Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2014

Pilates − A Teachers’ Manual

Exercises with Mats and Equipment for Prevention and Rehabilitation

  • The first English-language specialist book on the Pilates method in prevention (“Pilates Studio”) and physiotherapy (“Pilates for Rehabilitation”)
  • Detailed instructions for mat and equipment training
  • 50 essential mat exercises, clearly illustrated in over 400 color photographs
  • Pilates in rehabilitation: with numerous concrete treatment examples
  • With a total of over 780 color illustrations

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 64.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 64.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
  2. Introduction

    • Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander
    Pages 1-3
  3. History

    • Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander
    Pages 5-9
  4. The Pilates Concept

    • Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander
    Pages 11-16
  5. Pilates as Preventative Exercise: Foundations

    • Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander
    Pages 17-55
  6. The Exercises

    • Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander
    Pages 57-148
  7. Class Formats

    • Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander
    Pages 149-201
  8. Therapeutic Pilates: Fundamental Principles

    • Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander
    Pages 203-210
  9. Therapeutic Pilates: Applications

    • Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander
    Pages 211-264
  10. Therapeutic Pilates: Clinical Conditions/Patient Examples

    • Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander
    Pages 265-271
  11. Pilates and Motor Learning

    • Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander
    Pages 273-277
  12. General and Specialized Instruction

    • Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander
    Pages 279-289
  13. Formal Basis for the Implementation of Pilates Training

    • Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander
    Pages 291-293
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 295-310

About this book

The Pilates book for professionals: Background information and extensive practical knowledge on using the Pilates approach in prevention and therapy. The foundations include, among others, the "Pilates Principles" (Breathing, Centering, Flow, Precision, Concentration, Control and Coordination). The extensive praxis part presents all techniques and exercises (mat and equipment training) with detailed photos of movement sequences and with precise instructions and explanations of each exercise. Class plans provide concrete suggestions for the design of course units with prevention orientation and patient examples illustrate treatment procedures and therapeutic effects of the Pilates approach for different symptoms. - A must-have for all Pilates professionals: teachers, trainers, physiotherapists.

Reviews

                   

Authors and Affiliations

  • Deutscher Pilates-Verband, Mühltal/Trautheim, Germany

    Verena Geweniger

  • POLESTAR Europe, Köln, Germany

    Alexander Bohlander

About the authors

Verena Geweniger (Darmstadt, Germany): Sports educator and Pilates trainer with various international certifications, since 2006 President of the German Pilates Association (Deutscher Pilates-Verband)   

Alexander Bohlander (Cologne, Germany): Managing Director of POLESTAR Europe (European educational institute for Pilates trainers), physiotherapist, alternative medical practitioner and Pilates Master Trainer. Since 1995 he has operated a practice for holistic physiotherapy and osteopathy with an integrated Pilates studio.     

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pilates − A Teachers’ Manual

  • Book Subtitle: Exercises with Mats and Equipment for Prevention and Rehabilitation

  • Authors: Verena Geweniger, Alexander Bohlander

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38114-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-38113-3Published: 20 March 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50746-9Published: 09 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-38114-0Published: 08 July 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 310

  • Number of Illustrations: 327 b/w illustrations, 454 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine, Rehabilitation

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 64.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 64.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access