Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology: Revised Edition for the 21st Century

This is my right hand book. This is how I teach Pilates and use this information to better my practice of Pilates each day.

This is a very attractive and slim book with good information. I've found one of the best quotes from this book is, "To breathe correctly you must completely exhale and inhale, always trying very hard to "squeeze" every atom of impure air from your lungs in much the same manner that you would wring every drop of water from a wet cloth." Although I still struggle with breathing deeply all-the-time, this information, is undoubtedly very helpful in all aspects of life. I feel calmer, more relaxed and more at peace when breathing like Mr. Pilates has taught to do. The stretches are very super helpful and will definitely give you more mobility, flexibility and allow your blood vessels to transport blood all throughout your body. My favorite stretches in this book are, (these are the only stretches I practice as of now) the roll up, the spine stretch, the saw, the swan-dive, the scissors and the shoulder bridge. I highly recommend this book!

Looks good, I was a little disappointed that it wasn't the original book( my mistake I guess, I misunderstood the description) but the explanations look good and it includes some helpful photos. It does advocate modern exercise tools like Pilates hoops but the book explains that the shifts are due to what we've learned about anatomy and exercise since the original. I'm happy with it and I'm hoping this gets me back on my feet.

This book is specifically aimed at Pilates professionals. It goes in depth into the mechanics of the exercises devised by Joseph Pilates. It even has photos of him back then, performing these exercises! There's an exceedingly interesting part at the beginning of the book about Joe's life story. The book is fairly short but gives you a wonderful insight into what Pilates really is and means. I strongly recommend it to readers interested in deepening their understanding of the Pilates method and its author biography.

GREAT READING FOR SOMEONE WHO CARES ABOUT THEIR PHYSICAL NEEDS

I needed this to understand more deeply what my body was telling me. Pilates changed my life.

Very easy to read, short and precise. I would recommend this book not just to people who practice pilates but specially to people who do not exercise daily

It’s an interesting book. I hoped to learn more about Joseph Pilates. It is more about doing exercises.

In un momento come questo dove si legge ovunque "corso di Pilates" leggere l'opera originale del grande Joseph H. Pilates è fondamentale per tutti gli appassionati di fitness. Il libro è in inglese, ma è facilmente comprensibile anche grazie alle numerose foto. Consigliatissimo!

This was a great introduction to the true history of Pilates as imagined by the man himself. It is helpful to keep in mind his concepts when exploring new moves.

Recomendado para quem busca conhecer o método de Pilates clássico na raiz.

I'd like to construct my own concept of self-restart for typical old male person. Without interpretations of current pilates-worldwide-business.

I liked this book as it has the original Pilates practices with details and instructions. It also has some introductory chapters at the start which informative.