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# Joseph Pilates

(1883–1967)   Entrepreneur   Germany

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Joseph Pilates was an entrepreneur from Germany, best known for *Return to life through contrology*.

## Quick Facts About Joseph Pilates

Born December 9, 1883

Died October 9, 1967

Nationality Germany

Profession Entrepreneur

Notable works Return to life through contrology

Known for Your Health: A Corrective System of Exercising That Revolutionizes the Entire Field of Physical Education, Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology

## About Joseph Pilates

Joseph Hubertus Pilates was a German physical trainer, writer, and inventor. He is credited with inventing and promoting the Pilates method of physical fitness. He patented a total of 26 apparatuses in his lifetime.

##  Quotes by Joseph Pilates · Page 2

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

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[Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/)

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

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[Breathe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/breathe/)

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> [Good posture can be successfully acquired only when the entire mechanism of the body is under perfect control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/good-posture-can-be-successfully-acquired-only-when-the-entire/)

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

[Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/)

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> [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/)

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[Accomplishment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accomplishment/)

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> [Never slouch as doing so compresses the lungs, overcrowds other vital organs, rounds the back, and throws you off balance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/never-slouch-as-doing-so-compresses-the-lungs-overcrowds-other-vital/)

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[Balance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/652/joseph-pilates-9345_balance_never-slouch-as-doing-so-compresses-the_2558176.jpg)

> [Not only is health a normal condition, but it is our duty not only to attain it but to maintain it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/not-only-is-health-a-normal-condition-but-it-is-our-duty-not-only-to/)

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[Conditions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conditions/)

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> [Man should develop his physical condition simultaneously with that of his mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/man-should-develop-his-physical-condition-simultaneously-with-that-of/)

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[Conditions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conditions/)

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> [The Pilates Method teaches you to be in control of your body and not at its mercy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/the-pilates-method-teaches-you-to-be-in-control-of-your-body-and-not/)

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

[Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee3/joseph-pilates-9345_body_the-pilates-method-teaches-you-to-be-in_795645.jpg)

> [If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. IF it is completely flexible at 60, you are young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/if-your-spine-is-inflexibly-stiff-at-30-you-are-old-if-it-is/)

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[Flexible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flexible/)

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> [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/)

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[Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/)

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> [I must be right. Never an aspirin. Never injured a day in my life. The whole country, the whole world, should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/i-must-be-right-never-an-aspirin-never-injured-a-day-in-my-life-the/)

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[Aspirin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aspirin/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/through-the-pilates-method-of-body-conditioning-this-unique-trinity/)

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[Balanced](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/balanced/)

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

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[Ailments](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ailments/)

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> [I learned...every part of the body; I would move each part as I memorized it. As a child, I would lie in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/i-learned-every-part-of-the-body-i-would-move-each-part-as-i/)

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[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6e/joseph-pilates-9345_animal_i-learned-every-part-of-the-body-i-would_206427.jpg)

> [Contrology is not a fatiguing system of dull, boring, abhorred exercises repeated daily "ad-nauseam." Neither does it demand you joining a gymnasium…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/contrology-is-not-a-fatiguing-system-of-dull-boring-abhorred-2/)

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

[Ads](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ads/)

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

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[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

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> [As a heavy rainstorm freshens the water of a sluggish or stagnant stream and whips it into immediate action, so does the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/as-a-heavy-rainstorm-freshens-the-water-of-a-sluggish-or-stagnant/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

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> [The man who uses intelligence with respect to his diet, his sleeping habits and who exercises properly, is beyond any question of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/the-man-who-uses-intelligence-with-respect-to-his-diet-his-sleeping/)

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[Diets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diets/)

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> [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/)

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[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

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> [The acquirement and enjoyment of physical well-being, mental calm and spiritual peace are priceless to their possessors...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/the-acquirement-and-enjoyment-of-physical-well-being-mental-calm-and-2/)

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[Calm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/calm/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfd/joseph-pilates-9345_calm_the-acquirement-and-enjoyment-of-physica_2336423.jpg)

> [You must squeeze every atom of impure air from lungs until they are almost as free of air as a vacuum.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/you-must-squeeze-every-atom-of-impure-air-from-lungs-until-they-are/)

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[Air](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air/)

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> [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/)

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[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/joseph-pilates-9345_animal_normal-muscles-should-function-naturally_273056.jpg)

> [Contrology is not a fatiguing system of dull, boring, abhorred exercises repeated daily "ad-nausem".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/contrology-is-not-a-fatiguing-system-of-dull-boring-abhorred/)

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

[Ads](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ads/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/joseph-pilates-9345_ads_contrology-is-not-a-fatiguing-system-of_780628.jpg)

> [Physical fitness can neither be acquired by wishful thinking nor by outright purchase.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/physical-fitness-can-neither-be-acquired-by-wishful-thinking-nor-by/)

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

[Bad ass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-ass/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/joseph-pilates-9345_bad-ass_physical-fitness-can-neither-be-acquired_1336817.jpg)

> [True flexibility can be achieved only when all muscles are uniformly developed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/true-flexibility-can-be-achieved-only-when-all-muscles-are-uniformly/)

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

[Flexibility](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flexibility/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/442/joseph-pilates-9345_flexibility_true-flexibility-can-be-achieved-only-wh_3086566.jpg)

> [Concentrate on the correct movements each time you exercise, lest you do them improperly and thus lose all the vital benefits of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/concentrate-on-the-correct-movements-each-time-you-exercise-lest-you/)

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

[Benefits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benefits/)

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> [Breathing is the first act of life and the last. Our very life depends on it. Since we cannot live without breathing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/breathing-is-the-first-act-of-life-and-the-last-our-very-life-depends/)

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

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

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> [When all your muscles are properly developed, you will, as a matter of course, perform your work with minimum effort and maximum…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/when-all-your-muscles-are-properly-developed-you-will-as-a-matter-of/)

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[Courses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/courses/)

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> [Time and progress are synonymous terms--nothing can stop either. Truth will prevail and that is why I know that my teachings will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/time-and-progress-are-synonymous-terms-nothing-can-stop-either-truth/)

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

[Adopted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adopted/)

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> [The lungs cannot be completely deflated at first without considerable effort. With perseverance, however, the desired results can be accomplished and with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/the-lungs-cannot-be-completely-deflated-at-first-without-considerable/)

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[Accomplished](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accomplished/)

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> [Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. In order to achieve happiness, it is imperative to gain mastery of your body.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/physical-fitness-is-the-first-requisite-of-happiness-in-order-to/)

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

[Achieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieve/)

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> [With body, mind, and spirit functioning perfectly as a coordinated whole, what else could reasonably be expected other than an active, alert,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-pilates/with-body-mind-and-spirit-functioning-perfectly-as-a-coordinated/)

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[Active](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/active/)

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

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[Giving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving/)

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## Joseph Pilates by topic

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