The Official Body Control Pilates Manual: The Ultimate Guide to the Pilates Method - For Fitness, Health, Sport and at Work Sidgwick & Jackson ( 11 January, 2002 ) Book Our Price : £ 9.09 List Price : £ 12.99 You save £3.9 (30% off) Prices subject to change. usually dispatched within 24 hours.

sorry ,not a good book for a beginner

I was really disapointed when i reviewed this book. First of all the photos are not clear, even though they are in full colour.Secondly, for a beginner to Pilates, the book seemed to be designed for "older" people who will be challenged by any kind of movement. A basic exercise "the hundred" appears in the advanced section. that to me is a way to warm up for the mat exercises and should not be in the advanced section. on the whole the routine was not very challenging and sequential to follow. I was waiting to find the "meat" in the book and could not find it. I was very disappointed and a much better book which I use is Ungaros Pilates Body in Motion.That is the book to get i you are new to Pilates and want to be challenged as well NOT this book.

Still The Best

How Pilates has changed! When I bought Lynnes first book Pilates Way four years ago, it was the first book of its kind focused on Pilates. It was a fantastic intro and I moved on to the Manual when it came out. Now, Ive delved into three or four other Pilates books but I have to say that the Manual remains head & shoulders above everything else in terms of clarity, range of exercises - and common sense! If you only buy one book on Pilates, this has to be it!

If you only want one book, Buy this one

This book is excellent. It is written superbly, and is very easy to read and understand. The colourful pictures are very helpful and really help you to see how you should be performing the exercises.The focus throughout the book is to keep your abs "zipped and hollowed" no matter what exercise you are performing or for what part of the body. This book offers a wide range of Pilates exercises for each part of the body.The book is divided up into Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Programmes which are very well thought out and each offers a good all round Pilates class. There is also a section addressing which exercises you should concentrate on for individual and sports specific problems. Although this book does not cover every single Pilates exercise, it is by far one of the most comprehensive and useful books I have seen so far. If you want to get into Pilates the correct way and are looking for a quick and easy reference book, this one has got to be it.