017 Callan Productions Corp. BAY2234 2017 Callanetics Express DVD Bayview Entertainment March 28, 2017 Callan Productions Corp. BAY2233 2017 Callanetics Basics DVD Bayview Entertainment March 28, 2017 Callan Productions Corp. BAY2232
References
External links Official Callanetics Website Official Callanetics Streaming Video Website