Emily Kelly's Commonsense Pilates

I've started doing Pilates a couple of weeks ago, after purchasing this book in its Spanish edition. I think the author has done a fantastic job here - she gives clear instructions and different positions for each level, she gives you everything you need for building your own customised workout and helps you integrate Pilates in your lifestyle plan combining it with other forms of excercising - everything in a commonsense way!

This is the first book I have bought on the Pilates method - and it was a good choice. Emily Kelly covers both pilates techniques as well as practical advice on how to make pilates part of your life - and your exercise schedule. The phtographs and instructions are very clear and the feature I like best is the diagram of the muscle groups being worked with each exercise. Emily then puts everything together by giving her readers two sample programmes to work through - a long session and a short one. There are also exercises one can do at the office and as a warm up for aerobic forms of exercise. I thoroughly reccomend this book as one which delivers what ir promsises... a common sense approach to exercise and healthy living.... Emily, when is your second book coming out??