The Complete Guide to Joseph H. Pilates' Techniques of Physical Conditioning: With Special Help for Back Pain and Sports Training (Part 1)

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO JOSEPH H. PILATES’ TECHNIQUES OF PHYSICAL CONDITIONING With Special Help for Back Pain & Sports Training allan menezes|Founder of the Pilates Institute of Australasia The Complete Guide to Joseph H. Pilates’ Techniques of Physical Conditioning Praise for the First Edition Recommended by: ● Physicalmagazine ● About.com, Physical Therapy Guide ● The Pilates Center of Austin ● Centerof Balance (Mountain View, CA) ● The Pacific Northwest Inlander ● TheBodyworker.com “This book offers a thorough, in-depth guide to Pilates exercises.” —Pilates Insight.com “This is a very comprehensive book. It covers around 200 Pilates exercises. The introductory chapters are inspiring especially for anyone who ex-periences pain. Allen Menezes, the author, experi-enced a great deal of pain himself and seems to truly understand how to help people work with and through their pain. ...The introduction helps with an understanding of the method behind the move-ments and the concluding chapters actually offer some information that is a must....” —Pilates Fitness Journal, August 2003 “Amore in-depth book on Pilates that will appeal to teachers, some excellent information.” —Bodyline LA “An excellent book that presents a wide variety of Pilates-based exercises, incorporating photo-graphs with step-by-step instructions, key points, cautions, and variations. Nicely illustrated with good photography.” —Judd Robbins, Director of Central Internet Resource for Pilates’ Instructors, Studios and Students (www.bodymind.net) WhatReaders Say “Allan’s Body Control Pilates Technique is the surest way I know to get back into shape fast. It gives maximum effect with minimum effort, and helps iron out the stresses life inflicts on the back. It ad-dresses muscles you didn’t even know existed that help to keep the body toned and fortified." —Greta Scacchi, actress (The Red Violin, Emma, Presumed Innocent) “Have you tried every exercise program on the mar-ket only to quit after the first few lessons? That has been my experience until two weeks ago when I began a Pilates course. The instructor uses The Complete Guide to the Pilates Method as her in-struction manual....With this book as a reference guide, I can continue the Pilates exercises at home and have quit being a quitter.” —Valerie, Perth, Australia “Simply a great all-around book! I have had back trouble for about 15 years and within only 3 weeks of following the teachings of J.H. Pilates I have no-ticed considerable improvement in mobility, flexi-bility, and strength. The book has lots of valuable information over and above the clear description and illustration of exercises contained within and makes for very interesting reading even when tak-ing it easy!” —Graeme, Queensland, Australia “I tried Pilates about 1 year ago and absolutely loved it! I used [this] book which provides lots of great de-tails and background information essential to get-ting started.” —Healthy LivingEditor @ Hippodamia TO MY WIFE, SONJA Project Credits Cover Design: Jinni Fontana Graphic Design Photography: KC Models: Simon Wood, Vanessa Wood, Allan Menezes, Nadine Jenkins,and Jennifer Scott Illustrations: Daniel Matthieu Book Design and Production: Jinni Fontana Graphic Design CopyEditor: Kelley Blewster Proofreader: Lee Rappold Acquisitions Editor: Jeanne Brondino Editor: Alexandra Mummery Publicist: Lisa E. Lee Foreign Rights Assistant: Elisabeth Wohofsky Customer Service Manager: Christina Sverdrup Order Fulfillment: Washul Lakdhon Administrator: Theresa Nelson Computer Support: Peter Eichelberger Publisher: Kiran S. Rana Ordering Trade bookstores in the U.S. and Canada please contact: Publishers Group West 1700 Fourth Street, Berkeley CA 94710 Phone: (800) 788-3123 Fax: (510) 528-3444 HunterHouse books are available at bulk discounts for textbook course adoptions; to qualifying community, health-care, and government organizations; and for special promotions and fund-raising. For details please contact: Special Sales Department HunterHouse Inc., PO Box 2914, Alameda CA 94501-0914 Phone: (510) 865-5282 Fax: (510) 865-4295 E-mail: sales@hunterhouse.com Individuals can order our books from most bookstores, by calling (800) 266-5592, or from our website at www.hunterhouse.com to e joseph h. e pilates’ physical conditioning WithSpecial Help for Back Pain and Sports Training allan menezes Founder of the Pilates Institute of Australasia and the Body Control Pilates Studios Physical fitness is the first prerequisite of happiness. — J. Pilates (1880–1967) ... - tailieumienphi.vn