Download or read book Pilates Basics written by Jillian Hessel and published by . This book was released on 2017-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developed by Master Pilates Instructor Jillian Hessel, "Pilates Basics" is a series of exercises that anyone can do, regardless of fitness level. Hessel guides you through a complete mat workout, beginning with the B.E.A.M. fundamentals - her one of a kind program of pre-Pilates warm ups that will help you focus your breath, energy, aligmnent and movement. These exercises prepare your body for the 21 classic Pilates mat exercises to come, each one with detailed, step-by-step photography and instruction. You'll also learn how to modify and adjust each of the classic exercises for your own body. After the classics, you'll find a bonus section of fast 5-minute auxiliary exercises you can do anytime, anywhere. Unlike other workout routines, Pilates isn't exhausting, it's invigorating! Make "Pilates Basics" part of your regular exercise program, and you're guaranteed to be on your way to a whole new you.
Download or read book Pilates For Dummies written by Ellie Herman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get your Pilates on—no gym membership required! Pilates For Dummies teaches you the principles of the Pilates Method of stretching, exercising, and breathing, for amazing fitness results. The book guides you through basic, intermediate, and advanced mat exercises. It’s packed with exercises to help you target problem areas, gain strength and flexibility, heal injuries, and feel better than ever. With step-by-step exercises and illustrations, this book shows you how to get the most out of your mat-based Pilates routines, in the comfort of your home or wherever you’re exercising. You’ll also find over 100 photographs and illustrations to ensure mastery of each movement. Lead a stronger, healthier life, with Pilates. Get step-by-step instructions on exercises targeted at toning problem areas like abs, arms, legs and more Find the right Pilates class for you and learn where to buy equipment, such as small balls, large balls, and Thera bands Combine Pilates with other forms of exercise Build your own home Pilates program to work out safely and with confidence Anyone, of any age or fitness level, can start practicing Pilates. Pilates For Dummies will help you live a stronger, healthier life.
Download or read book Pilates for Men written by Sean Vigue and published by Sean Vigue . This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 Bestselling Fitness Book from International Fitness Instructor Sean Vigue! Sean has helped millions of guy of all ages and fitness levels become stronger and healthier with Pilates...why not YOU? This all fitness levels, easy to follow total Pilates training manual includes 35 dynamic Pilates mat exercises (only your body weight is needed. No equipment necessary.) complete with color photos, descriptions and add-ons/modifications so you'll get a great workout no matter your age or fitness level. There's also 6 complete Pilates workouts (beginner, intermediate, advanced, hard abs, strong back, athletic training) so you can get moving right away and reaping the many benefits of adding Pilates to your life: strength, control, endurance, flexibility, massive core strength, agility, focus and pure POWER. You can also train directly with Sean as all of the 6 workouts have been filmed and added to his popular YouTube channel with links in the book. It's always Sean's goal to make getting in incredible shape as convenient, effective and fun as possible. Never underestimate the importance of cross training (combining of various exercises and workouts to work various parts of the body) so Sean has included an exclusive training program (link provided) which includes 10 different diverse and challenging workouts from Power Yoga to Cardio Core. You will never get bored with your workouts! Pilates is the perfect stand alone workout or can be added into your current routines. It's super convenient and can be done anywhere and anytime according to your schedule and will dramatically enhance your performance on every level, for EVERY sport and EVERY activity....Pilates has you covered!
Download or read book Pilates Basics written by Jillian Hessel and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What to have more energy and strength and look and feel better than you have in years? Then Pilates is for you. This unique conditioning system strengthens muscles you never knew existed as it lengthens and strengthens muscles you've given up hope on. It realigns your spine, flattens your stomach, and improves your posture -- giving your body a toned, streamlined look. Developed by Pilates instructor Jillian Hessel, Pilates Basics is a series of exercises that anyone can do, regardless of fitness level. In this companion to the video Pilates for Beginners, Hessel guides you through a complete mat workout, beginning with the B.E.A.M. Fundamentals -- her one-of-a-kind program of pre-Pilates warm-ups that will help you focus your breath, energy, alignment, and movement. These exercises prepare your body for the 21 classic Pilates mat exercises to come, each one with full-color photography and detailed step-by-step instruction. You'll also learn how to modify and adjust each of the classic exercises for your own body. After the classics, you'll find a bonus section of auxiliary exercises that you can do anytime (they take 5 minutes or less!), anywhere. Unlike other workout routines, Pilates isn't exhausting, it's invigorating! Make Pilates Basics part of your regular exercise program, and you're guaranteed to be on your way to a whole new you. Book jacket.
Download or read book Get Started Pilates written by Anya Hayes and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become a Pilates pro with Get Started: Pilates, part of a new series of learning guides from DK where nothing is assumed and everything is explained. Each course follows the same structure: start simple and learn the basics, build on what you've learned, and then show off your new skills! Get Started: Pilates teaches complete beginners the skills needed to master 70 Pilates poses and 9 sequences. Start simple with basic poses like leg and spine stretches, build on them with the mini bridges and side kicks, and take it further with exercises like "climb like a tree" and "the swan." With step-by-step pictures and practice exercises to keep you on the right track, Get Started: Pilates will help you learn your new skill in no time. More than any other series on the market, DK's Get Started aims to provide the reader with carefully structured learning and a classroom approach to teaching that allows you to build your own course from practical lessons and themed projects. Each book begins by answering fundamental questions, identifying an essential starter kit of tools and equipment, and explaining how to build a course. The book then divides into subject areas, with key techniques for each area demonstrated through visual glossaries and step-by-steps, followed by graded projects with annotated instructions and an assessment of how to build on achievements. Let DK be the perfect one-on-one tutor you never had: patient, illuminating, inspiring - always at hand to point you in the right direction so you can achieve your potential.
Download or read book Return to Life Through Contrology written by Joseph H. Pilates and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on 1945 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrology is complete coordination of body, mind, and spirit. Through Contrology you first purposefully acquire complete control of your own body and then through proper repetition of its exercises you gradually and progressively acquire that natural rhythm and coordination associated with all your subconscious activities. This true rhythm and control is observed both in domestic pets and wild animals —without known exceptions. Contrology develops the body uniformly, corrects wrong postures, restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind, and elevates the spirit. In childhood, with rare exceptions, we all enjoy the benefits of natural and normal physical development. However, as we mature, we find ourselves living in bodies not always complimentary to our ego. Our bodies are slumped, our shoulders are stooped, our eyes are hollow, our muscles are flabby, and our vitality extremely lowered, if not vanished. This is but the natural result of not having uniformly developed all the muscles of our spine, trunk, arms, and legs in the course of pursuing our daily labors and office activities. If you will faithfully perform your Contrology exercises regularly only four times a week for just three months as outlined in RETURN TO LIFE, you will find your body development approaching the ideal, accompanied by renewed mental vigor and spiritual enhancement. Contrology is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace, and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, in the way you play, and in the way you work. You will develop muscular power with corresponding endurance, ability to perform arduous duties, to play strenuous games, to walk, run or travel for long distances without undue body fatigue or mental strain. And this by no means is the end.
Download or read book p i l a t e s Mat Work Essential Skills and Level 1 Exercises written by Catherine Wilks and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-04-13 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: p-i-l-a-t-e-s Instructor Manual - the first of 6 Mat Work programs for including a comprehensive introduction to the Pilates Method, 35 Pre-Pilates and Beginner Exercises that are a safe and effective introduction for new Pilates clients. An excellent resource for Pilates Instructors beginning their teaching career!
Download or read book Pilates Basics written by Trevor Blount and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 2010-01-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: exercise & workout books.
Download or read book p i l a t e s Arm and Leg Weights Instructor Manual Levels 1 5 written by Catherine Wilks and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-06 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: p-i-l-a-t-e-s Arm and Leg Weight Instructor Manual - 21 Exercises over 5 Levels this manual offers a complete guide to performing exercises with Arm Weights in a Pilates Class. This manual offers a step by step guide to progressing clients with basic hand and ankle weights. It is an excellent resource for Pilates Instructors and Personal Trainers to create variety in their Pilates workouts.
Download or read book p i l a t e s Instructor Manual Mat Work Level 5 written by Catherine Wilks and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-04-16 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 5th Level for the p-i-l-a-t-e-s Instructor Manual Mat Work series. Based on the exercises developed by Joseph H Pilates, this manual has 36 detailed exercises to assist Instructors to progress their clients and mat classes. The 6 Mat Manuals contain 200 exercises and progressions. Each exercise has a detailed description, contra-indications, basic anatomy, technical points and repetitions.
Download or read book p i l a t e s Instructor Manual Mat Work Level 5 Variations written by Catherine Wilks and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-04-16 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the last manual for the p-i-l-a-t-e-s Instructor Manual Mat Work series. This manual has 25 detailed exercises to assist Instructors to progress their clients and mat classes. This manual expands on the traditional mat created by Joseph H Pilates. Its variations increase the fitness of the traditional mat or add variation to the routine. The p-i-l-a-t-e-s 6 Mat Manuals contain 200 exercises and progressions. Each exercise has a detailed description, contra-indications, basic anatomy, technical points and repetitions.
Download or read book The Pilates Program for Everybody written by Carolan Brown and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 2004 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents illustrated, step-by-step instructions--over five hundred color photos--for pilates exercises designed to strengthen and tone muscles, improve flexibility, reduce stress, and provide other benefits, and points out common mistakes.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to the Pilates Method written by Karon Karter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the Pilates attitude, technique, equipment, and the importance of posture and diet, and discusses how to teach others the Pilates method.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to the Pilates Method written by Karon Karter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the Pilates attitude, technique, equipment, and the importance of posture and diet, and discusses how to teach others the Pilates method.
Download or read book Teaching Pilates Basics for Fitness Instructors written by Sheena Kilpatrick and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2019-12-09 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn 30 basic Pilates exercises with modifications, corrections and target muscles. This book is a reference guide for mat-based Pilates certification and therefore includes important information about the principles of alignment, postural assessment, class design and anatomy. Reading this book does not replace certification, but will prepare and augment any mat-based Pilates certification.
Download or read book The Pilates Body written by Brooke Siler and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2000-01-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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.
Download or read book The Women s Fitness Book written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-01-16 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Women's Fitness Book is like having a personal trainer in the palm of your hand. It includes advice on healthy eating and weight loss, tips on motivation, setting goals, nutrition, instruction on how to establish and maintain fitness levels, and questionnaires and tests to accurately assess readers' starting point and progress. The Women's Fitness Book is a comprehensive tool, providing everything necessary for women to get healthy, sculpt the body they want, and maintain that healthy body for life.
