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Anatomy of Pilates
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List Price:
$39.95
Fitness-Health-Care Price: $39.95
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Manufacturer: Physicalmind
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Binding: Spiral-bound
Dewey Decimal Number: 613
EAN: 9780970530615
ISBN: 0970530617
Label: Physicalmind
Manufacturer: Physicalmind
Number Of Pages: 92
Publication Date: 2001-12-31
Publisher: Physicalmind
Studio: Physicalmind
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Editorial Reviews:
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Finally, an anatomy textbook created by and for Pilates practitioners! This excellent textbook contains a wealth of information about anatomy, biomechanics and movement principles as they relate to Pilates. Clear anatomical drawings are accompanied by descriptions of how the muscles work, where they attach, and which exercises they facilitate. Movement principles, primary and secondary muscles, scapula involvement, stabilizing muscles and pelvic angle are discussed for exercises on the mat, Reformer, Chair and Trapeze Table. Spiral bound, black and white, 91 pages.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Simple but useful
Comment: It is not very in depth, but the book does break down the basic needs for understanding planes of movement and anatomy.
I used it to study along with other books.
Its just too basic for any real studying.
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Summary: A 'must have' text for Pilates Students
Comment: wish I'd had this when I was studying for the mat series. Well informed yet easy to understand even for a dullard like me.
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Summary: good enough to buy
Comment: A good outline and synopsis. A nice addition to your Pilates library but probably not the most valuable, definitely not invaluable. Good enough to buy.
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Summary: Good Basic Info
Comment: This is an easy-to-read and straightforward review of the basic principles of Pilates. It is by no means comprehensive, but it is practical and specific, giving cursory info about anatomy and biomechanics. It also evaluates common choreography on the mat and machines, to show how this info applies in context. Cool!
Customer Rating:
Summary: A so-so book for Pilates Instructor Trainees only!
Comment: If you don't know Pilates and would like to find out what really works in your body while practicing Pilates, don't buy it! The general part of the book is pretty good, although you start wondering at times if you should take the book seriously or not. I think the back of the book, with the exercises and all, is pretty useless. Most of the drawings of the exercises are faulty! Maybe someone with no or very little Pilates experience drew them and, somehow slipped by the authors who didn't stop publishing those bad drawings. The general part and, especially the posture part is very useful. For biomechanics I would rather suggest to look up one of Joseph Muscolino's books, especially his new book titled: "Kinesiology". Although, you could use this (Anatomy of Pilates) book to find out about the core abdominal muscles and pelvic muscles (a little!) and, how and which ones we use in Pilates. You can also learn about a couple of basic muscles that play a role in Pilates. It is still a far outcry from all the muscles and mechanisms that are involved in practicing Pilates. And just to point out some, does not do justice for Pilates! I am a Pilates instructor apprentice and, I think the book is a lot of fluff. If you are a trainee also, I suggest that for your anatomy and biomechanics turn to a more professional and credible source than this book. The book is very slim and quite expensive to just take a look at it! It is not a really good reference either! Very unprofessional at some level! Get this, they actually wrote this in the book:"Pubis - okay, it's the pubic bone". I am not joking, they actually printed it like that! I think that says a lot about the book!
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