All you need is a mat to reap the benefits of pilates. There's no excuse not to begin your at-home pilates practice! The book takes readers through the complete sequence of Pilates Mat exercises with photos and step-by-step instructions. Formal Pilates classes are enormously beneficial; however, they are also very expensive. Using The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Pilates on the Mat, readers can practice Pilates Mat exercises on their own--without all the expensive and intimidating equipment found in the studio or gym. Pilates is a fitness phenomenon that's been around for nearly 100 years. Through a series of strength and stretching exercises, it builds core body strength, improves posture, relieves pain, alleviates symptoms of serious chronic diseases, and has a positive impact on all of the vital systems--all while building a connection between the body and the mind. Along the way, fitness expert Karon Karter gives readers: • A Pilates primer: how and why the method works on every body, inside and out. • Basics for better breathing and posture. • Safe instruction for flexing toward your healthiest self. • Expert advice on Pilates Mat exercises and using simple equipment, such as the Magic Circle. • Poses and postures to increase range of motion, bone density, respiration, circulation, and muscle control. • Exercises for toning muscles and melting fat, making the body look lean, healthy, and younger.
Here is your get-gorgeous encyclopedia packed with 300 step-by-step photos! Drawing from several fitness approaches, including cardio, Pilates, yoga, free weights, and interval and strength training, veteran fitness trainer Karon Karter will get your body in the best shape it can be. Karter gives readers the fastest solutions for every body issue they face, from saggy butts to slack arms, by offering an incredible range of exercises that fit every need.
Transform your body with the exercises dancers, gymnasts, and Olympic athletes count on to stay strong, slim, and sexy. With The Core Strength Workout as your guide, you'll target the critical torso muscles that make the difference between fat and fabulous. You'll walk taller, sleeker, and leaner within weeks! Book jacket.
The first book to offer a wide range of hot new balance training techniques including exercises that use all the fun new equipment items. Like all Ulysses Press fitness books the content will be easy to follow and the exercises will be heavily illustrated.
The first book to offer a wide range of hot new balance training techniques including exercises that use all the fun new equipment items. Like all Ulysses Press fitness books the content will be easy to follow and the exercises will be heavily illustrated.
Based on a combination of yoga, the Pilates system, and the exercise ball, this guide to enhancing core strength in the torso and back areas features a series of workouts that concentrate on key muscle groups. Original.
WithThe Core Strength Workoutas your guide, you will target the critical torso muscles that make the difference between fit and fabulous. You'll walk taller, sleeker and leaner within weeks! No matter what your current level of fitness, you'll find easy and effective routines that work for you. Inside these beautiful full-colour pages, celebrated fitness instructor and author Karon Karter shows you how to flatten your tummy with yoga and Pilates moves; strengthen your back and improve your posture; use the exercise ball to tighten your torso; progress from beginner to intermediate to advanced routines; and work your abs in only ten minutes. Tap into the fitness trend of the decade withThe Core Strength Workout. You and your torso will be glad you did!
Transform your body with the exercises dancers, gymnasts, and Olympic athletes count on to stay strong, slim, and sexy. With The Core Strength Workout as your guide, you'll target the critical torso muscles that make the difference between fat and fabulous. You'll walk taller, sleeker, and leaner within weeks! Book jacket.
The perennially popular yoga, ballet and pilates all owe their success to what has become the latest buzzword in fitness: Core Strength. Core strength refers to the torso muscles - from the glutes and abs to the back and neck - those muscles that literally keep you standing tall, strong and erect. Athletes and dancers have always understood the importance of core strength, and as our population ages everyone is beginning to herald workouts that concentrate on these all-essential muscle groups. After years of relying on yoga, pilates, ballet and various combinations thereof to work these muscles, the fitness industry is now developing routines strictly for Core Strength. This is the fitness trend of the decade.
Provides an introduction to the sport of kickboxing, including equipment, techniques, training and fitness routines, preparing for competitions, self-defense, and related matters.
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