Pilates for Beginners

by Kellina Stewart

Book Overview

An easy-to-follow, stand-up guide to 30 of the most popular Pilates exercises, each designed to streamline and tone your body. There is no need to use Pilates equipment, and the program is suitable... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006039403X
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Avon A
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

great book

my wife and I have enjoyed this book very much, and it has really helped my back. Mike Wallace.

Perfect for beginners

The book "Pilates for Beginners" is just what it says. It is a great way to start, for someone who has never been exposed to this type of exercise. The book even gives you two ways to do the Pilates, one is the regular correct way, and the other is an abbreviated easy way. Perfect for beginners. It has pictures, easy description, everything.

Highly recommended!

Very well thought through. Easy to follow and understand.Clear instructions. Exercises flow one into another as you turn the pages, for a good pilates home session.

Exceptionally well done!

Although I have practiced yoga for many years, I am new to Pilates. I am not someone who likes to go to classes, but I can't afford private lessons, so I have been looking at a lot of books to see which would be best for self-teaching Pilates. This has been challenging, because Pilates stresses precision, which is a difficult feat to accomplish on one's own. This is a unique book, as it is spiral-bound and stands up easel-style so it's easy to use and refer to during practice. The photographs are large, in color, crisp, clear, and very well done. There are visualizations and tips with each exercise and techniques for flowing one exercise into the next. The Beginner's program (the book is not just for beginners, despite the title, but it is probably too introductory for the advanced student) has a fair amount of detail, yet not so much that it confuses the reader. It is informative without being overly didactic, and answers a number of "how to" questions that are not even addressed in other books. As I embark on my Pilates journey, THIS is the book I will be keeping by my side. Highly recommended!