Pilates for Wimps: Total Fitness for the Partially Motivated

by Jennifer DeLuca

Book Overview

Wimps of the World--you can work out without being embarrassed. Here is Pilates broken down and made simple for those who want to get fit without becoming a gym rat. The bestselling Wimps series shows the way to Pilates success with the help of a certified, highly experienced instructor; easy-to-follow instructions; and a wealth of detailed, encouraging photographs of ordinary, average guys and gals mastering the technique. Begin toning and reshaping...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806992603
• ISBN13: 9780806992600
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

excellent book

I thoroughly enjoyed this book!! As a physical therapist I try and incorporate Pilates in my treatment sessions to strengthen and stretch my patients. This is an easy to follow book that I can recommend to my patients so they can exercise at home in a safe an effective way. A great book for any level of fitness!!

Pilates for Wimps

It may not be a cure-all for combating the 27 course Thanksgiving meal - but a Pilates exercise program as explained by this book does provide a strong basis for health and fitness. I liked the direct and easy to follow writing style. The careful descriptions and full color pictures ensure an easy understanding. The book won't replace a personal trainer, but it will help ensure that by the time you hit the gym, you clearly know what you are doing. Actually, this strikes me as a great book for personal trainers themselves, to enhance their understanding of this growing fitness regimen.

This is a great book to get you started and keep you going.

This is one of the best books I've read on Pilates or home exercise of any kind. It is intelligently written, with a sense of humor as well - giving the reader a good sense of the seriousness with which the author approaches her subject, and also the fun she imbues into exercise! The steps are clear and designed to provide the maximum effect, and protection against strain or injury. The results are wonderful - a sense, especially for us middle-age folks, of strenthening in the places that really become fragile over time - very quickly you feel you can do so many more things with confidence, rather than tentativeness. And when you get through the basics, there are some really challenging and interesting exercises at the end that the author herself demonstrates. This book will take you far.