Pilates Edge

From Publishers Weekly
Adamany and Loigerot have found a niche in the crowded Pilates book market by offering a volume specifically designed to address the needs of different types of athletes, such as cyclists, golfers, runners, skiers, swimmers and tennis players. The authors, co-founders of the Pilates Edge Studio in New York City, provide detailed sequences of exercises intended to help each kind of sports enthusiast stay fit and recover from injuries. The book begins by laying out some Pilates basics, then breaks into separate sections for the specific sports. Each section includes a variety of movements for both beginners and advanced practitioners, along with detailed photos. In addition to the actual exercises, Adamany and Loigerot explain some anatomy and go over which athletic movements (e.g., a forehand stroke in tennis; a golf swing) use which muscles. Though the sections are not uniformly comprehensive, Adamany and Loigerot make a convincing argument for Pilates' effectiveness as a life-long workout regimen. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Book Description
Pilates is a unique conditioning method-originally developed by Joseph Pilates for boxers, gymnasts, and dancers-based on the philosophy of a unified body, mind, and spirit. The Pilates Edge uniquely applies the Pilates Method to sports training, revealing how the basic principles of Pilates relate to athletic achievement as well as everyday health and fitness. With more than 200 photographs, the book includes a basic mat routine with as well as specific workouts for golf, running, racket sports, swimming, cycling, and skiing, giving special attention to the muscle groups and common injuries associated with each sport. Pilates can improve the physical and mental well-being for athletes at any level, enhancing performance and confidence, improving control, increasing range of motion in the limbs, and preventing injuries-giving them The Pilates Edge.

About the Author
Karrie Adamany is the founder of ab lab(r), a service that sends certified Pilates instructors to hotels and private residences. This service has been recognized as a hot fitness trend in magazines such as Elle, Gotham, and Where New York. She is the cofounder of The Pilates Edge Studio in New York City.

Daniel Loigerot is an athletic trainer, a certified personal trainer, and a martial arts instructor in judo. He is a former French national triathlete who served as strength coach for the French basketball and cycling teams. He is the cofounder of The Pilates Edge Studio in New York City.


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For professional athletes and weekend warriors alike, The Pilates Edge uniquely applies the Pilates method to athletic conditioning, revealing how the basic principles of Pilates relate to athletic achievement and everyday health and fitness. With more than 200 instructive photographs, the book includes a traditional Pilates mat routine as well as specific workouts for golf, running, racket sports, swimming, cycling, and skiing, giving special attention to the muscle groups and common injuries associated with each sport.


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