Il primo manuale tecnico di Pilates Reformer per professionisti del movimento e praticanti esperti Questa guida approfondisce la pratica del Pilates attraverso il suo macchinario più iconico, il Reformer. Partendo dal repertorio originale ideato da Joseph Pilates, il manuale introduce esercizi innovativi sviluppati da Ellie Herman e dai suoi collaboratori nei tanti anni di carriera. All'interno: Oltre 100 esercizi con foto e descrizioni dettagliate; Progressioni per livello, benefici, varianti e controindicazioni; Biomeccanica del Pilates, guida verbale al movimento (Cueing) e visualizzazioni; Lavoro posturale e di stabilità, applicazioni per la riabilitazione. Dalla corretta impostazione degli esercizi di base fino all'esecuzione di quelli più avanzati, questo libro è una guida per padroneggiare con sicurezza la pratica del Pilates Reformer.

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She is especially close to her youngest brother Nathan, always ready to entertain and indulge his sister,

and in awe of her stern but gentle father, a Holocaust survivor whose past and deep sense of morality mystify her. When Ruby is ten, her eldest brother is suddenly taken to the hospital and he emerges as someone she barely recognizes. This is only the first in a startling series of tragedies that befalls the Bronsteins and leaves Ruby reeling from sorrow and disbelief. As Ruby's family fractures, this disarmingly intimate and candid

novel follows Ruby through the thrills, confusion, and longing of adolescent experience, through her close friendships, early romances, and questioning of faith and identity—until she chooses to reconcile what she has lost with whom she has become. Written in clear-eyed, unsentimental prose, The Cure for Grief is as much about love and the beauty of life as it is about loss.

Once the secret fitness weapon of professional dancers, athletes, and movie stars, Pilates is sweeping the country with a vengeance. And if even half of what its many fans claim is true, then it’s easy to see why. Combining elements of yoga, dance, gymnastics, and boxing, along with many original movements, Pilates exercises build muscle tone, improve flexibility and balance, lengthen the spine, increase body awareness, and repair past injuries. Most people who’ve done it, even for a short time, say they feel stronger and more energized, centered and physically confident than ever before. They also like having the flat tummies, tight buns, and long lean thighs of a dancer.

Pilates For Dummies lets you get on board with the Pilates method , without the high cost of private instruction. Packed with step-by-step exercises, photos, and illustrations, it helps you develop your own Pilates fitness program to do at home or in the gym. Top Pilates trainer Ellie Herman shows you how to use eight basic Pi lates principles to get the most out of your mat-based routines and:

• Look and feel better than ever
• Get stronger, more flexible, in control and less prone to injury
• Target and tone problem areas
• Get movie star abs, buns, thighs and arms
• Repair chronic stress and sports injuries

Calmly, clearly, and with quirky good humor, Ellie explores the origins and basic philosophy of the Pilates method, and helps you set realistic fitness goals and custom-tailor a program. She also covers:

• Basic, intermediate , and advanced mat exercises
• Using Pilates exercise equipment and accessories
• Targeting specific areas including the stomach, back, thighs, and chest
• Pilates for the pregnant and recently pregnant body
• Using Pilates to heal injuries, reform posture
• Ten simple ways to incorporate Pilates into your everyday life
• Combining Pilates with other forms of exercise, including yoga, swimming, aerobics, and more

Why let the rich and famous have all the fun? Your complete, friendly, step-by-step guide, Pilates For Dummies shows how Pilates can offer a fitness program for the rest of us.