Pilates' Return to Life Through ContrologyPresentation Dynamics, 1998 - 93 pages First published in 1945, this new printing of the first major publication by Joseph H. Pilates and William J. Miller details the exercises, poses, and instructions fundamental to the matwork developed by Joseph and Clara Pilates. Based on his concepts of a balanced body and mind and drawn from the approach espoused by the early Greeks, these are the exercises that currently sustain a world-wide revolution in fitness strategies and exercise techniques. Readers will learn the original 34 exercises that Pilates taught to his students, many of whom have become exercise gurus in their own right. These carefully designed exercises are the result of decades of scientific study, experimentation and research into the variety of physical ills that upset the balance of body and mind. In this book, readers will learn the exercises that Joseph Pilates recommended to accompany the basic advice regarding posture, body mechanics, correct breathing, spinal flexibility, and physical education. |
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Page 15
... Walking , the only exercise over activity common to most of us , employs only a limited number of muscles . With repetition the art of walking becomes a subconscious habit , not infrequently a bad one , and only too often accompanied by ...
... Walking , the only exercise over activity common to most of us , employs only a limited number of muscles . With repetition the art of walking becomes a subconscious habit , not infrequently a bad one , and only too often accompanied by ...
Page 22
... walking with the utilization of approximately only 25 per cent of your energy while the approximately remaining 75 per cent in the form of surplus energy reserve is " on call " to meet the needs of any possible emergency . The art of ...
... walking with the utilization of approximately only 25 per cent of your energy while the approximately remaining 75 per cent in the form of surplus energy reserve is " on call " to meet the needs of any possible emergency . The art of ...
Page 93
... walk " forward on palms of hands ( c ) Keep head downward and continue " walking " forward until ( a ) You assume position illustrated in this pose ( b ) Keep body rigid and in a straight line from head to heels ( c ) Raise weight of ...
... walk " forward on palms of hands ( c ) Keep head downward and continue " walking " forward until ( a ) You assume position illustrated in this pose ( b ) Keep body rigid and in a straight line from head to heels ( c ) Raise weight of ...
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Abdomen drawn Arms stretched Back locked backward until shoulder Begin inhaling slowly Bend head forward bloodstream CAUTIONS Pose Chin touches chest Contrology exercises elbows entire body resting EXHALE EXHALE QUICKLY fatigue flat on mat floor g foregoing exercise five foregoing exercise six foregoing exercise three forward and downward Grasp hands high as possible hips Joseph Pilates Keep arms Keep body rigid Keep head left leg forward legs upward Lie flat line with body lungs mat or floor mental mind Move legs movements muscles palms physical fitness Pose 2 Pose Pose 4 NOTE position illustrated Pose position Repeat pressed firmly Raise legs Repeat the foregoing resting on mat result Return to Pose right angle position right arm rolling shoulder blades lock spine straight backward straight line Stretch arms shoulder-wide Stretch legs close Stretch toes pointed Swing Take position illustrated Thrust chest touching body Twist body unroll upward and backward vertebra