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    Pilates: Essential Training for the Athlete
    Pilates: Essential Training for the Athlete
    Pilates: Essential Training for the Athlete
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    Pilates: Essential Training for the Athlete

    By Sandee Lea

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    Pilates-Essentail Training for the Athlete, is an informative book that covers the history of Pilates, and explains the how and why the Pilates method is beneficial to everyone whether you are a season athlete or enjoying life recreationally. This book gives a detail description on how to contract and train the "Core" effectively to help eliminate back pain, improve your strength, flexibility,mobility, and prevent injury. The author, Sandee Lea has practice Pilates all of her life and has been trained by some of the best Pilates trainers in the world that are first generation Pilates trainers. They have trained under Romana Kryzanowka, the "oldest living disciple" who was trained directly by Joseph Pilates. There are true testimonies included from athletes and coaches. There is a complete Intermediate Mat Pilates class that includes a written description and photos for most of the exercises that can be done at home, work, or traveling. It also includes a section on how to use a flex band for stretching, and a section written on how to use a foam roller for myo-fascial release exercises. These methods all work together to give the athlete and the non-athlete the strength, flexibility, and mobility needed for all sports and recreation. With this winning combination of the mat Pilates class as well as the additional information for stretching and the myo-fascial release exercises, whether you are an athlete or not you will want these "secret weapons" at your finger tips to be the best at your game, the best you could look and feel in life!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSandee Lea
    Release dateDec 11, 2012
    ISBN9781301143719
    Pilates: Essential Training for the Athlete
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    Sandee Lea

    Sandee Lea is the owner of A Pilates Studio and Simply Core Solutions located in Southern California. Sandee has trained many clients as well as instructors for the past 8 years and her studio has been awarded best studio in the top three for the past five years in the Inland Valley Empire. In 2008 she was voted “Best Trainer” in the Valley. She currently holds certifications as a Pilates Method Alliance Certified Instructor, RYT (Registered Yoga Trainer), ACE Certified Group Fitness Trainer, Egoscue Certified Postural Therapist, and Madd Dog Certified Instructor. She has trained with some of the top Pilates Trainers in the world, through seminars, one-on-one training, conferences, etc. Some of these instructors are Karen Clippenger, Peter Lakis, Peter Fiasca, Rael Isacowitz, Javier Velazquez, Kathy Corey, and many more (the list can go on and on...). Currently she is working on her Bachelors of Science Degree in Kinesiology. She has been active in the fitness industry for over twenty-six years. She started exercising at the age of twelve and prior to receiving any formal training, she creatively used her own body resistance to sculpt and tone. She discovered later in life that the method she was using to sculpt and tone her own body was similar to and in some cases exactly like the way Joseph Pilates sculpted and toned his body at a young age. Not only did she discover that this practice sculpted her body but it also helped to sculpt her mind and emotions, creating a balanced lifestyle. Since that early age, Sandee has been vigilant in her dedication to training and formal certification, becoming one of the best trainers in the region. In addition to her extensive background in Pilates and yoga, she has studied dance and trained dancers and gymnasts for more than eight years. Her training is filled with energy and a joyfulness, as well as impeccable alignment and strength. Pilates, yoga, and dance are her passions, as well as helping others get strong and pain free. When you train with her, you will experience a very pure and simple way of fitness that brings results not only to the body but also to mind and spirit. Sandee is available for private or group instruction at your facility and also offers a variety of classes and one-on-one training at her studio and also through Skype. Her most current websites and contact information: www.simplycoresolutions.com www.pilatestemecula.com pilatestemecula@gmail.com -email address For Skype information please email Sandee for days and times of availability. Sandee is available for all international instruction but only is fluent in English at this time.

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      Pilates - Sandee Lea

      Pilates – Essential Training For The Athlete

      Sandee Lea

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      Contents

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Selected Resources

      Glossary

      Terms

      Anatomical Chart for Muscle

      Chapter One – Pilates ? Lattes ? What Exactly is it?

      I often get asked how I would describe Pilates to someone who has never heard of it. What a great question! There is so much to Pilates, including what it does, what it doesn’t do, and all the benefits that it provides, not only for the body but also for the mind. Pilates has so much to offer to everyone, but even though this method has been around for over nine decades it still has magnitudes to reach. And then there are those who know about mat Pilates, but don’t have any idea that there is equipment that is designed specifically for Pilates. I receive confused looks when I try to describe Pilates. So much so that it has brought me to this place of wanting to write a book sharing my knowledge, and what my experience has been throughout the years as someone who has done Pilates most of her life and has been a Pilates trainer for the past eight years.

      I want to introduce to you a genius of a man who is no longer with us, Joseph Pilates, pronounced puh-LAH-teez. The Pilates Method was invented by Joseph Pilates (1880-1967) born in Dusseldorf, Germany. To keep this simple but still informative, here is a little history about Joseph. He suffered from rickets, asthma, and rheumatic fever. Because of this, Joseph became obsessed with the frailties of the body. He studied the musculature of the human body, determined to work his body into a state of better health. By the age of fourteen he had improved his physical condition enough to pose for anatomical drawings. And later he became an accomplished gymnast, boxer, diver, and skier. He invented a method that is a total body-conditioning workout, designed for both men and women that engages you and leaves you feeling refreshed and alert with an enormous amount of self-confidence. It’s an intense workout which blends Eastern and Western philosophies of physical and mental conditioning. The Method has been around for over ninety years! Unlike the fitness industry, which is constantly tripping over itself to create new and different trends such as Zumba, TRX training, Cross Fit, etc., the Pilates Method has had nine decades of success! The Method stands out as a tried-and-true formula of wisdom and proven results. It truly is the intelligent way to exercise and to achieve the strength, flexibility, and mobility you will need in all facets of your entire life. I can honestly write this because I have been practicing the method since the young age of twelve, not realizing at that time that I was my own female version of a Joseph Pilates. It wasn’t until twenty-eight years later that someone introduced me to Pilates. I took my first mat Pilates class in 2000 at my local gym. After class the instructor came up to me and asked me how long I had been practicing Pilates. My response was that I have done this form of exercise all of my life, not knowing it was Pilates that I was practicing. It was my own way of using my body resistance to help tone my body and sculpt my mind and my emotions. From that point on I have been practicing, training others including myself, and learning the Joseph Pilates Method both on the mat and using the apparatus, which he designed to help the immobile soldiers in World War I.

      I can truly testify that The Pilates Method is a form of exercise that will help you reach a perfect balance of the body and of the mind. Through consistent practice, man can achieve the ultimate goal for mankind of – Health & Happiness!

      Many of the clients I train today have had an old regime of weight lifting, squats, lunges, running, stair climbing, and the list goes on. They have tightened their joints and stiffened their muscles through methods they believed would bring

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