Joseph Pilates
Joseph Pilates
Joseph Hubertus Pilateswas a German physical trainer notable for having invented and promoted the Pilates method of physical fitness...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth9 December 1883
CountryGermany
bent gray hold men miles stomach
Americans! They want to go 600 miles an hour, and they don't know how to walk! Look at them in the street. Bent over. Coughing! Young men with gray faces! Why can't they look at the animals? Look at a cat. Look at any animal. The only animal that doesn't hold its stomach in is the pig.
differences body feels
In 10 sessions you'll feel the difference, in 20 you'll see the difference, and in 30 you'll have a new body
mind body glorious
The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power.
movement heal happens
Change happens through movement and movement heals.
young spine ifs
If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. IF it is completely flexible at 60, you are young.
moments great-things our-lives
Every moment of our life can be the beginning of great things.
zest daily-tasks mind
Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily, and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure.
movement hours wells
A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion.
architect
Everyone is the architect of their own happiness
successful persistence accomplishment
Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.
pilates body mercy
The Pilates Method teaches you to be in control of your body and not at its mercy.
over-you mind body
Pilates is gaining the mastery of your mind over the complete control over your body.
feel-better looks body
You will feel better in ten sessions, look better in twenty sessions, and have a completely new body in thirty sessions.
mind body shapes
It’s the mind itself which shapes the body.