Pilates Method
An Integrative Approach to Teaching
1st Edition
Published on 5. September 2014
208 pages
978-1-4081-0956-4 (ISBN)
Description
Fitness Professionals: Pilates Method is the first book to be written for the specific needs of Pilates instructors. It contains everything a new teacher needs to know in order to pass the national qualification and is an ideal reference for experienced instructors.
Pilates is one of the most popular - and fastest growing - group exercise classes in the UK. For many years it has not been possible to write a definitive book for instructors as there have been many different schools of teaching. However, these have recently been brought together under a single national assessment, meaning that all Pilates instructors must have the same foundation knowledge.
This book will cover these foundation subjects, which include:
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Written to the requirements of the national standards, this book contains everything an instructor needs to know in order to successfully teach Pilates.
Pilates is one of the most popular - and fastest growing - group exercise classes in the UK. For many years it has not been possible to write a definitive book for instructors as there have been many different schools of teaching. However, these have recently been brought together under a single national assessment, meaning that all Pilates instructors must have the same foundation knowledge.
This book will cover these foundation subjects, which include:
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- anatomy
- the key principles of Pilates
- assessment
- structuring a session
- teaching a session.
Written to the requirements of the national standards, this book contains everything an instructor needs to know in order to successfully teach Pilates.
More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Black and white photography and line drawings
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-0956-4 (9781408109564)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
02/2008
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
€63.33
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Person
Debbie Lawrence is a highly regarded fitness professional and author of five books by A&C Black. She is a fully qualified Pilates instructor and currently works as a technical contributor to Central YMCA.
Content
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- About this book
- PART ONE Introduction to the Pilates Method
- 1 History, philosophy and principles of the Pilates method
- 2 Physical fitness and the Pilates method
- 3 Total fitness and the Pilates method
- PART TWO Anatomy Applied to the Pilates Method
- 4 The spine
- 5 The pelvic girdle and pelvic floor
- 6 The shoulder girdle and shoulder joint
- 7 Posture and posture types
- 8 Breathing
- 9 Mind and emotions
- PART THREE Session Survival and Design
- 10 Session structure
- 11 Planning and Teaching
- 12 Exercise analysis and review of the original 34 exercises
- Glossary
- References and recommended reading
- Useful websites
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
