diff --git a/dlib/threads/parallel_for_extension.h b/dlib/threads/parallel_for_extension.h
index 311267029..60b64b1b4 100644
--- a/dlib/threads/parallel_for_extension.h
+++ b/dlib/threads/parallel_for_extension.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "parallel_for_extension_abstract.h"
 #include "thread_pool_extension.h"
 #include "../console_progress_indicator.h"
+#include "async.h"
 
 namespace dlib
 {
@@ -186,6 +187,17 @@ namespace dlib
         parallel_for_blocked(tp, begin, end, funct, chunks_per_thread);
     }
 
+    template <typename T>
+    void parallel_for_blocked (
+        long begin,
+        long end,
+        const T& funct,
+        long chunks_per_thread = 8
+    )
+    {
+        parallel_for_blocked(default_thread_pool(), begin, end, funct, chunks_per_thread);
+    }
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -285,6 +297,19 @@ namespace dlib
         parallel_for(tp, begin, end, funct, chunks_per_thread);
     }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void parallel_for (
+        long begin,
+        long end,
+        const T& funct,
+        long chunks_per_thread = 8
+    )
+    {
+        parallel_for(default_thread_pool(), begin, end, funct, chunks_per_thread);
+    }
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -499,6 +524,29 @@ namespace dlib
         parallel_for(num_threads, begin, end, helper, chunks_per_thread);
     }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void parallel_for_verbose (
+        long begin,
+        long end,
+        const T& funct,
+        long chunks_per_thread = 8
+    )
+    {
+        // make sure requires clause is not broken
+        DLIB_ASSERT(begin <= end && chunks_per_thread > 0,
+            "\t void parallel_for_verbose()"
+            << "\n\t Invalid inputs were given to this function"
+            << "\n\t begin: " << begin 
+            << "\n\t end:   " << end
+            << "\n\t chunks_per_thread: " << chunks_per_thread
+            );
+
+        impl::parfor_verbose_helper2<T> helper(funct, begin, end);
+        parallel_for(begin, end, helper, chunks_per_thread);
+    }
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     template <typename T>
@@ -597,6 +645,29 @@ namespace dlib
         parallel_for_blocked(num_threads, begin, end, helper, chunks_per_thread);
     }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void parallel_for_blocked_verbose (
+        long begin,
+        long end,
+        const T& funct,
+        long chunks_per_thread = 8
+    )
+    {
+        // make sure requires clause is not broken
+        DLIB_ASSERT(begin <= end && chunks_per_thread > 0,
+            "\t void parallel_for_blocked_verbose()"
+            << "\n\t Invalid inputs were given to this function"
+            << "\n\t begin: " << begin 
+            << "\n\t end:   " << end
+            << "\n\t chunks_per_thread: " << chunks_per_thread
+            );
+
+        impl::parfor_verbose_helper2<T> helper(funct, begin, end);
+        parallel_for_blocked(begin, end, helper, chunks_per_thread);
+    }
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 }
diff --git a/dlib/threads/parallel_for_extension_abstract.h b/dlib/threads/parallel_for_extension_abstract.h
index 9c3959081..fd6f4645f 100644
--- a/dlib/threads/parallel_for_extension_abstract.h
+++ b/dlib/threads/parallel_for_extension_abstract.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #ifdef DLIB_PARALLEL_FoR_ABSTRACT_Hh_ 
 
 #include "thread_pool_extension_abstract.h"
+#include "async_abstract.h"
 
 namespace dlib
 {
@@ -123,6 +124,25 @@ namespace dlib
                 parallel_for_blocked(tp, begin, end, funct, chunks_per_thread);
     !*/
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void parallel_for_blocked (
+        long begin,
+        long end,
+        const T& funct,
+        long chunks_per_thread = 8
+    );
+    /*!
+        requires
+            - begin <= end
+            - chunks_per_thread > 0
+            - funct does not throw any exceptions
+        ensures
+            - This function is equivalent to the following block of code:
+                parallel_for_blocked(default_thread_pool(), begin, end, funct, chunks_per_thread);
+    !*/
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -225,6 +245,25 @@ namespace dlib
                 parallel_for(tp, begin, end, funct, chunks_per_thread);
     !*/
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void parallel_for (
+        long begin,
+        long end,
+        const T& funct,
+        long chunks_per_thread = 8
+    );
+    /*!
+        requires
+            - begin <= end
+            - chunks_per_thread > 0
+            - funct does not throw any exceptions
+        ensures
+            - This function is equivalent to the following block of code:
+                parallel_for(default_thread_pool(), begin, end, funct, chunks_per_thread);
+    !*/
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -312,6 +351,27 @@ namespace dlib
               parallel for loop.
     !*/
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void parallel_for_verbose (
+        long begin,
+        long end,
+        const T& funct,
+        long chunks_per_thread = 8
+    );
+    /*!
+        requires
+            - begin <= end
+            - chunks_per_thread > 0
+            - funct does not throw any exceptions
+        ensures
+            - This function is identical to the parallel_for() routine defined above except
+              that it will print messages to cout showing the progress in executing the
+              parallel for loop.
+            - It will also use the default_thread_pool().
+    !*/
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -399,6 +459,27 @@ namespace dlib
               executing the parallel for loop.
     !*/
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    template <typename T>
+    void parallel_for_blocked_verbose (
+        long begin,
+        long end,
+        const T& funct,
+        long chunks_per_thread = 8
+    );
+    /*!
+        requires
+            - begin <= end
+            - chunks_per_thread > 0
+            - funct does not throw any exceptions
+        ensures
+            - This function is identical to the parallel_for_blocked() routine defined
+              above except that it will print messages to cout showing the progress in
+              executing the parallel for loop.
+            - It will also use the default_thread_pool()
+    !*/
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 }