Pilates A Teachers' Manual

The Pilates book for professionals: Background information and extensive practical knowledge on using the Pilates approach in prevention and therapy. The foundations include, among others, the "Pilates Principles" (Breathing, Centering, Flow, Precision, Concentration, Control and Coordination). The extensive praxis part presents all techniques and exercises (mat and equipment training) with detailed photos of movement sequences and with precise instructions and explanations of each exercise. Class plans provide concrete suggestions for the design of course units with prevention orientation and patient examples illustrate treatment procedures and therapeutic effects of the Pilates approach for different symptoms. - A must-have for all Pilates professionals: teachers, trainers, physiotherapists.

1 Introduction. - 2 History. - 3 The Pilates Concept. - 4 Pilates as Preventative Exercise: Foundations. - 5 The Exercises. - 6 Class Formats. - 7 Therapeutic Pilates: Fundamental Principles. - 8 Therapeutic Pilates: Applications. - 9 Therapeutic Pilates: Clinical Conditions/Patient Examples. - 10 Pilates and Motor Learning. - 11 General and Specialized Instruction. - 12 Formal Basis for the Implementation of Pilates Training.