Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology: Revised Edition for the 21st Century

Very easy to read, short and precise. I would recommend this book not just to people who practice pilates but specially to people who do not exercise daily

GREAT READING FOR SOMEONE WHO CARES ABOUT THEIR PHYSICAL NEEDS

Sometimes you just need to go back to basic and remember the purpose of Pilates.I would have expected to see some more original phrases by Pilates himself in the book...

I needed this to understand more deeply what my body was telling me. Pilates changed my life.

This is a very attractive and slim book with good information. I've found one of the best quotes from this book is, "To breathe correctly you must completely exhale and inhale, always trying very hard to "squeeze" every atom of impure air from your lungs in much the same manner that you would wring every drop of water from a wet cloth." Although I still struggle with breathing deeply all-the-time, this information, is undoubtedly very helpful in all aspects of life. I feel calmer, more relaxed and more at peace when breathing like Mr. Pilates has taught to do. The stretches are very super helpful and will definitely give you more mobility, flexibility and allow your blood vessels to transport blood all throughout your body. My favorite stretches in this book are, (these are the only stretches I practice as of now) the roll up, the spine stretch, the saw, the swan-dive, the scissors and the shoulder bridge. I highly recommend this book!

What a wonderful guide to teaching of Pilates. Mat work! May favoriteEasy to follow illustrations and well writtenRead this

This is a book every Pilates instructor should have access to!

Had to buy this for my course. Library didn't have it. Interesting read. Haven't even tried to learn exercises from photos. Much easier via videos.