You must squeeze every atom of impure air from lungs until they are almost as free of air as a vacuum. — Joseph Pilates Copy Share Image
Ideally, our muscles should obey our will. Reasonably, our will should not be dominated by the reflex actions of our muscles. — Joseph Pilates Copy Share
Through the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning this unique trinity of a balanced body, mind and spirit can ever be attained. Self-confidence follows. — Joseph Pilates Copy Share
To achieve the highest accomplishments within the scope of our capabilities in all walks of life we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy… — Joseph Pilates Copy Share
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… — Joseph Pilates Copy Share
I learned...every part of the body; I would move each part as I memorized it. As a child, I would lie in the woods… — Joseph Pilates Copy Share
Because of poor posture, practically 95% of our population suffers from varying degrees of spinal curvature, not to mention more serious ailments. Good posture… — Joseph Pilates Copy Share
Normal muscles should function naturally in much the same manner as do the muscles of animals. — Joseph Pilates Copy Share
Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor. — Joseph Pilates Copy Share
The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning is gaining the mastery of your mind over the complete control of your body. — Joseph Pilates Copy Share
Contrology is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace, and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, in the way… — Joseph Pilates Copy Share
Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with… — Joseph Pilates Copy Share
By exercising your stomach muscles, you wring out the body, you don't catch colds, you don't get cancer, you don't get hernias. Do animals… — Joseph Pilates Copy Share
