- Spiral-bound: 126 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books; Spi edition (Aug 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0811839877
- ISBN-13: 978-0811839877
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 19 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #843,399 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Mind-body-spirit meets toned tummy in Pilates Fusion - a holistic approach to the hottest fitness trend today. Melding the best of the Pilates practice with Eastern philosophy, Pilates Fusion presents a one-of-a-kind program for holistic health. Over 50 illustrated stretching, breathing, and mat-based exercises are matched with visualizations to help awaken your spirit while you strengthen and lengthen your body. Offering simple exercises for those just starting out along with more advanced forms, plus sequences tailored to meet your specific needs, Pilates Fusion makes it easy to become fit and feel fantastic - inside and out!
About the Author
Shirley Sugimura Archer is a certified Pilates trainer, wellness educator, award-winning author, popular speaker, and Master Trainer of certified fitness professionals worldwide. She has a masters degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard University, is currently a wellness and fitness professional at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Terrific guide to maximizing the benefits of pilates!, Feb 20 2005
By J. Talbert - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pilates Fusion: Well-Being for Body, Mind, and Spirit (Spiral-bound)
After taking pilates classes for more than two years, I have acquired several books and videos with the aim of supporting workouts at home. This is by far the best! Not only does it include many useful sequences for home workouts to fit needs and schedules (last section), but it provides a wonderful orientation to pilates and to all of its main exercises. For each exercise, the book includes: clear steps to follow, a diagram of a man or woman doing the exercise, benefits (in relation to particular body parts strengthened, general physical outcomes, and mental benefits), how to listen to your body while doing the exercize, and how to spiritually ground it. Shirley Archer does a wonderful job of integrating instruction for pilates as an exercise program with guidance for experiencing the range of its physical, mental, and spiritual benefits. The book is great for pilates beginners and devotees!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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beautiful and useful, Aug 27 2004
By A. Kenneally "reikigoddess" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pilates Fusion: Well-Being for Body, Mind, and Spirit (Spiral-bound)
i am a certified Pilates instructor and i've been looking for a good book to recommend to my students. this book has it all! i am also very "spiritual" about my Pilates practice; and i wanted a book that would go into aspects that help get more focused inward. the drawings in this book are accurate and attractive. they are detailed just enough that you know what the body should look like while doing a move. plus the spiral binding makes it easy to lay down next to your mat. i recommend this book for beginners as well as more advanced Pilates practitioners.
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A wonderful guide, Feb 18 2005
By J. David - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pilates Fusion: Well-Being for Body, Mind, and Spirit (Spiral-bound)
Speaking as a sixty-something beginning Pilates student, this book has been enormously helpful. Pilates exercises have made my back and upper body much stronger-I can now safely hoist a heavy suitcase into the overhead rack on a plane. Pilates Fusion is a great guide for home practice. I forget the exercises by the time I get home from a class-and often miss classes-so having an easy-to-follow guide is essential. The directions and illustrations are clear and concise and provide good cues for what to pay attention to. Reminders about the connections between mind and breath and body and "listening to your body" place the book beyond typical "how-to" guides, adding the mental to the physical and protecting against injury. I definitely recommend Pilates Fusion.
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