Brooke Siler

Love it. Brooke believes in PIlates and has developed a way to make it a part of your daily life. Her illustrations are great and complement the models' demonstration of the moves. A DVD isn't necessary, and you get to work at your own pace, a definite advantage over classes and videos. According to Brooke never do more if you can't do it properly. This book got me excited about pilates, and if she does do a DVD I'm standing in line to buy it.

I think I prefer her books. The CD isn't bad, but I like going at my own pace, but her modifications are great for the beginner. I'd lose the flash cards, so I don't use this one as much. Having said that, if you're more organised than me and you prefer an instructor it's a good buy. Her descriptions are good, and combined with the flash card visuals you really don't lose out.

Following up where her last book left off, Brooke returns with more moves to keep you inspired and interested. She created moves you can use everywhere from the bank ,to the car, the gym and golf. Really love these books, but my only complaint is I wish she included routines for the stability ball, they're so popular nowadays I think it was a mistake not to include one. Still a great buy.

An excellent supplement to a class or a video. Very thorough descriptions of the exercises. However, it's hard to learn pilates from a book; try starting with a video or a class.