Pilates ́<U+0092> A Teachers<U+0080>́<U+0099> Manual Exercises with Mats and Equipment for Prevention and Rehabilitation

**The Pilates book for professionals:** Background information and extensive practical knowledge on using the Pilates approach in prevention and therapy. The foundations include, among others, the "Pilates Principles" (Breathing, Centering, Flow, Precision, Concentration, Control and Coordination). The extensive praxis part presents all **techniques and exercises (mat and equipment training)** with **detailed photos of movement sequences** and with precise instructions and explanations of each exercise. **Class plans** provide concrete suggestions for the design of course units with prevention orientation and **patient examples** illustrate treatment procedures and therapeutic effects of the Pilates approach for different symptoms. **- A must-have for all Pilates professionals: teachers, trainers, physiotherapists.** Pilates For Prevention And Therapy Millions Of People Use Pilates Training To Improve Health And Fitness, Or Regain Movement Capability Following Injury Or Disease. Competent, Professional Support From Physiotherapists, Sports Teachers And Trainers Is Of Vital Importance For Every Client Or Patient. Pilates: A Teachers' Manual' Provides You, As A Professional, With Fundamental Teaching Structures And Practical Guidelines. The Concepts Which Characterized The Traditional Approach To Pilates Are Combined With The Evolved Methods Of Modern Pilates Training, And Backed Up By Current Findings In Sports Science And Kinesiology. Pilates For Prevention - Methodology - Movement Categories, Functional Systems, Functional Anatomy And Biomechanics, Et Cetera - Techniques For Testing And Classification Of Training Objectives - Modern Mat Training: Circa 40 Exercises - Class Plans Tailored To Specific Groups (beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Pre-natal, Et Cetera) Pilates For Therapy - Basics - Icf Classification, Phases Of Rehabilitation, Strength, Mobility - Exercises Utilizing The Pilates Equipment (reformer, Cadillac, Et Cetera, Small Apparatus) - Therapeutic Mat Exercises - Movement In Muscle Chains -treatment Examples From Orthopedics, Neurology, Et Cetera Clear Descriptions - All Exercises Clearly Presented On Double Pages - Concise Movement Instructions - More Than 500 Color Photographs Illustrate Movements Step-by-step - References And Practical Tips On All Themes Inter-disciplinary Relevance And Comprehensibility - With Glossary And Clarification Of Anatomical Terms The First English Edition Of The Successful German Work. Introduction -- History -- The Pilates Concept -- Pilates As Preventative Exercise: Foundations -- The Exercises -- Class Formats -- Therapeutic Pilates: Fundamental Principles -- Therapeutic Pilates: Applications -- Therapeutic Pilates: Clinical Conditions/patient Examples -- Pilates And Motor Learning -- General And Specialized Instruction -- Formal Basis For The Implementation Of Pilates Training. Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. Front Matter....Pages I-XVI Introduction....Pages 1-3 History....Pages 5-9 The Pilates Concept....Pages 11-16 Pilates as Preventative Exercise: Foundations....Pages 17-55 The Exercises....Pages 57-148 Class Formats....Pages 149-201 Therapeutic Pilates: Fundamental Principles....Pages 203-210 Therapeutic Pilates: Applications....Pages 211-264 Therapeutic Pilates: Clinical Conditions/Patient Examples....Pages 265-271 Pilates and Motor Learning....Pages 273-277 General and Specialized Instruction....Pages 279-289 Formal Basis for the Implementation of Pilates Training....Pages 291-293 Back Matter....Pages 295-310