Trainer to the stars, brooke siler, offers an at-home guide to the pilates method, giving a whole new body within 30 sessions. Pilates is the new fitness phenomenon with hundreds of studios now opening up across Britain. The devotees include Madonna, Uma Thurman, Sharon Stone, Julia Roberts and Jennifer Anniston. For the first time, fitness guru and certified Pilates instructor, Brooke Siler, will reveal the techniques she uses to train the stars from her renowned New York studio re:AB. Brooke's celebrity clients include supermodels Kate Moss, Stella Tennant and Amber Valetta, actress Liv Tyler and the fashion and media glitterati of New York.
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"The Pilates method of body conditioning is not an arduous technique that leaves you tired and sore. In fact, quite the opposite is true. By allowing the movements to stretch your body as you simultaneously work on the strengthening elements of the method, you are creating a habit of relaxed effort for your body to follow." (8)
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The introduction pages are really encouraging and well explain into the uses of Pilates on the body and general well-being. It's a very useful introduction to keep refering to. It's partially technical and part instigator. The whole aspect of the book is about the positive powers inside that are being worked out. The body exercises are well explained in sentances and photos, and drawings for each; and hints and tips on what not to do, what to avoid,for each, and there are really useful "map" pages where you see the whole mat routine, so when you have learnt the basic form of exercises you want to do, you can just have that page open for the session. It's broad in suggestions of how much to train. You just find it suggests to you to do your best with it and stop when you need a rest. Best it encourages you that whatever deficiency bought you to the stage of trying Pilates, that's OK, and to be responsible for your own strengthening and fitness. All in all it is reassuring and well explained and laid out attractively.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By mechanic9
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Not a long review necessary for this book. It starts you out with the history of pilates and covers the basics. Then, it swiftly moves you to the meat and potatoes of the book- the moves and routines.
Excellent black and white photos are plastered throughout the book (ah, that's a good thing) alongside very simple explanations. There are many different levels of difficulty to choose from which makes it good for beginners as well as the experienced.
Probably one of the best in-home methods of exercising, I recommend "The Pilates Body" if pilates seems like it would be your cup of tea. Also recommend Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff if you have a shoulder problem that interferes with your pilates.
Excellent black and white photos are plastered throughout the book (ah, that's a good thing) alongside very simple explanations. There are many different levels of difficulty to choose from which makes it good for beginners as well as the experienced.
Probably one of the best in-home methods of exercising, I recommend "The Pilates Body" if pilates seems like it would be your cup of tea. Also recommend Treat Your Own Rotator Cuff if you have a shoulder problem that interferes with your pilates.
38 of 50 people found the following review helpful
By A. Woodley
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As a complete novice on Pilates and its background I started looking at all the books I could on the subject a few months ago. I had read about Pilates in the Daily Telegraph - the first time I had ever heard of the programme.
There are two points I have to make as a novice - 1 -I'd never heard of Pilates before - and so I wanted to read as much as I could and try things out before I bought and - 2 - there are some very very good books out there on the subject . So I am definitely not an expert opinion here but just an enthusiastic amateur. And I am enthusiastic about it.
First off - if you haven't tried Pilates before - like I hadn't - I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by just how easy and fun the exercises are. Every book I read emphasised the need to move up the level of difficulty slowly - which means I have made very noticeable improvements, but I really enjoy the exercises each day. Its a bit like yoga and certainly uses some parts of yoga in the exercises - only I find I domy Pilates exercises where I never really liked yoga that much.
Why do I like this book better than the others I used? Well I found the programme and the explanations which Siler used the best. Each Pilates book I read seemed to have slightly different combinations of exercises and different orders - but all the exercises are essentially the same so I don't know if there is really that much basic difference in them. In the end I just preferred the order and the presentation of Siler's book. She has all the philosophy of and explanations of Pilates in the first few pages. What I liked best though was the is a two page 'order' of exercises - where each exercise is a small picture to remind you of where you are up to.
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Excellent book for anyone wanting to do just the mat exercises. Explains each move and grades them (beginner, intermediate etc.)
By Christine
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What I like most about this particular book is the imagery that it has for each of the exercises. For example, straps across the lower body holding it down as you curl-up the spine, bone by bone. It has both written and photographic descriptions with a full programme based on either Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced.
28 of 38 people found the following review helpful
By Karen
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Fantastic, if you wish to learn about Pilates, who created it and how it came about this is your book. It is full of clear photographs for every single exercise from beginning to end with a clear step by step guide, it not only guides you through each exercise but also show's you how you can move forward and challenge your body as you perfect the Pilates exercise. This book was recommended to me by Pilates instructor as I wanted to learn more about Pilates and practice at home, by far the most in-depth book I have seen takes you right through from beginners level to advanced.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By N. Seymour
Format:Paperback
I purchased this book 9 years ago when I started Pilates & it has been the best thing I did. It is very hard to find an advanced class but this book helps you advance with clear diagrams & explanations of the exercises. I have looked at several other books since Pilates became more popular & this is the essential book to buy. No other book has the same clarity of explanation or full traditional form. Her Challenge book is great for mixing it up once you've got to grips with this book.
15 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By EMD
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I highly recommend this book as a standard guide to home training on the Pilates method. All exercises are written out very plainly for everyone to understand with the accompanied pictures on each individual exercise.
Don't think twice about purchasing this book; get it and enjoy the new world of exercise with Joe Pilates.
Don't think twice about purchasing this book; get it and enjoy the new world of exercise with Joe Pilates.
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As a Pilates teacher, this is the best book I have ever bought
This is the best Pilates book I have ever had the pleasure of owning. It is clear, concise, and each movement is detailed in a step-by-step breakdown which is easy to comprehend... Read more
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As a complete novice I opted to try Pilates using a DVD, Pilates for Dummies. However, there were a few exercises that I wanted a little more detail about. Read more
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Having started a Pilates course, and read other works by Robinson et al and Menezes, I realise this book focuses on the (physically) more advanced, American audience. Read more
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