Ellie Herman’s Pilates Reformer, Second Edition
Finally a complete manual for the Universal Pilates Reformer by San Francisco Pilates expert Ellie Herman. This guide is meant for Pilates trainers and fitness professionals as well as for Pilates aficianados who want a deeper understanding for their own practice. This book takes you through classic Pilates Reformer repertoire as well as introducing original exercises developed by Ellie Herman and her instructors over the last fifteen years. Included in this book are: step by step photo sequences, detailed descriptions of over 100 Reformer exercises, proper breathing and specific alignment cues, benefits and contraindications, rehabilitation applications and special tips and imagery.
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Worth the price for pages 12 to 27 alone Yes, it’s hideously expensive, but I think the pages from 12 to 27 alone justify the price. They might be subtitled: “How Not to Cripple or Kill Yourself on the Reformer.” Pages 12-13 cover the “Eight Principles of Pilates” and Ellie adds her own called “Body Awareness.” Pages 14-19 include excellently described and photographed “Pilates Alphabet,” in other words, the basic positions from which you generally move to or return from other exercises. Pages 20 – 21 cover “General Movement…
Fabulous manual