Books – Health – Pilates
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Power Pilates by Dianne Daniels
An exercise physiologist uses the Pilates method to build strength and increase aerobic endurance, showing readers how to achieve greater flexibility, enhance range of motion, and achieve better balance and coordination. Original.
Paperback, 200 pp, $23.95. Buy
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Pilates for Men by E. McNergney
Paperback, 180 pp, $23.95. Buy
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The Complete Classic Pilates Method by Miranda Bass
Lynne Robinson and Body Control Pilates have brought Joseph Pilates’ teachings to a vast readership, creating exercise programmes that are clear, effective and safe. Originally devised for dancers and athletes, “The Complete Classic Pilates Method” course brings physically demanding exercises within everyone’s grasp, breaking them down into beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. With watchpoints and warnings for each level, preparation exercises ensure that you are ready to tackle the full action. Fluent workouts demand only a minimum of 10 minutes four times a week. A clear and meticulously graded Pilates manual.
Paperback, 192 pp, $40.00. Buy
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Standing Pilates: Strengthen and Tone Your Body Wh Erever You Are by Breibart
Shows readers step by step how to perform Pilates’s classic postures while standing or sitting down. Breibart has transformed the classics Pilates floor exercises into a new workout that frees readers to perform Pilates postures in places where they don’t have the room, floor space, mats, or special equipment needed.
Paperback, 240 pp, $26.95. Buy
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Pilates Fusion by Shirley Archer
Melding the best of Pilates with Eastern philosophy, Pilates Fusion features over 50 fully illustrated stretching, breathing, and mat-based exercises matched with meditative visualisations to awaken the spirit while strengthening the body. Pilates instructor Shirley Sugimura Archer provides tips on setting up a practice space, pointers on correct execution, and enlightening counsel on the mind-body-spirit connection. The concealed Wire-O lay-flat binding makes the book easy to use while practicing. Offering simple exercises for those just starting out along with more advanced forms, plus sequences tailored to meet specific needs, Pilates Fusion makes it easy to become fit and feel fantastic — inside and out.
Hardback, $27.95. Buy
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Pilates Deck by Shirley Archer
Develop a strong and flexible body that moves with ease and grace. With these 50 pilates exercise cards, you’ll enjoy invigorating exercise that targets areas which support good posture and long muscles.
Without relying on machines, “The Pilates Deck” makes working out easy by incorporating mat exercises that progress from preparatory movements to advanced sequences.
Cards, 50 pp, $22.95. Buy
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Intelligent Exercise with Pilates & Yoga by Robinson and Napper
Pilates expert Lynne Robinson and yoga teacher Howard Napper, offer two of the world’s most effective exercise movements, brought together to inspire one another. Conceived in response to frequent questions about whether Pilates and yoga are compatible, this manual highlights how they are grounded in a similar awareness of the body. Forty exercises demonstrate common ground wherever possible; there are also areas where a choice is put in your hands – part of the concept of intelligent exercise. This book heralds the beginning of a fruitful new synthesis, without threatening the integrity of either technique.
Paperback, 224 pp, $40.00. Buy
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Pilates Over 50 by Lesley Ackland
Pilates is regarded as an ideal exercise regime for the over 50s, due to its low-impact exercises that ensure joints remain flexible and general mobility is increased. The routines in this book combine low-impact exercises with resistance training and weights.
Paperback, 192 pp, $27.95. Buy
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Pilates for a Flat Stomach by Anna Selby
This text offers low-impact, high-energy exercises designed especially for people with busy lifestyles. Just 15 minutes a day can help you to tighten your stomach muscles, at the same time working the muscles in your back, thus improving your posture as well.
Paperback, 160 pp, $22.95. Buy
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Pilates Plus Diet by Lynn Robinson
Lynne Robinson combines her Body Control Pilates system with a contemporary diet to help you regain a shapely figure and stay slim. Just as Lynne’s 13 previous books have explored the background concepts before taking you step-by-step through the exercises, so “Pilates Plus Diet” covers the theories behind healthy eating and fitness before the main programme. The nutritious recipes are packed with fresh ingredients and devised to retain your interest with their enticing flavours. Follow the 28 day programme to retrain your body, and witness the enduring effects of Pilates plus diet as together they deliver you the radiant health and great shape you need for an active and enjoyable life.
Paperback, 144 pp, $35.00. Buy
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Ultimate Pilates by Andreas Reyneke
Talks about a programme that conditions your body and mind and helps you reach a level of fitness. The benefits of this programme include: lean and strong muscles; improved balance; better circulation; and, a calm mind and increased confidence. This work offers exercises; and each step is illustrated with photographs
Paperback, 224 pp, $49.95. Buy
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Body Control Pilates Back Book by Lynne Robinson
Three in five of us will suffer from backache in our lives. Pilates has a strong reputation in tackling back problems and many doctors, osteopaths and physiotherapists are already endorsing its unique quality to exercise deeply but gently and to rebalance the posture. “The Back Book” is a one-stop reference guide, explaining how the back works, why backache occurs, the different types of back pain, when to seek professional help, lifestyle tips for prevention and exercises to promote flexibility and hold the correct posture. For those already suffering, a special remedial programme of exercises is designed to restore mobility. Leading Pilates practitioner Lynne Robinson can help you bypass or overcome this most common of agonies.
Paperback, 192 pp, $30.00. Buy
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Pilates Basics by Eleanor McKenzie
Pilates, a method of mental and physical fitness incorporating elements of yoga and classical dance can create a strong, flexible body and help develop a feeling of well-being. This title enables Pilates practitioners to enjoy the benefits at home, at work etc.
Paperback, 128 pp, $14.95. Buy
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Pilates for Dummies by Ellie Herman
Provides instructions for developing a personalized Pilates program for use at home or at the gym.
Paperback, 360 pp, $30.95. Buy
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Pilates at Home by Kellina Stewart
Spiral / Comb Bound Book, 96 pp, $32.95. Buy
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