No-Risk Pilates
eBook - ePub

No-Risk Pilates

8 Techniques for a Safe Full-Body Workout

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

No-Risk Pilates

8 Techniques for a Safe Full-Body Workout

About this book

An illustrated, anatomical guide to improve the benefits of your Pilates workout while also preventing injury • Examines the correct movements, specific risks, and common mistakes associated with 8 fundamental Pilates exercises, including practices using Pilates exercise equipment • Offers guidelines to increase the effectiveness of your Pilates workout, maintain correct alignment, improve stability, and prevent injury to the pelvis, back, wrists, and ankles Developed in the early 20th century by accomplished boxer and gymnast Joseph Pilates, the Pilates Method aligns the body, builds long, lean muscles, and develops core abdominal strength. However, practiced improperly, Pilates exercises can lead to injuries such as pinched discs, hyperextension of the wrists, or low-back pain. No-Risk Pilates reveals how to minimize the risk of injury and maximize physical benefit for a strong, toned, and aligned physique. Using Blandine Calais-Germain’s signature anatomical style, this illustrated guide examines the body’s movements during 8 fundamental Pilates exercises, including practices using the Pilates Reformer, and explores the specific risks and common mistakes associated with each exercise. Detailing how injuries occur to the pelvis, back, wrists, and ankles during Pilates, the authors offer tips and guidelines to maintain correct alignment, improve stability, and prevent injury as well as increase the effectiveness of your Pilates workout.

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Yes, you can access No-Risk Pilates by Blandine Calais-Germain, Bertrand Raison in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Sport & Exercise Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Image
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: Footwork and Yo-yoing of the Pelvis
  8. Chapter 2: Teaser and Its Effect on the Perineum
  9. Chapter 3: Stomach Massage and Inversion of the Lumbar Curve
  10. Chapter 4: Elephant and Pressure on the Wrist
  11. Chapter 5: Long Stretch and Hyperextension of the Wrist
  12. Chapter 6: Down Stretch and Lumbar Hyperextension
  13. Chapter 7: Forward Lunge and Foot/Ankle Instability
  14. Chapter 8: Side Sit-ups (Short Box) and the Vertebral Ligaments
  15. Appendix: Summary Chart
  16. Further Reading
  17. Footnotes
  18. Index
  19. About the Author
  20. About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
  21. Books of Related Interest
  22. Copyright & Permissions