StarrPower Restorative
Pilates for Cancer Survivors
Soft Cover Book
$24.95
(Also available Available
Amazon.com, Createspace.com, Barnes & Noble.com)
Starr Power Restorative Pilates for Cancer Survivors pictorial and instructional book (250+ pages) demonstrates a comprehensive,
and progressive restorative movement program, designed to meet the needs of each participant. Participants are encouraged
to “Take Back Your Physical Power...One Muscle at a Time”.
StarrPower
Restorative Pilates for Cancer Survivors became a reality, based on the need to provide a pre/post operative restorative movement
program to provide a safe, strength program that can be implemented in the hospital, home or other familiar surroundings.
The book is the result of the successful StarrPower Restorative Movement Program for Cancer Survivors, experienced and benefited
by hundreds of cancer participants over the years.
The restorative movement book offers a series of gentle and
effective stretching and strengthening exercises that can be performed from seated, reclining or standing positions.
Chapters include- Body Awareness, Relaxation techniques, modifications for those experiencing wrist, back and neck issues,
FAQ’s Pilates, Inspirational quotes, a thirty day-restorative movement journal, and resources for cancer blogs, hats
wigs, support groups etc.
Special Section -Pilates/Lymphedema - The Book will also address specific
movements for individuals battling lymphedema, to help encourage lymphatic flow, lymphedema symptoms, risk reduction practices
(National Lymphedema Network) and information about compression garments.
The progressive restorative
exercises demonstrated in the book, will offer the participant an opportunity to progress at their own pace, restore range
of motion, and improve postural strength and stamina, while performing short intervals of movements, due to fatigue and low
energy levels. The program will help to rehabilitate the participant’s body, to become functionally fit and perform
daily tasks for better quality of life, on the healing journey towards recovery.
The Objective and
Goal:
The StarrPower Restorative Pilates for Cancer Survivors book, will provide
ALL cancer survivors including breast cancer survivors, with a series of gentle and effective exercises- stretching and strengthening
muscles to help rehabilitate the body towards a journey of healing and recovery. I have worked with several individuals who
have been diagnosed with cancer. The goal of Starr Power Restorative Pilates for Cancer Survivors is to create a stronger
body; through slow, controlled and low repetitive movements- Pilates moves are focused on quality movements instead
of the number of moves performed.
The Pictorial book (250+ pages) has been created in several chapters (6-weeks
Post operative through one year and beyond) to demonstrate progressive and comprehensive mind and body integration movements
designed to meet the needs of each participant- body awareness, adaptive/beginner through progressive challenge movements.
The Book will also address specific movements for those battling lymphedema, modifications for those with wrist, back, neck
issues etc.
Chapters will include:
-
Body Awareness Warm-up (Seated or Standing)
- Intermediate Restorative
- Challenge
Restorative
- Small fitness apparatus
- Pilates/Lymphedema – Symptoms,
Lymphedema Risk Reduction Practices (written permission from Lymphnotes.com, National Lymphedema Network, Juzo –Compression
Garments)
Other Chapters include- Body Awareness
Relaxation Movements, FAQ’s Pilates, Inspirational quotes, Thirty Day-Restorative Movement Journal, and Cancer Resources
(blogs, hats wigs, support groups etc.)
Comprehension inside of the Book
Note- for easier understanding of the program, I have added the following information throughout the book about
each Pilates movement:
Caution Points- Will offer suggestions for modifications whenever possible, body awareness information
throughout the book.
- Challenge Yourself- As the participant
becomes stronger- encouraged to challenge body movements
- Frequency-& Duration- Follow the suggested frequency & time for each movement-
- Visualization- Gives the participant a mental picture or an analogy of the movement
- Purpose - Helps you to understand the purpose of the movement-which muscles are being stretches and strengthened.
“Promote Pathways towards Recovery through Movement”
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10%
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