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Summary: You'll want to know this before buying the book.
Review: A great book if you own a big ball and are looking for different exercises to do with it. Lots of pictures make it easy to follow. Doubt you'll be disappointed. Its really a nice change from regular Pilates. Also recommend "Treat Your Own Knees" if your knees bother you and interfere with your workout.
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Summary: A Definitive Text for Pilates-style ball exercises
Review: As a family doctor, I have always recommended Pilates exercises to my patients. It is a safe, effective and medically very logical exercise program.
Colleen Craig has taken the Pilates system a big step further by utilizing the exercise ball. Her book has clear text, good photos, and helpful case histories to explain the techniques. It has everything needed to embark on an excellent exercise program.
Highly recommended.J. Gibson M.D., C.C.F.P.
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Summary: New idea in exercise
Review: As a family doctor, I have always recommended Pilates exercises to my patients. It is a safe, effective and medically very logical exercise program.
Colleen Craig has taken the Pilates system a big step further by utilizing the exercise ball. Her book has clear text, good photos, and helpful case histories to explain the techniques. It has everything needed to embark on an excellent exercise program.
Highly recommended. J. Gibson M.D., C.C.F.P.
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Summary: A Definitive Text for Pilates-style ball exercises
Review: First, I must say that this is a beautiful book. Each exercise is described in text and with a sequence of pictures. Exquisite care was taken to layout these photographs in a practical and eye-pleasing fashion. The small drawings of muscles are quite instructive -- in the style of _Anatomy of Movement_. Generous margins are available for notes and comments. Coleen is clearly an expert in her field. She first describes the fundamental principles of Pilates, laying a foundation for transferring those principles to the Exercise Ball. The exercises are described in detail with pointers on how to perform them safely and effectively. My only complaints about the book are small. The book lacks an index. Given the meticulous editing/layout of the rest of the book, I fondly hope this gets addressed in a future revision. Also, the book doesn't mention the well-respected Exercise Ball body of work that Paul Chek has created. Whether or not the author endorses that work, it deserves at least a mention in the "Resources" section of the book. In any case, I think this is a landmark book -- and well-needed. Exercise balls are being massively marketed right now; there is a crucial need for instruction on how to use these devices safely and effectively. Providing these students with a well-grounded introduction to Pilates makes it all the better.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: First, this book is simply an enjoyable read. Next, the author does a great job explaining the breathing and postural details which are so critical to pilates. And finally, it's jam packed with well-photographed exercises for all levels of ability.
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Summary: At last a good and responsible Pilates book!
Review: I am a Pilates instructor and I found the book to be top, I am recommending it to my clients.
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Summary: Overall it was ok
Review: I think this book is ok - it didn't inspire me to get exercising, but I liked that with each exercise it gave directions on how to breathe.
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Summary: An excellent book
Review: This book covers a lot of ground in good detail. I like the arm excercises. The author gives breathing (to breath in or out) intruction for each excercise, which I find helpful. It is a helpful and enjoyable book to learn from.
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Summary: great ball workout
Review: This book provides a great ball workout. Once you have mastered the basics it is very easy to add the new exercises to your workout. After you've mastered the program the back of the book provides a quick guide to each area of exercise. Very helpful.
This is the one book I use for my ball workout.
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Summary: An excellent book
Review: This is a great book. It adapts Pilates exercises to the popular fitness ball. More than just a variation on the mat workout, it provides ball substitutions for many Reformer and other equipment exercises in the Pilates program. The instability provided by the ball really requires one to focus on balance and posture. Colleen Craig provides clear detailed instruction and photos on all aspects of each exercise including the difficult but important breathing timing. Her video is just as good as the book and assists with visualizing the exercises.
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