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> [ Self-confidenc e, poise, consciousness of possessing the power to accomplish our desires, with renewed lively interest in life are the natural results of the practice of Contrology \[Pilates\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/self-confidenc-e-poise-consciousness-of-possessing-the-power-to/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

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## More by Joseph Pilates

> [It is the mind that shapes the body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/it-is-the-mind-that-shapes-the-body/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [Ideally, our muscles should obey our will. Reasonably, our will should not be dominated by the reflex actions of our muscles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/ideally-our-muscles-should-obey-our-will-reasonably-our-will-should/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [Through the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning this unique trinity of a balanced body, mind and spirit can ever be attained. Self-confidence follows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/through-the-pilates-method-of-body-conditioning-this-unique-trinity/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [To achieve the highest accomplishments within the scope of our capabilities in all walks of life we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/to-achieve-the-highest-accomplishments-within-the-scope-of-our/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/moreover-such-a-body-freed-from-nervous-tension-and-over-fatigue-is/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/i-learned-every-part-of-the-body-i-would-move-each-part-as-i/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [Because of poor posture, practically 95% of our population suffers from varying degrees of spinal curvature, not to mention more serious ailments. Good posture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/because-of-poor-posture-practically-95-of-our-population-suffers-from/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [Normal muscles should function naturally in much the same manner as do the muscles of animals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/normal-muscles-should-function-naturally-in-much-the-same-manner-as/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/patience-and-persistence-are-vital-qualities-in-the-ultimate/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [Above all, learn how to breathe correctly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/above-all-learn-how-to-breathe-correctly/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning is gaining the mastery of your mind over the complete control of your body.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/the-pilates-method-of-body-conditioning-is-gaining-the-mastery-of/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [You're only as old as your spine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/you-re-only-as-old-as-your-spine/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [Contrology is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace, and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, in the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/contrology-is-designed-to-give-you-suppleness-natural-grace-and-skill/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/physical-fitness-is-the-first-requisite-of-happiness-our/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/by-exercising-your-stomach-muscles-you-wring-out-the-body-you-don-t/)

[Joseph Pilates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-pilates/)

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