Portable Pilates - Book and CD Set
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Portable Pilates - Book and CD Set
Level: Slow Intermediate
DON'T JUST READ ABOUT IT, DON'T JUST WATCH IT ON TV....DO IT!!
Pilates is probably the most sophisticated and sought after form of exercise today. Since the 1920's it has been used to strengthen and stretch the bodies of professional dancers and athletes alike.
Now, after 75 years, Pilates has become mainstream finding its way into people's homes through dozens of how to books and videos. Yet, these instructional materials are incomplete.
This CD provides the missing ingredient. It allows you to take an actual mat class under the direction and motivating voice of an experienced instructor with no equipment, no pages to turn and no TV required.
Portable Pilates is a 45-minute mat class as taught at the Pilates Center of New York - Tribeca Bodyworks. Owner and certified instructor Alycea Ungaro conducts the class in clear, easy-to-follow instructions. Original music and creative sound effects provide the student with the necessary cues, tempo and dynamic of each exercise.
NOTE: This item is intended for those with prior Pilates experience.
From the back cover:
"For a model, Pilates is the perfect workout. It has given me long, toned muscles more synonomous witht he elegance of the runway than the bulk of the gym. Best of all, Alycea makes it fun to do."
- Molly Sims, Victoria's Secret Model and Host, MTV's House of Style
"Body parts . . . . (no names mentioned), have found a higher place thanks to Pilates"
-Laura Day, Author of Practical Intuition and The Healing Circle.
About the Author
As a classical dancer, Alycea Ungaro discovered Pilates at the age of 14 when a foot injury temporarily suspended her training. In 1984, Pilates was not very well known. Yet, Alycea saw the incredible results of this method of physical conditioning and continued to study throughout her dance career. In 1993, she began the certification program and by 1995 she had opened the Pilates Center of New York - Tribeca Bodyworks. After establishing the center, Alycea attended New York University and obtained her degree and license as a physical therapist. Tribeca Bodyworks has been recognized by the New York Times, Time Magazine, and was named as the best Pilates studio in New York Magazine's annual Best of New York issue for the year 2000.
Alycea has also been responsible for mainstreaming Mr. Pilates' technique by initiating the first group mat classes in health clubs throughout New York City. In addition to teaching clients and treating patients, she also writes an online column for dancers with injuries, and acts as a consultant to new studio owners nationwide. She lives in Tribeca, New York with her husband Robert and daughter Emma.
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