Standing Pilates: Strengthen and Tone Your Body Wherever You Are
Joseph Pilates's revolutionary methods of strengthening, toning, and even lengthening the body have become hugely popular all around the world. Now, in Standing Pilates, celebrated Pilates expert Joan Breibart takes Pilates off the floor, showing you step by step how to perform classic postures while standing or sitting.
Breibart, the creator of the first Pilates exercise video, has transformed traditional Pilates floor exercises into a new workout that frees you to perform postures any time, anywhere, without mats, balls, or workout gear. This groundbreaking new method uses your own body weight to help you achieve faster, longer-lasting results. You get clear instruction on how to increase your focus, develop proper form, and strengthen and tone your body more easily and efficiently. Plus, Breibart gives you valuable tips on improving your technique, making modifications to the postures, and varying each exercise to take things up a notch.
- Features black-and-white photographs throughout that fully illustrate each exercise
- Explains how to exercise smarter to get the body you want
- Provides fundamentals and foundations for retraining your brain to move your body correctly to improve your balance and form
- Presents testimonials from fitness professionals on the benefits of Standing Pilates
- Includes up-to-date contact lists for certified Pilates instructors, those also certified in Standing Pilates, and Pilates Certifying Studios
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Book details
- Author
- Joan Breitbart
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 240
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Health & Fitness › Exercise
- Topics
- standing exercises · strength training · muscle toning · bodyweight exercise · no equipment workout · health and fitness
- ISBN-13
- 9780471566557
About the author
JOAN BREIBART is a Pilates instructor, inventor, and founder of the PhysicalMind Institute, which launched the first Pilates certification program and the first Pilates instructional video. Her books include Suckered Into Wellness, Body Biz and Standing Pilates.
Breibart holds a degree from Barnard College (Class of 1963) and multiple patents for fitness products, among them the Mini-Reformer, Mve Chair, Parasetter, HeadFloater, SmartSEAT, and the Tye4 wearable reformer.
When not writing, Breibart draws on careers spanning ten years in publishing and twenty years in the beauty and hair business. That practical grounding in body-focused commerce shapes her approach to Pilates education and product development.
