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Standing Pilates: Strengthen and Tone Your Body Wherever You Are | 
 enlarge | Author: Joan Breibart
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 308645
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0471566551
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.71
UPC: 723812649884
EAN: 9780471566557
ASIN: 0471566551
Publication Date: December 13, 2004
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Product Description
Perform Pilates postures just about anywhere-- and get faster results!
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. No matter your current fitness level, Standing Pilates is the revolutionary new way to reshape your body and reach your fitness goals in less time. This exciting new book:
* 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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How to perform all of the classic Pilates postures just about anywhere Joseph Pilates's revolutionary methods for strengthening, toning, and even lengthening the body using modified yoga postures have become hugely popular all around the world. Now, celebrated Pilates expert Joan Breibart shows readers step by step how to perform Pilates's classic postures while standing or sitting down. Breibart has transformed the classics Pilates floor exercises into a new workout that frees readers to perform Pilates postures in places where they don't have the room, floor space, mats, or special equipment needed for conventional Pilates exercises. Fully illustrated throughout with black-and-white photos, Standing Pilates show readers how to use their own body weight to get faster and more lasting results. Joan Breibart (New York, NY) is one of the original leaders of the Pilates movement; in 1991, she founded the Institute for the Pilates Methods, now called Pilates Physicalmind Institute, the first membership organization for Pilates professionals. Her training programs are used worldwide to certify professionals.
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 yuck--a money maker but does it even make them any money? March 2, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Difficult to follow, in some ways contrived, too neatly packaged and some of the photos are wrong and/or the models have horrible posture themselves. I wish I had the book on me to cite one. I have learned more about "standing pilates" from other sources and some of it is intriguing but all in all a little much, especially for the average pilates-class participant for whom the original mat work is challenging enough. It seems to be nothing but a catchy money maker but, then again, I can't see how they should make money on this one! Kind of sad, but also kind of irresponsible.
 Good book September 24, 2005
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Has some good moves in there! I had no idea that Pilates could be done standing. Nice and convenient book!
A Nice Addition to the Pilates Repertoire August 12, 2005
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm giving the book a thumbs up more because I like the Standing Pilates work than because the book is all that great. (In general, I'd rather watch a DVD to learn new exercises, but so far there isn't a decent DVD for Standing Pilates.) Nevertheless, it is well illustrated with numerous photographs that help explain the exercises. If possible, take a Standing Pilates class, then use the book as a reference and reminder of how to do the exercises.
too hard to follow May 5, 2005
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
The instuctions were simply too complicated and hard to follow, you really NEED an instructor to do this kind of exercise, which explains why about 1/2 the book is a list of studios and teachers. I did not find this book helpful, I am very sorry to say.
you can do pilates anywhere January 27, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a nice variation on the standard Pilates how-to book. You can do these exercises anywhere, in a small space, without any equipment. Standing up makes them quite challenging. I'd recommend this to teachers too.
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