Pilates for Everyone

"The diverse cast and regimen modification options go hand-in-hand with Havard’s encouraging tone [...]. The result is a welcome and refreshing departure from standard fitness fare."—Publishers Weekly

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Micki Havard is a Pilates instructor and wellness coach based in Decatur, Georgia. Her company, MickiPhit, allows her to share her knowledge about fitness and nutrition to help her clients reach their fitness and wellness goals. Micki has earned certification in Pilates from the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA), and Power Pilates, and teaches private and group Pilates classes.

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Pilates benefits every body-including yours!

Pilates is exercise for your mind, body, and spirit, but what if your body won't cooperate? How can you take advantage of all Pilates has to offer-strengthening your core, enhancing your flexibility, and even improving your posture-if you think you're too old or too big or too physically unable to perform the Hundred, the Shoulder Bridge, or the Double-Leg Stretch?

No matter what your age, size, or physical ability is, you can do every exercise in Pilates for Everyone. Each Pilates exercise shows the typical movements for gaining the physical and mental benefits from that exercise. Then each exercise offers at least three variations performed by people just like you to help you find the right modification that fits who you are. This way, no matter which version you perform, you're going to reach similar goals.

Pilates for Everyone includes these features:

50 step-by-step exercises for specific body areas

Step-by-step modifications for every exercise

10 routines that combine exercises from the book for maximum benefits

Expert advice from Micki Havard on how to get the most out of your practice

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Pilates benefits every body - including yours!

Are you looking for the ideal home workout that anyone can do? Try Pilates and discover how to strengthen your core, become more flexible, improve your posture and even relieve back pain! This Pilates for beginners book is for everyone, regardless of age, race, size, gender, or physical ability.

Discover how you can take advantage of all Pilates has to offer. This exercise book includes:

• A complete workout plan allowing you to find your comfort zone and test your abilities without judgement - all from the comfort of your own home
• 50 Pilates exercises with at least three variations/modifications for different body types
• 15 sequences that combine the exercises
• Expert advice and tips on Pilates and how to add the exercises to your life

Pilates instructor and wellness coach, Micki Havard, will show you a wide range of Pilates exercises to discover this practice's physical and mental benefits. Step-by-step photography and a diverse group of models demonstrate each exercise with its possible variations, so you can find the best way that suits you, and your physical abilities.

Once you've found the movements that suit you, you'll begin to notice the positive changes in your body as you become stronger and more confident. Other physical activities will become more manageable, and you will have renewed confidence in your everyday capabilities!

If you enjoyed Pilates for Everyone, be sure to check out the other title in this series - Yoga for Everyone. So forget what you've heard. Exercise isn't just for the privileged few. It's meant to be enjoyed by everybody. Yes, you can do it - and this series will show you how!