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.
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.
mind body shapes
It’s the mind itself which shapes the body.
balance organs lungs
Never slouch as doing so compresses the lungs, overcrowds other vital organs, rounds the back, and throws you off balance.
fitness exercise thinking
Physical fitness can neither be achieved by wishful thinking nor outright purchase.
normal duty conditions
Not only is health a normal condition, but it is our duty not only to attain it but to maintain it.