Pilates Personal Trainer Back Strengthening Workout: Illustrated Step-by-Step Matwork Routine

by Michael King, Yolande Green

Developed by Joseph Pilates almost 80 years ago, Pilates combines elements of yoga and bodywork. It is important that users follow the vital elements of Pilates in every workout and Pilates Personal Trainer Getting Started with Stretching dedicates the first half of the book to teaching those elements, including concentration, breathing, control and centering.

However, the second half of the book is the focus. Here readers are presented with a series of carefully selected matwork exercised that target the back. Each movement is explained with unmatched clarity using detailed descriptions of the exercise and nearly 100 step-by-step photographs.

96 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2003

About the author

Michael King was one of New Zealand's leading historians and biographers. In 2006 he was named one of 100 most important New Zealanders that have ever lived. He published more than 34 books in his lifetime. His last, The Penguin History of New Zealand, has sold more than 200,000 copies and is widely considered to be the definitive history of New Zealand. His work in literary biography - most notably Wrestling With the Angel, on the life of Janet Frame - also received great critical acclaim. He made many level-headed contributions to race-relations debates and is sorely missed by his country.