Ellie Herman's Pilates Cadillac [Paperback]

Ellie Herman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2006

A manual for Pilates instructors & serious Pilates students

This book covers the repertorie for the Push- Through Bar, Trapeze and Fuzzies. For the complete repertoire on the Pilates Cadillac please also purchase Ellie Herman's Pilates Springboard.

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About the Author

Ellie Herman is an internationally reknown Pilates instructor who has taught Pilates for over fifteen years and has developed a unique language to communicate the essence of the Pilates method. Ellie Herman Studio in Park Slope Brooklyn offers teacher training, daily classes, private sessions and rehabilitation. Ellie is a former professional dancer and gymnast and has a MS in Acupuncture. Ellie has authored eight books to date; Pilates for Dummies, Pilates Workbook on the Ball , Pilates Props Workbook, and her professional series on the Pilates equipment: Pilates Mat, Pilates Reformer, Pilates Springboard, Piltates Cadillac, and Pilates Wunda Chair. Ellie has developed Walk-ilates; a system combining Pilates-based exercise and props to teach proper gait and alignment and to maximize the walking experience. Her Walk-ilates book will be out in 2008 along with a DVD. Ellie has developed a new piece of Pilates equipment called the Pilates Springboard, an inexpensive and space-saving variation of the Cadillac which is now being manufactured by Balanced Body. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Ellie Herman Books; 2nd edition (April 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976518120
• ISBN-13: 978-0976518129
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,151,234 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ellie Herman is an internationally reknown Pilates instructor and author with twenty years of experience. She has authored eight Pilates books including; Pilates for Dummies, Pilates Props Workbook, Pilates Workbook on the Ball, and a series of five Pilates manuals covering all the major Pilates modalities: Pilates Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair and Pilates Springboard.
Based in the Bay Area for more than twenty years, Ellie founded Ellie Herman Studios in San Francisco (1992), Oakland (2000) and then relocated to New York, and opened her third studio in Brooklyn (2005). While overseeing these three studios, Ellie trained hundreds of Pilates Instructors, many of whom have gone on to open their own studios.
Ellie invented a piece of Pilates equipment called The Pilates Springboard, an inexpensive and space saving version of the Cadillac, manufactured and distributed by Balanced Body, Inc.
Ellie developed Walk-ilates, a system that uses Pilates-based exercises to correct faulty alignment and gait patterns.
Ellie has an MS in Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book, but not complete., December 20, 2009

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marecat "maremm" (San Francisco Bay Area) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ellie Herman's Pilates Cadillac (Paperback)

Ellie Herman has written several books on Pilates and each one is a gem! The Cadillac Book is excellent for the material it covers. The one drawback is she does not include the repertoire for the Roll Down Bar or the leg/arm springs. She does have a minimal amount of standing leg spring exercises, but no where near the entire repertoire. There is a separate Springboard Book for that. That's why I am giving it 4 stars. If you don't have access to a Springboard, then you're missing out on the verstile repertoire of the Roll Down Bar & the leg & arm springs. The Cadillac is wonderful for rehab and, as with all the Pilates equipment, you can work your entire upper/lower body. It's more verstile than the Reformer because you have so many different pieces to work with (roll down bar, push-thru bar, trapeze, fuzzy straps, arm & leg springs)I do think she should have included these in this book as well. I am a Pilates instructor and even though I am certified through another school, Ellie Herman provides variety. The Stott Pilates manuals are also good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very little content, May 7, 2009

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H. Leugers "ilovebooks" (cincinnati, oh USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ellie Herman's Pilates Cadillac (Paperback)

This book has useful info in it. Unfortunately, it does not cover very many of the exercises you can do on the cadillac. For the full information, you also have to buy her springboard book because she doesn't go over any exercises with the rollback bar or springs in the cadillac book. Her reformer book is much more in-depth and worth the money.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pilates exercises on Pilates Cadillac - Trapeze Table, January 3, 2007

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Geraldine Marques "Pilates Instructor in Bang... (APO, AP United States - Bangkok - Thailand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ellie Herman's Pilates Cadillac (Paperback)

a detailed reference for pilates workout and Pilates exercises on Pilates Cadillac - Trapeze Table. useful for advanced pilates students and professional pilates trainers.