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“I'm fifty years ahead of my time.”

Quote by Joseph Pilates

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Joseph Pilates, born on December 9, 1883, and died on October 9, 1967, was a German-born physical fitness instructor and creator of the modern Pilates exercise method. His unique approach to fitness and rehabilitation has influenced the global fitness industry. more

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“Contrology is not a system of haphazard exercises designed to produce only bulging muscles. ... Nor does Contrology err either by over-developed a few muscles at the expense of all others with resulting loss of grace and suppleness, or a sacrifice of the heart or lungs. Rather, it was conceived to limber and stretch muscles and ligaments so that your body will be as supple as that of a cat and not muscular like that of the body of a brewery-truck horse, or the muscle-bound body of the professional weight lifter you so much admire at the circus.”

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“Through the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning this unique trinity of a balanced body, mind and spirit can ever be attained. Self-confidence follows.”

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“I like reading Ball Tongue lyrics and all that stuff. And they published a book, and I wouldn't give my lyrics, and it's all wrong in the book, and I giggle. It's funny.”

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“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.”

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Book:Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology

Source: Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology

“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.”

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Author:Joseph Pilates

“Above all, learn to breathe correctly.”

Breathe Pilates

Author:Joseph Pilates

“It is the mind itself which builds the body.”

Author:Joseph Pilates

“Were man to devote as much time and energy to himself as he has devoted to that which man has produced, what astounding and unbelievable progress would be made; a progress eclipsing all he has so far successfully accomplished.”

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Author:Joseph Pilates

“If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. IF it is completely flexible at 60, you are young.”

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Book:Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology

Source: Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology

“To achieve the highest accomplishments within the scope of our capabilities in all walks of life we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy bodies and develop our minds to the limits of our ability.”

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Source: Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology