Pilates Personal Trainer Back Strengthening Workout Illustrated Step-by-Step Matwork Routine

by King, Michael; Green, Yolande

• ISBN13: 9781569753538
• ISBN10: 1569753539
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-02
• Publisher: Ulysses Press
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Summary

Developed by Joseph Pilates almost 80 years ago, Pilates combines elements of yoga and bodywork. It is important that users follow the vital elements of Pilates in every workout and Pilates Personal Trainer Getting Started with Stretching dedicates the first half of the book to teaching those elements, including concentration, breathing, control and centering.

However, the second half of the book is the focus. Here readers are presented with a series of carefully selected matwork exercised that target the back. Each movement is explained with unmatched clarity using detailed descriptions of the exercise and nearly 100 step-by-step photographs.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Why Pilates?	9	(3)
Holistic program	12	(2)
The workout	14	(2)
Preventing pain	16	(4)
Vital Elements
Concentration	20	(3)
Breathing	23	(3)
Centering	26	(5)
Control	31	(3)
Posture	34	(3)
Neutral spine	37	(3)
Precision	40	(2)
Isolation	42	(4)
The Workout
Warm-ups	46	(8)
Core elements	54	(8)
Back workout	62	(28)
Glossary	90	(2)
Index	92	(4)
About the authors/Acknowledgments	96