Pilates

Aimed at pilates enthusiasts and pilates instructors, this book offers a contemporary approach to the work of Joseph Pilates, the founding father of the pilates method. The primary pilates work on Human Kinetics' list converting the entire range of pilates exercises. It provides a comprehensive guide to the pilates method, which aims to improve posture, muscle tone, core strength and flexibility; gives detailed instruction on breathing exercise and imagery visualisations to help the reader perform the movements correctly; and covers exercises using the full range of pilates equipment, including matwork, armchair, cadillac, barrels, magic circle, pedopul, reformer and the wunda chair.