Pilates for a Flat Stomach: Perfect Abs in Just 15 Minutes a Day

by Anna Selby

Overview

Just 15 minutes a day will work wonders to give you the flat stomach you’ve always wanted!Pilates is well known as one of the best forms of exercise for people who want a longer, leaner physique. In Pilates for a Flat Stomach, expert Anna Selby has selected the specific exercises you need to do to achieve the toned stomach you’ve always dreamed of.Just 15 minutes a day of the low-impact, high energy Pilates exercises that work on your abdominal muscles will not only improve the appearance of your stomach, but will also work the muscles that support your back, improving your posture and making you feel great.This book is perfect for people with a busy lifestyle. Just 15 minutes a day of Pilates, the all-round healthy exercise, will leave you with a flat, toned stomach, making you look and feel fantastic!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007386413
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	10/10/2011
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	88 MB
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About the Author

Anna Selby has been involved in many forms of dance and exercise, including ballet, Martha Graham technique, yoga and Tai Chi. Her first interest was Pilates and she wrote the first book to include routines from Pilates in 1985. Since then she has written ten more books on health, fitness and exercise, and contributes features regularly to national magazines and newspapers.Claire Fone MCSP, SRP, Cert. Health Ed., a physiotherapist who qualified from Guy’s Hospital, London with distinction in 1984, founded the successful Westminster Physiotherapy Centre in 1994 offering clients physiotherapy, yoga, massage therapy and Pilates.

Table of Contents

	How to Use This Book	vii
	What is Pilates?	x
	The Pilates Principles	xiii
1.	How Pilates Helps You Get a Flat Stomach	1
2.	Applying the Principles	9
3.	Stage One Exercises	20
4.	Stage Two Exercises	47
5.	Stage Three Exercises	75
6.	Day-to-Day Pilates	135