Pilates
How to Strengthen and Tone Your Body with Fast and Lasting Results with Over 330 Step-by-step Photographs and Timed Routines
Emily Kelly(Author)
Southwater (Publisher)
Published on 31. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-84476-289-7 (ISBN)
Description
This is the clearest-ever introduction to Pilates: an easy-to-follow and compelling guide to developing a longer, leaner, healthier body at home, with fast and lasting results. Over 330 step-by-step colour photographs illustrate the exercises simply and concisely, capturing the elegance of the movements. All the exercises are designed to be practised safely at home by beginners: more advanced variations are included to challenge you as you progress. All the exercises are illustrated with beautiful colour photographs, with over 330 colour pictures in total, showing scores of sequences and exercises step by step. Diagrams, checkpoints and highlighted target muscle groups will keep you focused on the right track, while more advanced positions are designed to challenge you as you progress to advanced levels. With a simple approach, incredible visual material and one of the world's foremost teachers as its author, this is the first and only Pilates book you should buy.
Reviews / Votes
"Emily works miracles...The Pilates exercises are subtle and I don't realise the work I'm doing until people begin complimenting me on my body. Everything looks longer and somewhat leaner." Sophie Dahl in Elle Magazine."More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Anness Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
over 330 colour photographs & artworks
Dimensions
Height: 301 mm
Width: 232 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
526 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84476-289-7 (9781844762897)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Emily Kelly is a fitness trainer and Pilates crusader with a wide following and the highest reputation. Through her personal training company, Synergy, and her media work, Emily takes a holistic approach to fitness, teaching not only Pilates-based exercises but intergrating cardiovascular work and the best of other fitness techniques to create the ultimate home workout.