Strength Training on the Ball: A Pilates Approach to Optimal Strength and Balance
Product Description
A unique series of Pilates strength-building exercises using the Swiss exercise ball, resistance bands, and weights
• From the bestselling author of Pilates on the Ball and Abs on the Ball
• Features specialized strength-training workouts for readers of all ages and fitness levels
• Chapters include check points to help readers set realistic goals and tips for physical educators, coaches, and Pilates teachers
In Strength Training on the Ball Colleen Craig shows readers of all fitness levels how to build strong bones, improve balance, and reduce body fat while toning and defining the body. Combining the unique functions of the exercise ball with the endurance- and flexibility-building benefits of strength training, Craig presents 75 ball exercises using weights, resistance bands, and the body’s own resistance. Her exercise variations make strength training safe for beginners, children, teenagers, and seniors… More >>
Strength Training on the Ball: A Pilates Approach to Optimal Strength and Balance
As a Pro Trainer, there are only 2 fitness pros whose books & DVDs I approve of for my wife to use at home.
Mine and Colleens!
All of her stuff is good – you can get alot of good ideas from this one – check it out.
Joey Atlas – The Wizard of Fitness
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Rating: 4 / 5
The lessons in this book are extremely advanced. If you do Pilates, and enjoy it, this is for you. This is NOT A BOOK FOR A BEGINNER.
Rating: 1 / 5
The tone of this book is so preachy and condescending that I can’t seem to get to the exercises themselves. Each chapter begins with a several-page story about a person whose life was turned around their work with the author on Pilates. Then there are several long pages of essays, with lots of quotations and name-dropping and helpful self-improvement tips like “every day you will need to restart” and “one becomes old when fixities of habits are established.”
I am sure that there are subtleties about the approach that need to be conveyed. However, I would prefer to use a book with a more direct writing style so I can get the information I need quickly and get on with my workout.
Rating: 2 / 5
This book is not great. There is a lot of useless fluff at the beginning of each chapter, when the author tells a long, very boring story (ie: an October day on a train) that is not conducive to building core strength. The pictures are in black & white, and there are not as many great exercises compared to other books. With this book, you’ll probably spend all your time reading rather than doing exercises. This book is not direct or to the point, resulting in many pages that again, you’ll have to read to find maybe one key point.
Rating: 1 / 5
I own all of Colleen’s books and they just keep getting better and better. I ride horses and I was looking for a workout that would inprove my balance and help me to be more aware of what my body was doing. The best part of working out on a ball is that if you make a mistake the ball moves so you KNOW that you are doing something wrong! I recommend this book for eveyone!
Rating: 5 / 5