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by Tracy Ward (Author)
Aplica la ciencia a tu práctica de pilates con más de 50 ejercicios para ganar confianza y controlar tus movimientos.
Sabías que practicar pilates no solo ayuda a mejorar la flexibilidad y tonificar el cuerpo sino que además reduce los niveles de ansiedad y mejora la postura corporal? Descubre toda la información sobre esta disciplina y aprende a ejercitarte correctamente con explicaciones y consejos avalados por la ciencia.
- Explicaciones paso a paso de cada ejercicio, la postura correcta del cuerpo y los músculos involucrados.
- Códigos de colores que resaltan cómo se activan, estiran y relajan los músculos, ligamentos y articulaciones para realizar cada ejercicio de manera correcta.
- Programas de ejercicios por objetivos, con variaciones y modificaciones para que personas de todos los niveles y condiciones físicas puedan practicarlos de manera segura y eficaz.
- Formato de preguntas y respuestas.
- Sugerencias de desafíos con un aumento progresivo semanal o mensual. Pilates es una guía de acondicionamiento físico accesible, entretenida y fácil de leer para aquellos que buscan saber la realidad detrás de las modas pseudocientíficas. Te ayudará a identificar los ejercicios que se adaptan mejor a tus necesidades y a aprender los principios básicos del método de Joseph Pilates. Trabaja tu cuerpo, tu mente y tu respiración con confianza!
Explore the science behind over 50 pilates exercises to master each movement with confidence and control.
Did you know that performing pilates can strengthen your core, improve flexibility and posture, and help to reduce stress and anxiety at the same time? Backed by scientific research, learn how Pilates exercises benefit every system in the body. Science of Pilates reveals the facts with annotated artworks that show the mechanics, the angles, how your blood flow and respiration are affected, the key muscle and joint actions working below the surface of each exercise, safe alignment, and much more! Go on a journey of self-discovery to explore: - Artworks detail the mechanics of each exercise, correct body posture, the muscles involved and how they engage to perform movements.
- Illustrations featuring color-coding to highlight how the muscles, ligaments, and joints engage, stretch, and relax to perform each exercise.
- Pilates programs tailored to different abilities and aims.
- Suggested practices with a progressive increase in challenge over weeks and months. Set out to unearth the facts behind the pseudo-science fads, The Science of Pilates is an approachable, entertaining and easy-to read fitness guide for those seeking self-development backed up by solid scientific evidence. The popular question and answer format brings immediacy to the information provided, and the highly visually illustrations truly bring the science to life in a contemporary and accessible way.
mejor a tus necesidades y a aprender los principios básicos del método de Joseph Pilates. Trabaja tu cuerpo, tu mente y tu respiración con confianza!
Author Biography
Tracy Ward is an APPI Pilates Teacher with degrees in Biomedical Sciences and Physiotherapy. She is also qualified in Ante & Postnatal Pilates, Kids Pilates, and Therapeutic Yoga, and applies this extensive knowledge to the sports sector and within rehabilitation in her clinical occupation as a Senior Physiotherapist. Tracy has built a hugely successful business as a Pilates Teacher, educator, and writer through her classes, courses, and online presence of her website www.freshlycentered.com.
