Hack Your Low Back With Pilates Reformer Stretching

A hack is an innovative and unorthodox way to crack a big problem. Although stretching is not a new prescription for managing and alleviating chronic low back pain, doing it on a Pilates reformer, with precision cues and 3D images is definitely novel. The Pilates reformer makes performing your exercises incorrectly very difficult- a critical point in ensuring exercise adherence and positive outcomes in rehabilitation. It also allows safe and intricate movements so that you can relax and find just the "right spot" for you. Fabulous 3D images mean no more guesswork, no wondering "am I doing it right?" Chronic low back pain has hit epidemic proportions in the developed world. Costing billions in inactivity, lost work days and healthcare costs, it is a problem brought about primarily by the mismatch between our modern environments and our ancient bodies. Bodies that evolved over millions of years to be both strong and supple. Pilates reformer stretching can assist in restoring your function and managing your pain. Tried and tested over a 20-year period with many thousands of clients, the simple cues and safe stretches in Hack Your Low Back may well rid you of the pain, frustration, sense of fatigue and depression that so often accompany chronic dysfunction.

"A full body Pilates reformer stretching routine for every body"--Cover.

Whether you are just beginning your Pilates journey, or have been practising or teaching for years, Stretching on the Pilates Reformer, now with QR codes with live video, will be an invaluable resource-one that allows you to see each exercise in an entirely new light. With modern variations on some of the classics, and some entirely new stretches too, the anatomically detailed full color 3D graphics and video take you inside every exercise. With clear, simple, step-by-step cues that have been tried and tested over a 20-year period, Stretching on the Pilates Reformer provides you with a deeper understanding of the structures and principles underlying each movement. You will be able to teach and practice these safe and effective stretches in no time at all. If you have an interest in stretching and anatomy, the stunning illustrations in this book will show you how each muscle is used, how slight alterations in position can enhance and reduce effectiveness and how breathing and body position are related. With over 100 images, 27 videos and 50 exercises you can target a specific region to stretch, strengthen and develop self-awareness skills in the process.

Brimming with engaging exercise tips and colorful illustrations, this fun-to-read guide makes it easy to do pilates in your pajamas. Improve your strength, tone your body, and increase your flexibility with these 40 easy-to-follow exercises that you can do at home. Written by certified Pilates instructor Maria Mankin, the exercises include step-by-step instructions, notes on their physical benefits, and modification options. Readers will discover how to improve posture and core strength using a kitchen counter, stretch out their legs using the dining table, and tone their arms using the edge of the bathtub, plus so much more. Each exercise is paired with a colorful illustration of a pajama-clad person demonstrating the pose. Simple to follow and with no special equipment required (beyond pj's!), this accessible take on a popular exercise technique makes it easy to get fit without leaving the house. EXERCISE MADE EASY: Packed with achievable exercises, this interactive guide to at-home Pilates is perfect for people looking for easy, accessible ways to stretch and strengthen at home. No special equipment required! ALL-LEVELS AUDIENCE: With a range of practices and modification options, this book will appeal to a wide audience—from Pilates newbies looking for ways to get fit at home to experienced practitioners in need of exercise inspiration. The low-impact, high-reward practices can be done one at a time, or in a sequence for a more challenging routine. GREAT SELF-CARE GIFT: Brimming with healthy practices and colorful artwork, this package makes a great self-care gift for moms, workout enthusiasts, and Pilates lovers, and pairs perfectly with other self-care accessories or a set of pajamas. Perfect for: • Pilates enthusiasts • Mother's Day gift shoppers • Anyone looking for easy ways to stay fit • Anyone looking for at-home exercises • Anyone who works from home

This book teaches how to stretch the entire body on the Pilates reformer, using 3D anatomy images and cues.

Well known presenter, teacher and top selling Pilates author Anthony Lett has cherry picked stretches from the disciplines of physical therapy, Osteopathy, Yoga, Pilates, martial arts and dance and trialled them over a 20-year period in his studio. Anthony has culled the fluff and leaves you with the safest and most effective material that works. 'No fillers, all thrillers' is the result! As well as presenting in 25 countries to health professionals on the subject of stretching, Anthony has worked with some of the world's best Karate champions, in Moscow with dancers from the Russian Bolshoi ballet, on thousands of wounded weekend warriors and even sheep shearers from outback Western Australia. All have benefitted from a body of work that is person oriented, not pose oriented. It's truly a work for "every body." He explains simply and with clarity how to use a "PNF" technique which fastbacks your flexibility gains and provides loads of stunning full color 3D anatomy images to assist you to understand the practice. The work has a focus on single joints and smaller groups of muscles so that there's no guessing about doing it right or feeling it in the right place. It's not stretching for dummies, but it's stretching that's hard to get wrong. There are simple and logical cues and images and a host of solo and partner stretches for each muscle group to explore, because although one stretch may be effective for one person, for various reasons like individual bone shape, it might not work for someone else. This realistic and pragmatic approach, honed by many years of experimentation on real bodies, ensures that in this book at least, you will find a collection of stretches just right for you!

The Pilates craze has swept the nation, and everyone from celebrities to college students to homemakers are in on it. They know that Pilates can grant tremendous fitness benefits, that it can stretch and tone and strengthen, and that the exercises are fun to do. But most people aren't aware that Pilates stretches can relieve pain, too. Back pain is the number one cause for missing work in America. Millions of people suffer from back pain and are unable to find relief from drugs or surgery. Pilates is a collection of exercises for strengthening the spine, and it can relieve chronic neck, back, and shoulder pain for good. The Pilates Back Book is the first book to highlight the pain-relieving properties of Pilates. Readers will discover: -The link between muscles and back pain-and how to use that knowledge to prevent further injury. -How to design a personal Pilates program for specific types of pain. -Exactly how to do the Pilates stretches through lavish full-color photos.

The Pilates Expanded Photo Encyclopedias are designed for Pilates instructors and experienced Pilates enthusiasts who wish to expand their repertoire of Pilates inspired exercises and variations. They are comprised of a multitude of movements for a variety of designated apparatus' with basic cuing plus instructive photos to appease the visual learner. This photo encyclopedia is 4 manuals in 1 making it the largest collection of exercises available for the Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair and Barrels, including both traditional and progressive movements. The book totals 362 pages, 916 exercises, and 1,783 color photos. For more information, visit www.PilatesExpanded.com