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| A Pilates' Primer : The Millennium Edition | 
 enlarge | Authors: Joseph Pilates, Judd Robbins
Brand: Pilates Premier Millennium Edition
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (19 reviews)
Sales Rank: 45983
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 158
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.3
MPN: BK8053
ISBN: 1928564003
Dewey Decimal Number: 613
EAN: 9781928564003
ASIN: 1928564003
Publication Date: February 28, 2000
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| Customer Reviews:
 Pilates Primer review January 17, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am well pleased with my purchase of "A Pilates' Primer:The Millennium Edition." It is Joseph Pilates own words and philosophy as well as his body enhancing exercises. Exactly what I needed to start me on the right track with Pilates.
reference/history January 4, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great to read the original philosophy which is still relevant today along with the excercise system almost 100 yrs later. Proof Pilates is a proven system and not just a passing fad
 Good, But Often Hard to Comprehend October 2, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Theer are oodles of books out there that claim to teach the reader "pilates" of one sort or another. I was drawn to this text because it was a re-publication of an original manual by Joseph Pilates. On the bright side, the book has many exercises that, in my limited experience, would appear to build core strength and which make me feel very good. The limitation of this manual is, though, that the instructions on how to carry out the exercises frequently are very hard to follow. Often I read the steps of an exercise and found myself confounded. "What- when am I suppose to inhale and in which direction am I to move my right leg?" Despite repeatedly studying the instructions and the few accompanying photographs, I still cannot understand how I am to carry out an exercise. It would have been nice if the folks who re-published this book included an appendix that provided clarifications. Alas, instead, they provided only a brief and not especially informative introduction. Too bad.
Pleased to see the real Pilates January 30, 2006
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
This book is helpful for one reason - it's the real Pilates and you actually get to see his photo. So many people jumped on his bandwagon, rennovated his moves, and polished the picture, that it was nice to see what the man was actually talking about. Instead of one book, you get two short books. The first is Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology (published in 1945; 95 pages) where he describes 34 exercises with 4 photos each (old B&W) and complete step by step written instructions. This is the part of the book that I used to compare with the modern day Pilates video I purchased. Only some of his exercises were included in the video as I suspected, and it was nice to see them all which is the reason I bought the book. I still use the video because I got used to the routine, but I plan :) to start incorporating his other exercises. The second short book (60 pages) is "Your Health" and describes his philosophy of health mixed in with a few real old photos of exercises. I did not get as much out of this part (published in the 1934 mindset), except for the fact that breathing means keeping the belly in instead of out like a balloon (yoga style). After all, if you don't work the muscles around the abdomen to "go in," they "go out," and that's the real gist. Thank you Pilates for teaching us about working the "core," because I can really feel the difference. The killer is that Pilates is easier than crunches, and it's the ONLY thing that really works the abs and makes them feel flat.
 The Original Master September 10, 2005
5 out of 21 found this review helpful
There are many Pilates teachers out there, but this particular book, "A Pilates' Primer," by Joseph Pilates is the one sure guideline for mastery of the practice.
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