This book is definitely not for beginners even if it mentions otherwise. I had never tried Pilates until I bought this book, it looked like it would be something that beginners could do -- NOPE. The exercises are not explained in detail enough to perform correctly, some are not explained enough so that you know what to do, I ended up making guesses, which is not something you should do with Pilates. This book is well written and made me more interested in Pilates, enough so to go and buy another book on it. I bought the Pilates book by Brooke Siler which had a wonderful modified beginner Pilate moves. It was easier to understand and perform. This book is probably alright for people who have been previously exposed to Pilates and have a general idea of what it is about and the moves that are performed.