"The lungs cannot be completely deflated at first……" — Joseph Pilates
"The lungs cannot be completely deflated at first without considerable effort. With perseverance, however, the desired results can be accomplished and with increasing power, gradually and progressively develop the lungs to their maximum capacity."
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62 Quotes by Joseph Pilates
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Contrology (Pilates) is complete coordination of body, mind, and spirit. Through Contrology you first purposefully acquire complete control of your…
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Contrology develops the body uniformly, corrects wrong postures, restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind, and elevates the spirit.
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A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion.
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This is the equivalent of an “internal shower”. As the spring freshness born of the heavy rains and vast masses…
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Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a…
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Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.
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I must be right. Never an aspirin. Never injured a day in my life. The whole country, the whole world,…
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The acquirement and enjoyment of physical well-being, mental calm and spiritual peace are priceless to their possessors if there be…
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Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.
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With body, mind, and spirit functioning perfectly as a coordinated whole, what else could reasonably be expected other than an…
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It’s the mind itself which shapes the body.
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A man is as young as his spinal column.
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