15 Minute Pilates: Body Maintenance to Make You Longer, Leaner and Stronger [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Lesley Ackland (Author)

Book Description

Series: 15 Minute | Publication Date: September 25, 2001

Ackland's program helps a wide range of problems including back pain, scoliosis, repetitive stress injury, arthritis, pregnancy and stress problems.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Thorsons; illustrated edition edition (September 25, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 072253776X
• ISBN-13: 978-0722537763
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #744,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Read Lesley Ackland's 15-Minute Pilates, November 30, 2001

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Kristin (Henrietta, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 15 Minute Pilates: Body Maintenance to Make You Longer, Leaner and Stronger (Paperback)

As a former client with Lesley Ackland I will tell you her books are accurate to the body conditioning program that Joseph Pilates brought to us. Lesley, has the gift of teaching correct Pilates excerises to anyone from the prima ballerina to the retired grandfather. No matter how old you are you can benefit from the pilates technique in just 15 minutes a day. First you have to learn from Lesley's Pilates books that this body program is the coming together of the mind, body and spirit through visualization, breathe and your core(abs)! Understanding where pilates comes from is easy to learn after reading 15 Minute Pilates. Enjoy! I still do after having Lesley as my first pilates trainer.

4.0 out of 5 stars Pilates in 15 minutes, December 27, 2008

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This review is from: 15 Minute Pilates: Body Maintenance to Make You Longer, Leaner and Stronger (Paperback)

My wife bought this book in order to learn Pilates techniques and to add a low impact element to her workout. She found this book very useful, especially the many photographs that illustrate exactly how to position oneself. Easy to read and well diagrammed with many pictures this is a great place to start for anyone new to Pilates exercises.