pilates method

"This guidebook teaches students how to turn their healthy habits into a healthy lifestyle. Readers learn the importance of establishing a mind-body connection and receive meditation and yoga exercises as ways of helping create that relationship. In listening to their bodies, students also explore safety's role in exercise"--Provided by publisher.

"This guidebook teaches students how to turn their healthy habits into a healthy lifestyle. Readers learn the importance of establishing a mind-body connection and receive meditation and yoga exercises as ways of helping create that relationship. In listening to their bodies, students also explore safety's role in exercise"--Provided by publisher.

Includes a series of short segment demonstrating simple chair Pilates exercises that work core muscles to stimulate blood flow and regulate breathing. The exercises can be used individually or in a group and help children increase their attention span and improve their posture.

Illustrated with photographs of a practicing Pilates expert and diagrams that show the muscle groups that get a workout during each featured Pilates exercise, this instructional guide has everything a reader interested in Pilates needs to begin crafting their own personalized regimen. Beginning with an explanation of what Pilates is and the history of how it was developed and going on to discuss modern principles and equipment, this guide emphasizes correct body placement, proper breathing techniques, and injury prevention. Includes a range of basic, intermediate, and advanced Pilates exercises and numerous step-by-step workouts to try.

An illustrated guide to Pilates exercises and techniques.

Introduces yoga and Pilates, and discusses equipment, safety, and fitness benefits of these activities.

A Pilates workout designed specifically for the needs of pregnant women with separate workouts for each trimester.