Pilates for Life: The most straightforward guide to achieving the body you want at home

Pilates for Life: The most straightforward guide to achieving the body you want at home

by Darcey Bussell (Author)

Synopsis

Get the body you want with Darcey Bussell's "Pilates for Life". Firm, slim stomach. Fantastic posture. Strong, lean muscles. Clear, relaxed mind. Just four of the amazing results you will see and feel if you take up Pilates. And who better to introduce you to this fabulous form of exercise than a woman who has practised Pilates as part of her professional training ever since the beginning of her incredible ballet career? Darcey is passionate about Pilates and her introduction to the core programme is the easiest, clearest and most encouraging available. Beautifully designed throughout and immensely practical in its detailed attention to each exercise, it is the perfect combination - aspirational and achievable. Ballet dancer and "Strictly Come Dancing" judge Darcey Bussell quite simply loves it, and anyone who picks up the "Pilates for Life" will too. Darcey Bussell was trained at the Royal Ballet school and was later employed by the Royal Ballet. She was promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer and is recongnised as one of the greatest British ballerinas of all time. Since retiring, she has replaced Alesha Dixon on the "Strictly Come Dancing" judging panel for the 2012 series.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: 1st Trade Paperback
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 06 Jan 2005

ISBN 10: 0718147669
ISBN 13: 9780718147662

Author Bio
Born in London, Darcey Bussell began ballet at the Royal Ballet School at the age of thirteen. In 1986 she won the Prix de Lausanne. Then in 1987 she joined Sadlers Wells Royal Ballet, where in 1988, at the age of nineteen, she was recognized by MacMillan and then joined the Royal Ballet as a soloist. In 1995 she was awarded an OBE. She is now a favourite judge on Strictly Come Dancing. Darcey has previously published exercise books such as Pilates for Life, but this is her first lifestyle book. She lives in London with her husband, Angus Forbes, and their two daughters, Phoebe and Zoe.