Pilates Personal Trainer Back Strengthening Workout: Illustrated Step-by-Step Matwork Routine

King, Michael

ISBN 10: 1569753539 / ISBN 13: 9781569753538

Published by Ulysses Pr, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pilates Personal Trainer Back Strengthening Workout: Illustrated Step-by-Step Matwork Routine
• Publisher: Ulysses Pr
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1569753539
• ISBN 13: 9781569753538
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Developed by Joseph Pilates almost 80 years ago, Pilates combines elements of yoga and bodywork. It is important that users follow the vital elements of Pilates in every workout and Pilates Personal Trainer Getting Started with Stretching dedicates the first half of the book to teaching those elements, including concentration, breathing, control and centering.

However, the second half of the book is the focus. Here readers are presented with a series of carefully selected matwork exercised that target the back. Each movement is explained with unmatched clarity using detailed descriptions of the exercise and nearly 100 step-by-step photographs.

About the Author

Michael King has been an exercise professional for the past twenty years. He was first introduced to Pilates as a professional dancer and studied with second-generation teacher Alan Herdman, subsequently qualifying as a Pilates teacher. He first taught at the Pineapple Dance Studios and then worked with the Houston Dance Company for eight years before moving to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, Michael was an instructor at Voight Fitness and personal trainer to a celebrity clientele including Faye Dunaway. He was also the director of the Mind-Body Studio at Holmes Place health club at the Barbican, teaching Pilates and matwork classes, and is now director of the Pilates Institute.