Review - The Everything Pilates Book

The Bottom Line

A clearly presented beginners manual for Pilates.

Pros

• It covers a wide range of topics in a clear concise way.


• There is a good overview of all the basic matwork exercises.


• The pictures are of real people and you can tell what they are doing.


• Beginner modifiations are included in the exercise descriptions.


• They show how the exercises build into more challenging versions.

Cons

• The cover and fonts give this book a silly vibe despite good information.

Description

• A guide to making your body stronger and leaner using Pilates


• Step by step instructions for basic matwork exercises


• Gives background information on Pilates


• Has a good introduction to the fundamental Pilates principles

Guide Review - Review - The Everything Pilates

Book

I'm impressed with this book. It is well thought out and gives a lot of information in an easy to follow way. The manual of mat exercises is particularly good. I'm not an advocate of trying to teach yourself Pilates, I really think one needs an instructor, but I do think this book is an excellent support for at home practice.