★ The book adopts a dual-mode approach of muscle anatomy diagrams and real-person action illustrations to break down movements, designs training programs based on the bone characteristics and muscle atrophy issues of the elderly, and simultaneously enhances strength, endurance, and joint stability.
★ It provides a multi-functional rehabilitation systematized solution, covering Pilates intervention strategies for special groups such as those with trauma, rheumatism, and neurological diseases. It combines professional equipment training with a home-based simple movement library to achieve full-cycle management from fall prevention to gait correction and functional recovery.
★ The author, with 20 years of experience in karate (5th dan), osteopathy, and Pilates, has created a unique elderly training system that integrates the control of Eastern martial arts with the principles of Western sports rehabilitation. It is suitable for practical application by rehabilitation therapists and family caregivers.

A book with exercises adapted to the skeletal physiognomy of the elderly. The exercises are illustrated with anatomical drawings and pictures of the different exercises and postures that improve the strength and resistance of the musculature in the elderly.

This book provides guidelines to implement the Pilates method as a functional recovery therapeutic system for senior. Based on the experience carried out in a center, the author explains the whole process to incorporate the practice of Pilates with older patients, some of them with trauma, rheumatological and/or neurological problems.

Pilates for Senior presents several physical exercises for seniors, supervised by professionals and performed in a especial room with therapeutic equipment designed for Pilates, as well as a wide range of practical examples to prevent the risk of falls and to slow down their deterioration during walking.

Intended to therapists, physiotherapists and Pilates practitioners To everyone who wish to learn to work with the Pilates method and to seniors．

Manuel Pedregal Canga has dedicated a large part of his life to practice and investigate the human movement. Until the age of thirty, karate, aikido and other contact martial arts were his main goal, reaching the degree of black belt 5th Dan of karate. Moreover, he has spent more than twenty years training and practicing other disciplines related to movement: Pilates, gyrotonic, Mézières, osteopathy, performance stability and kinetic control, among others.