Several people have suggested I take up Pilates. I just hate ‘being instructed‘ by anyone. Growing up in the Canadian woods is hard to brush off. Anyway, this book is supposed to be an excellent overview of the discipline, complete with good illustrations.
“Pilates: Body in Motion” (Alycea Ungaro)
The most authoritative, step-by-step guide to Pilates available on the market. Popular for decades with dancers, athletes, and celebrities, the Pilates Method is the perfect equipment-free workout for a stronger, leaner, fitter body. With great emphasis on precision and awareness, not only is Pilates great for the body, but for the mind as well. Using step-by-step mat-work exercises and a wide range of programs, from beginner to advanced, Pilate’s Mind and Body is the only practical guide that shows you all of the proper steps to follow and how to avoid common mistakes in your conditioning.
About the Author
Alycea Ungaro is a certified Pilates teacher and licensed physical therapist who discovered Pilates at the age of 14, when a foot injury derailed her classical dance career. In 1995 she opened Tribeca Bodyworks, New York City’s largest studio devoted to the Pilates Method.
I plan on checking the book out, but wonder if a stunt-man tumbling class wouldn’t be more beneficial.
Pilates? I do pilates, I like it because I can turn my brain off for an hour and just do what the instructor tells me to do and then, ta da! I’ve worked out and hardly noticed it (mentally). I do yoga at home, but I hate yoga classes, too much thinking and they make me hold the poses for too damn long.