The Pilates Body, Revised and Expanded Edition - by Brooke Siler (Paperback)

About the Book

"Since its publication in 2000, The Pilates Body has helped hundreds of thousands readers around the world discover the power of Pilates. Originally developed in the early 1900s by Joseph H. Pilates, it remains the ultimate mind-body fitness system for anyone who wants to build strength, improve flexibility, perfect their posture, reduce aches and pains, and develop a deeper connection with their bodies. In The Pilates Body, Brooke Siler, who trained under Joseph Pilates protegee Romana Kryzanowska, offers a comprehensive program of Pilates exercises that can be done anywhere and anytime with an exercise mat. Siler guides the reader through the principles that form the foundation of Pilates and offers directions for more than fifty exercises. The exercises, categorized by difficulty level, include: Step-by-step photos and instructions, line drawings, and unique visualizations to help you perform the proper movements with the right balance of breath and muscle activation; Modifications for beginners, transitions between exercises to help you move fluidly through your practice, and progressions that keep you moving forward; Troubleshooting tips for avoiding common pitfalls and injury as well as guides for maximizing your results. In this revised and expanded edition, you will find more progressions, variations, and updated cues throughout the exercises. You will also learn how to deepen your Pilates practice in an exciting-new chapter that explores the strengthening and lengthening benefits of incorporating pandiculation-the contraction and relaxation of muscles to discharge muscular tension and foster mobility. Siler explains pandiculation's essential role in your neuromuscular health and how it unlocks more of Pilates's benefits, while offering instructions for pandiculated versions of sixteen matwork exercises to revitalize your body and your practice. Through its warm, concise approach and creative, detailed visuals, The Pilates Body will help you master a movement system that enhances your physical and emotional well-being, no matter your skill level, age, or fitness level"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

The definitive guide to mat-based Pilates from a renowned, celebrity trainer with more than three decades of experience--now with a new chapter of matwork-enhancing strategies and sixteen variations on classic exercises

Since its publication in 2000, The Pilates Body has helped hundreds of thousands readers around the world discover the power of Pilates. Originally developed in the early 1900s by Joseph H. Pilates, it remains the ultimate mind-body fitness system for anyone who wants to build strength, improve flexibility, perfect their posture, reduce aches and pains, and develop a deeper connection with their bodies.

In The Pilates Body, Brooke Siler, who trained under Joseph Pilates protégée Romana Kryzanowska, offers a comprehensive program of Pilates exercises that can be done anywhere and anytime with an exercise mat. Siler guides the reader through the principles that form the foundation of Pilates and offers directions for more than fifty exercises. The exercises, categorized by difficulty level, include:

• Step-by-step photos and instructions, line drawings, and unique visualizations to help you perform the proper movements with the right balance of breath and muscle activation
• Modifications for beginners, transitions between exercises to help you move fluidly through your practice, and progressions that keep you moving forward
• Troubleshooting tips for avoiding common pitfalls and injury as well as guides for maximizing your results

In this revised and expanded edition, you will find more progressions, variations, and updated cues throughout the exercises. You will also learn how to deepen your Pilates practice in an exciting-new chapter that explores the strengthening and lengthening benefits of incorporating pandiculation--the contraction and relaxation of muscles to discharge muscular tension and foster mobility. Siler explains pandiculation's essential role in your neuromuscular health and how it unlocks more of Pilates's benefits, while offering instructions for pandiculated versions of sixteen matwork exercises to revitalize your body and your practice.

Through its warm, concise approach and creative, detailed visuals, The Pilates Body will help you master a movement system that enhances your physical and emotional well-being, no matter your skill level, age, or fitness level.

Review Quotes

"Brooke Siler gave me the best workout I've ever had in my life!"--Kirsten Dunst

"Brooke is extremely knowledgeable about using Pilates as a tool to increase muscle strength and improve life energy and vitality. I love Brooke!"--Amber Valletta

"All trainers feel committed to their clients. However, few give the dedication of a coach. Brooke is a trainer who is a coach. She pushes me to realize my potential and believes in my ability more than I do."--Trudi Tapscott, model editor, Vogue

About the Author

Brooke Siler spent a decade studying under the masterful tutelage of Joseph Pilates protégée Romana Kryzanowska in New York City. Her award-winning Manhattan studio, re: AB Pilates, was quickly embraced by Hollywood's A-list. After moving to the UK with her family, Brooke continues to teach independent classes, workshops, courses, and conferences worldwide. She is the author of The Pilates Body, Your Ultimate Pilates Body Challenge, and The Women's Health Big Book of Pilates. Inspired by the original apparatus of Joe Pilates, Brooke launched her long-awaited, Pilates passion-product The Tensatoner(TM) in 2021.