Part biography, part history, and part memoir, Caged Lion untangles for the first time Joseph Pilates’s opaque life story and the perilous journey of his exercise program known the world over as Pilates. This is the story of Joseph Pilates, a gifted man who immigrated to the United States at forty-three with no assets or credentials. He not only invented an exercise regimen - which today is practiced by more than ten million people - but in the process, reinvented himself.

A herniated disc is one of the most painful spinal conditions. Fortunately, it's treatable, and this Personalizing Pilates: Herniated Discs workout can help you, whether you're in the acute phase or if you want to avoid a flare-up.

One of the biggest problems of old age is experiencing balance problems. Tripping, slipping, and falling can make you lose confidence in doing your favorite things. Simple tasks like climbing stairs and or taking a bath now seem like dangerous endeavors, and you are afraid you will become dependent on others to take care of you. With Never Fear Falling Again, you are one decision away from achieving your fitness goals. Start your workout journey now. Get your copy today for your journey toward staying active and functional in your senior years by having better balance.

With simple poses in supported positions, restorative yoga encourages deep relaxation so your body—as well as your mind—can enter a state of pure peace, even if this is your very first time approaching yoga. It is scientifically proven that practicing yoga on a daily basis improves many aspects of your life: It can reduce back pain, prevent from digestion disorder, stabilize heart rate, improve focus, regain vibrant vitality, and even bring back the joy of a satisfying sex life.

"I love to run, and I know how much doing Pilates has helped my running. The exercises that I've included in the Personalizing Pilates: Runners workout are designed to increase your speed, lengthen your stride, and reduce your chances of injury. You'll develop the strength and endurance that you need to run with ease."

Debilitating brain disorders are on the rise - from children diagnosed with autism and ADHD to adults developing dementia at younger ages than ever before. But a medical revolution is underway that can solve this problem: Astonishing new research is revealing that the health of your brain is, to an extraordinary degree, dictated by the state of your microbiome - the vast population of organisms that live in your body and outnumber your own cells 10 to one.

I worked for many years in a corporate job before I started my Pilates business, so I know first-hand how uncomfortable I was after sitting working on a computer for endless hours. So I thought, "Why not do a Pilates-based workout that can be done right at your desk?" Well, here it is!

Inflammation, chronic fatigue, and pain are simply signs that something is wrong with our bodies, and research indicates that eating certain foods every day can be the trigger. Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners will explain step-by-step how to change your daily nutrition to naturally restore your immune system and heal inflammation.

How does stretching help older people? What are the best stretches for seniors? What is the most important thing when stretching? Discover in this stretching for seniors audiobook some fascinating ways you can enjoy stretching. As we age it becomes more challenging to keep engaging in all the fun exercises and stretching we have grown accustomed to. In this audiobook you will discover fascinating stretching exercises for seniors.

Tired of not having the mobility you used to? Aging is tough, but it doesn’t have to be! Did you know that one to two percent of muscle mass shrinks every year after the age of 50? What if you were told that all your problems can be fixed by only exercising for nine minutes? If you want to learn how you can enjoy life without the disadvantages that come with age, then you really need to listen to this book. Imagine a life where your grandchildren tire before you do, and you get out of bed on a cold winter morning with no aches or pains. 

As we get older, our muscles get tired, and we struggle to achieve the agility we once had. Luckily, there are solutions! Stretching is important to keep our bodies functioning in optimal health, and the benefits are endless. Properly stretching our bodies is even more critical in our older age, as our range of motion becomes restricted and our bodies become tight. If you want to learn how to stretch your body to maintain your physical health, then you need the invaluable resources in this book.

With the help of this book, you are going to learn the techniques and value of stretching. You will know how to adjust your body to reach a certain position, how to stretch if something hurts, how to stretch to gain energy and feel rejuvenated, and what to do if you accidentally stretch yourself a bit over the limit. This book aims to educate you on the purpose of each stretch, when to stretch, and how to acquire the skills you need to reach a bit further than yesterday.

Everything you need to know to have a healthy and flexible body using the knowledge of how to stretch properly. Have you heard about the amazing benefits of stretching and want to start including it in your fitness program? Then expect to be on your way towards making a huge improvement in the quality of your life by getting a copy of this highly remarkable and comprehensive audiobook about stretching. Here, you will learn more about the benefits of stretching and how you can use it to improve your flexibility, avoid injuries, and improve your life.

This guide will introduce you to the magical method known as yoga. By listening to it, you will get to know the history of yoga, the benefits of yoga, what to expect from yoga classes, and what you need to start practicing it. You will also learn some yoga postures and routines you can do to free your mind from stress while strengthening your body. 

Do you wake up in the night or take days off work because of back pain? Do you wish you could always remember to stand up straight, sit with better posture, and look amazing in pictures? Rounded shoulders are a problem that’s easy to develop in our sedentary age but just as easy to fix. However, we spend more time on computers and working at desks that only exacerbate the problem but do little to fix the core of it.

This guide will introduce you to the magical method known as yoga. By listening to it, you will get to know the history of yoga, the benefits of yoga, what to expect from yoga classes, and what you need to start practicing it. You will also learn some yoga postures and routines you can do to free your mind from stress while strengthening your body. 

With our stressful pace of life and the plethora of illnesses, it’s no wonder more people are suffering from chronic and acute illnesses that could otherwise be prevented. Lack of energy and vitality due to stress keeps many of us from living a full and satisfying life.

Do you often feel stressed, tense, or even anxious? Would you like to live a healthier and happier life instead? Then you have come to the right place: The Yoga Bible for Beginners will allow you to reconnect with your deepest self again, so you can experience deep joy, contentment, and inner peace. Learn why successful people like Beyonce, Ryan Gosling, and Arianna Huffington all practice yoga! Yoga can help restore balance between body and mind. For example, one study showed that yoga can normalize levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

How to enhance your life through yoga, even if you’ve never set foot on a mat before. Yoga has changed the lives of millions, and it can do the same for you. All you need to do is start with the right guide. The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Losing Weight and Staying Fit with Yoga teaches you everything you need to know, from what to wear to your first yoga class, to how to use yoga to lose weight, and even some basic yoga routines to get you started.

As we grow older, we naturally start losing muscle mass every year. Even if you don’t feel anything now, eventually you’ll wake up one day and be surprised that you’re struggling just to get up from your chair or are simply not as strong as you used to be. Over time, problems with your physical health can take a toll on your mental well-being and discourage you entirely from taking necessary steps toward a healthier and more youthful lifestyle.

Yoga for scoliosis back pain is a truly comforting form of gentle and effective moving meditation and physical activity. This is a safe way to rebuild strength, stamina, and flexibility and to address back pain of scoliosis without the need for expensive drugs or intimidating surgery.

No gym wants you to know this, but you can get an amazingly toned body all from the comfort of your home. There is a simple training style that is gaining new found popularity, and all by using only your bodyweight. This style of training has taken people from not being able to support their own bodyweight to performing more than 20 pull-ups without breaking a sweat. 

It sounds incredible, but running can be a thoroughly enjoyable, lifelong practice - without injury or fatigue. Ultramarathoner Danny Dreyer combines the wisdom of T'ai Chi with insights of a champion runner to present ChiRunning, a step-by-step audio program to help everyone from beginners to professionals "run like a kid again" - effortless, free, and boundlessly energetic.

How to get fit in your 50s: What really works and why you don’t need to train as hard as you think. In 7 X Your Strength Gains Even if You’re a Man, Woman or Clueless Beginner Over 50, you will discover: 7 main reasons why bodyweight training is just right fora you even if you are over 50, why the “no pain no gain” attitude might is the biggest lie in the fitness industry, the most common mistakes in strength training and how to avoid them, and much more!

Deep Fitness introduces a proven, new approach to building strength and whole-body health: Mindful Strength Training to Failure (MSTF). This science-based method reverses muscle loss and improves overall strength in just one or two 30-minute sessions a week. MSTF exercises are simple and effective, and can be done at home with resistance bands and bodyweight, or with the machines at your local gym. Using slow reps, MSTF marries mindful body awareness with proven strength-training techniques to help you become stronger at any age.

Fascia is a single, interconnected web of tissue that runs from the top of your head to the bottoms of your feet. It surrounds every organ, every muscle, every bone, and every nerve fiber. And it has an astonishing range of functions. At Complete Wellness, New York City's number one pain management clinic, director Dr. Daniel Fenster is using both high-tech and low-tech fascia therapies to change the lives of thousands of people for the better. With this book, you'll learn if you have fascia-related problems - and if so, how serious they are.   

Are you noticing less progress after the quick gains from your first few months of training? Is swelling, pain, or some other physical challenge preventing you from going all out in the gym? Do you find yourself having to skip workouts for other obligations? Those challenges may be overwhelming, but there are ways you can overcome them, and you don’t need to consume shady supplements, or spend all day every day at the gym. 

Miranda Esmonde-White trains everyone from prima ballerinas to professional hockey players to Cerebral palsy patients: what do they all have in common? All of these people are hoping to heal their bodies, prevent further injury, and move optimally and without pain. In fact, they have the same goals as any of us who are trying to stay young, fit, and reverse the hands of time.

Do you want to feel as nimble and carefree as you were at 21? Do you want to be able to touch your toes or train with no fear of pain and soreness? We all do, right? There are a set of proper physiotherapist-designed stretches that target the problem area with more than double the effectiveness. These stretches have been put into a tailored routine to tackle the most common causes of pain stiffness and inflexibility to get you as active and pain-free as you were at 21.

Contemporary science confirms what generations of healers have observed through centuries of practice: Breath awareness can turn on the body's natural abilities to prevent and cure illness. The mental and physical stresses of modern life, such as anxiety, frustration, sexual dysfunction, insomnia, high blood pressure, digestive woes, and immune dysfunction can all be addressed through conscious control of your breath.