Pilates: Simple Techniques for a Strong, Lithe and Healthier Body
Simple techniques for a strong, lithe and healthier body

Pilates works all the muscle groups in your body – with dramatic results. It can streamline your figure, making you longer and leaner, give you incredible posture and physical presence, build up your strength, and free you from any persistent little aches and pains. Pilates focuses on gaining muscle alignment, achieving a flexible spine and obtaining what is called ‘core strength’ – when the abdominals and back muscles create a girdle of strength that supports your torso effortlessly. Pilates can align your muscles and teach you balance with easy, efficient movements. All the techniques in this visual guide are designed to be carried out safely at home by beginners. More advanced variations are also included to challenge you as you progress. The exercises are illustrated with 350 photographs, with diagrams of the target muscles being worked to keep you on the right track.
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Pilates: Simple Techniques for a Strong, Lithe and Healthier Body
Simple techniques for a strong, lithe and healthier body

Pilates works all the muscle groups in your body – with dramatic results. It can streamline your figure, making you longer and leaner, give you incredible posture and physical presence, build up your strength, and free you from any persistent little aches and pains. Pilates focuses on gaining muscle alignment, achieving a flexible spine and obtaining what is called ‘core strength’ – when the abdominals and back muscles create a girdle of strength that supports your torso effortlessly. Pilates can align your muscles and teach you balance with easy, efficient movements. All the techniques in this visual guide are designed to be carried out safely at home by beginners. More advanced variations are also included to challenge you as you progress. The exercises are illustrated with 350 photographs, with diagrams of the target muscles being worked to keep you on the right track.
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Pilates: Simple Techniques for a Strong, Lithe and Healthier Body

Pilates: Simple Techniques for a Strong, Lithe and Healthier Body

by Emily Kelly
Pilates: Simple Techniques for a Strong, Lithe and Healthier Body

Pilates: Simple Techniques for a Strong, Lithe and Healthier Body

by Emily Kelly

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Simple techniques for a strong, lithe and healthier body

Pilates works all the muscle groups in your body – with dramatic results. It can streamline your figure, making you longer and leaner, give you incredible posture and physical presence, build up your strength, and free you from any persistent little aches and pains. Pilates focuses on gaining muscle alignment, achieving a flexible spine and obtaining what is called ‘core strength’ – when the abdominals and back muscles create a girdle of strength that supports your torso effortlessly. Pilates can align your muscles and teach you balance with easy, efficient movements. All the techniques in this visual guide are designed to be carried out safely at home by beginners. More advanced variations are also included to challenge you as you progress. The exercises are illustrated with 350 photographs, with diagrams of the target muscles being worked to keep you on the right track.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780754835394
Publisher: Anness Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date: 06/01/2022
Pages: 96
Product dimensions: 7.27(w) x 9.53(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

Emily Kelly is a fitness trainer and Pilates crusader with a wide following and the highest reputation. She takes a holistic approach to fitness, teaching not only Pilates-based exercises but also the best of other fitness techniques to create a complete workout.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6

Section 1 Introducing Pilates 8

Section 2 Warming up and Mobility Exercises 24

Section 3 Abdominal and Back Exercises 32

Section 4 Upper and Lower Body Exercises 44

Section 5 Stretches 56

Section 6 Making Pilates a Part of Your Life 66

Glossary 94

Useful Addresses and Acknowledgements 95

Index 96

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