Pilates: The Way Forward

By Lynne Robinson & Gordon Thomson
October 1999
Macmillan UK
ISBN: 0-330-37081-2
177 Pages, Illustrated
$26.50 paper original


This is a good introduction to those wanting to learn about the Pilates method of body conditioning without using the usual exercise equipment, such as springs, barrels, and the performer machine. There are 55 exercises to get you into shape and provide you with a balanced physical body. There are workouts for daily and weekly use. Contents include: warming up, the girdle of strength, stabilizing the shoulders blade, stretching & strengthening, against the wall, the flexible spine, increasing the load, winding down.

Links to other Pilates books:

Pilates Method of Body Conditioning
Body Control


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