Standing Pilates: Strengthen and Tone Your Body Wherever You Are

by Joan Breibart

Perform Pilates postures just about anywhere-- and get faster results!

Joseph Pilates's revolutionary methods of strengthening, toning, and even lengthening the body have become hugely popular all around the world. Now, in Standing Pilates, celebrated Pilates expert Joan Breibart takes Pilates off the floor, showing you step by step how to perform classic postures while standing or sitting.

Breibart, the creator of the first Pilates exercise video, has transformed traditional Pilates floor exercises into a new workout that frees you to perform postures any time, anywhere, without mats, balls, or workout gear. This groundbreaking new method uses your own body weight to help you achieve faster, longer-lasting results. You get clear instruction on how to increase your focus, develop proper form, and strengthen and tone your body more easily and efficiently. Plus, Breibart gives you valuable tips on improving your technique, making modifications to the postures, and varying each exercise to take things up a notch. No matter your current fitness level, Standing Pilates is the revolutionary new way to reshape your body and reach your fitness goals in less time. This exciting new
* Features black-and-white photographs throughout that fully illustrate each exercise
* Explains how to exercise smarter to get the body you want
* Provides fundamentals and foundations for retraining your brain to move your body correctly to improve your balance and form
* Presents testimonials from fitness professionals on the benefits of Standing Pilates
* Includes up-to-date contact lists for certified Pilates instructors, those also certified in Standing Pilates, and Pilates Certifying Studios

Genres: Fitness

240 pages, Paperback

First published December 13, 2004

About the author

Joan Breibart founded the PhysicalMind Institute in 1991 and made Pilates — and unknown exercise Method — the fastest growing trend in the subsequent decade. Then to satisfy this new demand for BodyMind fitness, she created the first Pilates Certification program, instructional videos and study manuals. Following in Joe’s inventive footsteps, she invented the Mini-Reformer®; the Mve® Chair; Parasetter®; the MINIS™; HeadFloater®; SmartSEAT; Tye4® and Tye4X™. She holds eleven patents on body improvement products as well as nine trademarks.

In addition, she is co-founder with Meredith Luce MS, RD, LN of the first low quantity diet. Prior to 1991, Breibart spent 10 years in publishing and 20 years in the beauty and hair business. She has edited and authored several books, including Programmed Marketing (1971); Standing Pilates (2005); and Body Biz (2006). She is a graduate of Barnard College Class of 1963.

Facts About Joan

She’s the only one with her name out of 8 billion souls. She’s a grandmother and inventor and has been doing Pilates for 60 years. So does her entire family including her two young granddaughters who love Parasetter®– a product Joe would have invented if he were here today. She is 83 and is 5’6” tall and weighs 125 pounds and has a nice Pilates body. Wellness Bitches are amazed that she is pain free; takes no pills; is energetic; and almost never sick. She doesn’t eat “healthy” whatever that is nor over-consume water—our most precious resource. She’s happy that Ozempic and Mounjaro® will reshape America and put wellness on life support.