Ellie Herman's Pilates Reformer

I have had a few books on reformer exersizes but this has to be the best one. This book explains perfectly about each exercise using the reformer. It gives you step by step clear photos of each exercise, tells you how setup the reformer for each different exercise ,( which springs/cords, headrest position, footbar position etc), also which muscles the specific exercise targets, there are cues explained easily to help, there are modifications of each exercise and lots of helpful advice and tips. Before you get to the exercises the first few pages explain about the correct breathing, all about the reformer, all about the neutral spine and the core, and so much more useful information. If I could only have one book about exercises on the reformer I would happily get rid of my other books.

I am a Pilates teacher and am currently furthering my training, I love Ellie Herman's work and find her books by far the easiest to understand and full of good cueing tips.Just to note that not every single all of the exercises are included, and it doesn't include some of the preparations for bigger moves that you might want to build up to (which you might find in the Stott Essential Reformer manual, say) however the explanations are clearer and far more decipherable

As a Pilates teacher I have been looking for a good Pilates Reformer book. This one is clear, gives good cues and variations. Very informative. I recommend it to any teacher.