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| Pilates (2001)
by Walter McKone Published by Marks and Spencer. Only on sale in selected branches of Marks and Spencer. 96 pages. £5.00 |
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| Well, what can I say about my own book. I suppose I could
begin by trying to share the struggle I had to endure to write this literary
masterpiece. My instructions were to write the text (copy) for an "Introduction
to Pilates", so that members of the public could begin to understand
what it was about and try some of the simple exercises. To accomplish
this feat I decided to read numerous books, mainly by Lynne Robinson,
go to a few classes and watch a few videos. You know what? I’m none
the wiser. Write the text I did in a nice orderly manner bringing forward
the key points of this, I was going to say activity but I think that’s
a little too exciting. During my "research" I found the books on the subject were full of anatomy parts that even Gray’s Anatomy didn’t have any listing of. The videos would help any insomniac. And as for this concept of "core stability" that I found in all the books, I had to be honest I could not bring my self to include it in the book as it is a complete load of rubbish. This idea of core stability is based on the aspect of building the body from inside out. You don’t have to turn yourself inside out, which is a relief, as my insides are probably worse than most. Not to mention the mess. Pilates saves you the trouble. I know, wait, wait there’s more. It is supposed to rebalance the body, whatever that means. So when you reach balance what then. It’s obvious, you’re perfect. Having finished this work I have come to the conclusion that Joseph Pilates (the man who invented this approach) is probably turning in his grave. It has turned into a multimillion-pound/dollar/Euro industry. My opinion is that it is not so much an exercise system, apparently it’s not intended to get you fit, more of an exorcise system. Exorcising the money from you pocket. By the way, the layout of the book is very good and the photos are helpful. Is it worth £5.00? I suppose you can’t go wrong, I mean that’s 2 pints up the pub, with good company and you may improve your social skills, not to mention getting out. Marks: 3/10 Walter Llewellyn McKone, 2003. |
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