The Pilates Body: The Ultimate At-Home Guide to Strengthening, Lengthening and Toning Your Body- Without MachinesThe Pilates® method may be today's hottest exercise, but it has been endorsed by physicians for almost a century. Originally developed by Joseph H. Pilates to help strengthen and condition muscles, Pilates is the ultimate mind-body exercise for anyone who wants to tone, streamline, and realign their body without the bulked-up results of more conventional workout methods. Now, in The Pilates® Body, author Brooke Siler--one of the most sought-after personal trainers in the country and owner of New York's top studio for Pilates training, re:AB--provides a complete, easy-to follow program of Pilates exercises that can be done anywhere, anytime, and without machines. With step-by-step instructions, Siler guides the reader through the complete circuit of mat exercises, each of which is clearly illustrated by photographs, line drawings, and unique visualization exercises. With Pilates you will not only streamline your figure--you will dramatically improve your posture, flexibility, and balance, and enhance your physical and emotional well-being. The Pilates Body shows you how. |
Contents
What Is Pilates? | 1 |
Philosophies Behind the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning | 7 |
The Matwork Principles | 15 |
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The Pilates Body: The Ultimate At-Home Guide to Strengthening, Lengthening ... Brooke Siler No preview available - 2000 |
The Pilates Body: The Ultimate At-home Guide to Strengthening, Lengthening ... Brooke Siler No preview available - 2000 |
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abdominals aligned allow your legs ankles balance begin belly bending your knees BICEPS CURL bring your legs ceiling chin Complete three DOUBLE LEG elbows extended exhale feel feet Fort Myers hamstrings hands hips Imagine Inhale Inside Scoop GOTO Instructor Joseph Pilates Keep your legs KEMake leave this exercise legs straight Lengthen lower back lower your legs mat beneath matwork Megan Bridge motion muscles navel deep perform the movements Pilates method Pilates stance Pilates Studio powerhouse Press your palms pressing your navel Pull your navel Push-Ups quadriceps Remember Repeat the sequence rocking ROLL-UP São Paulo shoulders pressing Single Leg Circles sink Sit tall slightly slowly spine Squeeze your buttocks stability starting position Step by Step straight legs straighten your legs stretch your arms sure Surry Hills tailbone Teaser Tel./Fax three to five throughout the movements toes torso twist upper body upper inner thighs vertebra wall