A comprehensive, take-anywhere exercise program designed to improve
men's strength, flexibility, balance, and posture
Have years of office work wreaked havoc on your posture? Could your
tennis or golf game use a boost? Do you appear or feel older than your
age? Or do you carry yourself in a manner that expresses strength,
power, and peak performance to everyone around you?
In recent years, Pilates has become a popular exercise program,
especially among women. Many books on the subject show lithe female
bodies stretched across their covers. Top Pilates instructor Daniel Lyon
Jr. aims to break the preconception that Pilates only benefits and
appeals to women. "This couldn't be further from the truth," he asserts.
"Joseph Pilates was a cigar-smoking boxer, acrobat, and gymnast, and he
developed his exercise program from that background for men first."
Likewise, Lyon designed this book specifically with men in mind, as the
number of male Pilates practitioners -- among them professional
athletes, actors, businessmen, and other high-profile personalities --
has rocketed to about three million and continues to grow.
For athletes, working stiffs, and men recovering from injuries, Lyon
offers the first comprehensive exercise program of its kind. He walks
you through forty "traditional mat" exercises and more than sixty
"reformer on the mat" exercises -- each one brilliantly illustrated --
in an inspiring self-guided program that adapts to all experience levels
and requires nothing more than floor space, an exercise mat, and the
desire to look and feel your best. Using the Pilates method of engaging
the strongest parts of the body, or the "powerhouse" (Joseph Pilates's
term for the abdominals, hips, lower back muscles, and buttocks), and
integrating all other body parts from this core, Lyon's program targets
trouble spots for men and helps them achieve strong, lean, masculine
physiques.
The Complete Book of Pilates for Men will deliver quick and long-term
results to any man who seeks optimal fitness and a competitive edge in
all aspects of his life.
