The complete idiot's guide to the Pilates method. (2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Complete idiot's guide; Pilates method
• Further Information: Note: By Karon Karter.
• Other Names: Karter, Karon
• Contents: The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Pilates Method; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part 1 Live in Your Body; Chapter 1 Join the Movement; Introducing the Pilates Method; The Thinking Body; Body Therapy; The Man Behind the Method; Your Inner Athlete; The Achy Breaky Body; Granny Got Her Groove Back; Stay Stronger Longer; Battling Brittle Bones; A Pea in a Pod; In the Pursuit of Excellence; Sweat Isn't Enough; Strength and Length; Risky Business; Shattered Dreams; A New You; Chapter 2 Fix Your Frame; Message in Your Body; Torso Talk; No More Pain in the Back; How Are Your Curves? Got a Slumper, Here!Too Much Arch in Your Back; The Powerhouse; Where's Your Body?; Chapter 3 Take Your Breath; With Every Breath You Take; Detoxify Your Body; Work on Your Stamina; Become a Better Breather; The Rules: Breathe Right!; Chapter 4 (Re)Discover the Perfect Body; Spring to Life; The Art of Training; Metabolism Makeover; Train Yourself Right- in Six Weeks; Away with Aerobics? No Way!; The Not-So-New Fitness; Body Beautiful, but Not in a Day!; Part 2 Show Me the Mat; Chapter 5 Befriend Your Body; Body Wisdom; Training with Symmetry: Muscle Imbalances; Your Cheating Body Checking Out Your FormInitiation: Learning the Concepts; Learning the Lingo: Pre-Pilates; Before You Go!; Chapter 6 Sculpt Yourself into Shape; A Perfect 10; Strike a Stance: The Pilates "V"; Wake Up Your Body with the Hundred; Roll-Up; Flex and Stretch: Hamstrings, Ankles, Leg Circles; Rolling Like a Ball; Single- and Double-Leg Stretch; Spine Stretch; The Saw; Seal; Wrapping It Up; Chapter 7 Get the Man-Made Mat Body; Busting Your Gut; Corkscrews, Swans, and Neck Pulls, Oh My!; Open-Leg Rocker; The Corkscrew; Take Flight with the Swan; Single-Leg Kick; The Much-Needed Rest: Child's Pose Back to the Belly: Neck PullIt's a Wrap; Chapter 8 Graduate to the "It" Body; Flaunting Your Flow; Ready, Set, Rhythm?; If You've Got It, Flaunt It!; Love-Handle-Free and Loving It: The Fives; Double-Leg Kick; Shoulder Bridge (Stability); Teaser 1; Let's Go Swimming; Head to Heel Like Steel: Leg Pulls; The Finish Line; Part 3 Moving On Up; Chapter 9 Smart Sweating; Boosting Your Ability; Tackling the Next Level; What's Next?; Control Is Crucial: The Rollover; Hush Your Hips: Shoulder Bridge with Kicks; It's a Stretch: Spine Twist; Straight as a Pencil: The Jackknife Just Not Any Only Old Teaser: Super-AdvancedHead to Heel Like Steel: Leg Pulls and Push-Ups; Going the Other Way: Leg Pull Back; A Different Class of Push-Up; Be the Boss of Your Body; Chapter 10 The Intelligent Workout; Body and Mind Integration; See It, and Then Do It!; The Swan Dive; Age-Defying Moves: The Scissors and the Bicycle; Let's Dance: Can-Can to Hip Circles; Hip Circles; Precision Lifts: Kneeling Side Kicks, the Mermaid, and the Twist; Balance in Motion: The Boomerang; Last Call; Chapter 11 The Anticellulite Solution; De-Fat Your Dimples; Empowering Your Patootie; Stay Square
• Publisher Details: Indianapolis, IN : Alpha
• Publication Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvii, 293 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 613.7/1; Pilates method; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Exercise; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Aerobics; Pilates method; Exercise; Physical fitness; Pilates method; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1592570372; 9781592570379; 9780786548446; 0786548444; 9781101199145; 1101199148
• Related ISBNs: 0028639839; 9780028639833
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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