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Viviana Durante, Principle Ballerina
'One of the finest teachers.'
Time Out
`If you only buy one Pilates book, make sure it's Ultimate Pilates by Dreas Reyneke'
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Back at the beginning of the 20th century, Joseph Pilates warned of the ill effects of the fast tempo of modern living, and of the need to keep the body healthy and to develop the mind. Read the first page
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Pilates & so much information on how the body & mind work together for fitness and health
10 Aug 2006
Format:Paperback
Wow. I am very impresed by this book.
I have been doing pilates for a short while, but I am the type of person who becomes a fanatic student of something that fascinates me, buying a lot of books and DVDs to get different perspectives on the method. I hate when I buy a book that just rehashes all the common-sense, basic stuff that every book repeats ("Jospeh Hubertus Pilates was born.. blah blah" or "Pilates works on the powerhouse... etc etc") -- with little unique or interesting to say. This book definitely has a unique take and a new angle on pilates.
In addition to exercises well explained and illustrated by models with various body types and backgrounds (i.e., not just dancers!!), there is a lot of information on particular muscles being worked and how they function alone & together with other muscles; background information on physical fitness and its growth, showing how and what pilates influenced and was influenced by; integration with other forms of mind-body work.... and, of course, a great programme of exercise.
Men should know that this book will really appeal to them if most women-centred pilates books leave them feeling left out. Actually, Reyneke is so focused on including men that, on the pages discussing the pelvic floor, while making sure men know that they need to work this area as well, he show a diagram of only the male pelvic muscles and no image of the female's... an unnecessary oversight, but hardly much of a criticism.
And one key thing -- for those who have been challenge by this question as well as me, Reyneke tackles the seeming battle between those Pilates teachers who say navel-to-spine only (like Stott and most US, Canadian teachers) & those who say (like Body Control and Australian teachers) pelvic-floor-scoop-and-hollow to engage the powerhouse. His explanations are clear as is his verdict (pelvic floor first!).
A good buy.
I have been doing pilates for a short while, but I am the type of person who becomes a fanatic student of something that fascinates me, buying a lot of books and DVDs to get different perspectives on the method. I hate when I buy a book that just rehashes all the common-sense, basic stuff that every book repeats ("Jospeh Hubertus Pilates was born.. blah blah" or "Pilates works on the powerhouse... etc etc") -- with little unique or interesting to say. This book definitely has a unique take and a new angle on pilates.
In addition to exercises well explained and illustrated by models with various body types and backgrounds (i.e., not just dancers!!), there is a lot of information on particular muscles being worked and how they function alone & together with other muscles; background information on physical fitness and its growth, showing how and what pilates influenced and was influenced by; integration with other forms of mind-body work.... and, of course, a great programme of exercise.
Men should know that this book will really appeal to them if most women-centred pilates books leave them feeling left out. Actually, Reyneke is so focused on including men that, on the pages discussing the pelvic floor, while making sure men know that they need to work this area as well, he show a diagram of only the male pelvic muscles and no image of the female's... an unnecessary oversight, but hardly much of a criticism.
And one key thing -- for those who have been challenge by this question as well as me, Reyneke tackles the seeming battle between those Pilates teachers who say navel-to-spine only (like Stott and most US, Canadian teachers) & those who say (like Body Control and Australian teachers) pelvic-floor-scoop-and-hollow to engage the powerhouse. His explanations are clear as is his verdict (pelvic floor first!).
A good buy.
Format:Paperback
I'm a beginner to Pilates and this is a marvellously thorough and clear introduction. The photos show you exactly what to aim for and they inspire too. It's in 6 parts and leads you slowly and carefully. I read parts 1-4 in sequence apart from the detailed description of each muscle: however, I have gone back to that bit for reference. I like Dreas's style of writing and found it easy to read, but this is a really sound and knowledgeable manual.
Format:Paperback
I bought the book having done Pilates classes regularly in the past and because I was attracted by the idea of new exercises. Having gone though the book, I am disappointed.
In my view it has far too much anatomical detail and it fails to explain how to put together a workable routine to tackle my individual problem areas. However my main complaint is that despite the fact that I am used to doing Pilates, I found the explanations of how to do the exercises really unclear. They left me baffled and unsure about whether I was doing them correctly. The author either needs to improve the explanations and photographs or include a DVD.
In my view it has far too much anatomical detail and it fails to explain how to put together a workable routine to tackle my individual problem areas. However my main complaint is that despite the fact that I am used to doing Pilates, I found the explanations of how to do the exercises really unclear. They left me baffled and unsure about whether I was doing them correctly. The author either needs to improve the explanations and photographs or include a DVD.
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