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
spine
You're only as old as your spine.
action should muscles
Ideally, our muscles should obey our will. Reasonably, our will should not be dominated by the reflex actions of our muscles.
breathing firsts lasts
Breathing is the first act of life, and the last.
animal normal muscles
Normal muscles should function naturally in much the same manner as do the muscles of animals.
mind body spirit
With body, mind, and spirit functioning perfectly as a coordinated whole, what else could reasonably be expected other than an active, alert, disciplined person?
mind body pilates
The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning is gaining the mastery of your mind over the complete control of your body.
perfect suffering body
Because of poor posture, practically 95% of our population suffers from varying degrees of spinal curvature, not to mention more serious ailments. Good posture can be successfully acquired only when the entire mechanism of the body is under perfect control.
men greek mind
Man should bear in mind and ponder over the Greek admonition - Not Too Much, Not Too Little.
motivational fitness age
We retire too early and we die too young, our prime of life should be in the 70's and old age should not come until we are almost 100.
men young columns
A man is as young as his spinal column.
mind body shelter
Moreover, such a body freed from nervous tension and over-fatigue is the ideal shelter provided by nature for housing a well-balanced mind that is always fully capable of successfully meeting all of the complex problems of modern living.
mind body
It is the mind itself which builds the body.
real exercise benefits
Before any real benefit can be derived from physical exercises, one must first learn how to breath properly. Our very life depends on it.
mind body shapes
It is the mind that shapes the body