Book Description
Sports Pilates looks at the most common sporting injuries, sport by sport, and shows how you can use the Pilates method of strength building to overcome or prevent injury. Including ways to treat and prevent injuries from football, cricket, golf and tennis, Paul takes you through the Sports Pilates programme. With tailored workouts to choose from, all the exercises are illustrated with easy-to-use artworks.
Having worked with top sports people and Olympic athletes for the past twelve years, Paul is in a unique position to advise on injury prevention and treatment for amateurs and professionals alike. Sports Pilates is an ideal reference book for all the family: Part One looks at the sports and details the most common injuries likely to occur. Part Two looks at the treatment and prevention of injuries through specific Pilates exercises tailored to the injury. This is followed by a fitness maintenance and training programme to help reach your optimum performance. The final part of the book gives an alphabetical listing of the injuries and cross-refers back to Pauls tailored treatment programme.
About the Author
Paul Massey is a chartered physiotherapist who practices internationally and advises British Airways on their in-flight exercise programme. Currently the Pilates expert of the UK Olympic Swimming team and the Injury Prevention advisor to the Royal Ballet, he has worked worldwide for the last 12 years with both male and female sports stars and is working with sportsmen and women for the 2004 Olympics. His previous books include Body Control Pilates Back Book (Pan Macmillan). He lives in Kent.