About the Author

Eme Cole grew up in the Chicagoland area and devoted much of her childhood to competitive gymnastics. She received a full athletic scholarship to Bowling Green State University and graduated with a BS in Exercise Physiology. She then moved to Colorado to do sport-specific conditioning for the Aspen ski and snowboard teams and coached gymnastics. Next she moved back to Illinois and received her MS in Exercise Physiology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. After completing a certification through the American College of Sports Medicine, Eme spent the next 7 years personal training clients and teaching group fitness classes. She then found Pilates, which proved to be very rehabilitative for an ongoing back problem. This inspired Eme to devote her career to the Pilates discipline, and she went on to complete her certification through The PhysicalMind Institute. She opened Pilates PLUS Cross-Training Studio in Chicago in July, 2002. Eme has since attended 2 Body Mind Spirit Pilates conferences and has spent a substantial amount of her free time working with colleagues to expand her Pilates repertoire. This set of manuals is a reflection of her devotion towards the exercises inspired by Joseph H. Pilates.