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PublisherPotter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale

ISBN-100593980441

ISBN-139780593980446

eBay Product ID (ePID)23075653613

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Number of Pages256 Pages

Publication NamePilates Body, Revised and Expanded Edition : The Ultimate at-Home Guide to Strengthening, Lengthening, and Revitalizing Your Body--Without Machines

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2025

SubjectMindfulness & Meditation, Public Health, Diet & Nutrition / Weight Loss

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaBody, Mind & Spirit, Health & Fitness, Medical

AuthorBrooke Siler

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight18.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2025-029034

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"Brooke Siler gave me the best workout I've ever had in my life!" --Kirsten Dunst "Brooke is extremely knowledgeable about using Pilates as a tool to increase muscle strength and improve life energy and vitality. I love Brooke!" --Amber Valletta "All trainers feel committed to their clients. However, few give the dedication of a coach. Brooke is a trainer who is a coach. She pushes me to realize my potential and believes in my ability more than I do." --Trudi Tapscott, Model Editor, Vogue magazine

SynopsisThe definitive guide to mat-based Pilates from a renowned, celebrity trainer with more than three decades of experience--now with a new chapter of matwork-enhancing strategies and sixteen variations on classic exercises Since its publication in 2000, The Pilates Body has helped hundreds of thousands readers around the world discover the power of Pilates. Originally developed in the early 1900s by Joseph H. Pilates, it remains the ultimate mind-body fitness system for anyone who wants to build strength, improve flexibility, perfect their posture, reduce aches and pains, and develop a deeper connection with their bodies. In The Pilates Body , Brooke Siler, who trained under Joseph Pilates protégée Romana Kryzanowska, offers a comprehensive program of Pilates exercises that can be done anywhere and anytime with an exercise mat. Siler guides the reader through the principles that form the foundation of Pilates and offers directions for more than fifty exercises. The exercises, categorized by difficulty level, include: Step-by-step photos and instructions, line drawings, and unique visualizations to help you perform the proper movements with the right balance of breath and muscle activation Modifications for beginners, transitions between exercises to help you move fluidly through your practice, and progressions that keep you moving forward Troubleshooting tips for avoiding common pitfalls and injury as well as guides for maximizing your results In this revised and expanded edition, you will find more progressions, variations, and updated cues throughout the exercises. You will also learn how to deepen your Pilates practice in an exciting-new chapter that explores the strengthening and lengthening benefits of incorporating pandiculation--the contraction and relaxation of muscles to discharge muscular tension and foster mobility. Siler explains pandiculation's essential role in your neuromuscular health and how it unlocks more of Pilates's benefits, while offering instructions for pandiculated versions of sixteen matwork exercises to revitalize your body and your practice. Through its warm, concise approach and creative, detailed visuals, The Pilates Body will help you master a movement system that enhances your physical and emotional well-being, no matter your skill level, age, or fitness level., The definitive guide to mat-based Pilates from a renowned, celebrity trainer with more than three decades of experience--now with a new chapter of matwork-enhancing strategies and sixteen variations on classic exercises

LC Classification NumberRA781.4.S547 2025