Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology
by Joseph H. Pilates, William Miller
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Author: Joseph H. Pilates, William MillerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-12-31
ISBN: 0961493798
Number of pages: 93
Publisher: Presentation Dynamics
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Book Review: A must buy !
Summary: 5 Stars
3 reasons for buying it now:
1) it is cheap !
2) great historical insight on the origins/ideas behind the creation of Pilates (assuming you love Pilates)
But mostly important:
3) Several exercises descriptions are different in few but _fundamental ways_ from what is done in Pilates studios !
And by that I even include the so called purists or classical Pilates. Just one example: in the open leg rocker, the toes _touch_ the floor or mat when and the legs are open as far as possible moving backwards. But there are many more. The impression I have is that most studios are too much worried with safety issues (due to liability/litigation), notice how every exercise that involves the neck is toned down in nowadays practices. Also studios are catering to a mostly women's clientele so they tend to "adapt" the original exercises. Yet Joseph Pilates used to train boxers before he became popular with the ballet crowd. The only other book that I know that is close to the originals is: The Complete Book of Pilates for Men: The Lifetime Plan for Strength, Power & Peak Performance Also the breathing instructions in the original are more accurate than many other books and we know how breathing is important in Pilates.
I was very amused about a reviewer that got offended that " Pilates did not restrict himself to write about exercising only, that he dared to preach on how one should live one's life, how to educate children, etc ..." at least this was the spirit of the review but again Pilates did not create just a set of exercises but he is not proposing any "religion" but simply pointing that exercises by themselves are not enough for one to enjoy a health life, that one's diet, and other behavior are as well as important. Anyone with common sense would agree that he was way ahead of his time and perhaps ours?
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