Emily Kelly

Discover your full potential with this all-around guide to improving fitness and physique, regardless of age or ability.

Realign the body, stimulate circulation and calm the mind in a series of easy to follow Iyengar Yoga postures.

Work your back and abdominals into a muscular 'girdle of strength' with Pilates- support your body through excerise and daily life, and ease nagging aches and pains.

Fuse the benefits of both disciplines with Yoga-Pilates, an exciting synergy that promotes stamina, suppleness and balance in simple stpes.

Step-by-step sequences with over 700 color photographs.

Contents

Holistic fitness: Exercising mind and body
Iyengar yoga
Introduction
The practice of Asanas
Pilates
Introducing pilates-The history of pilates; The benefits of pilates; The exercise environment; Key elements of pilates; Core strength; Neutral spine; Pelvic floor muscles
Warming up and mobility exrcises
Abdominal and back exercises
Upper and lower body exercises
Stretches
Making pilates a part of your life
Yoga-Pilates
Introduction
Core strength
Standing postures
Twisted postures
Balanced postures
Seated postures
Sequences
Acknowledgements
Societies and useful addresses
Index… (more)