His Story
Joseph Pilates was a lifelong devotee to health and wellness. As a child, he suffered from severe asthma and a sunken chest. Despite his physical condition Joseph worked hard to establish himself as a respected athlete.
His career ranged to include professional gymnastics, boxing, skiing and diving. Joseph credited the reformation of his physical prowess to a healthy balance of body and mind . He was fascinated with the classical Greek ideal of a man who is balanced equally in body, mind and spirit. Joseph approached his fitness training with the same mindful symmetry.
During the First World War, Joseph was interned as a nurse in England due to his German citizenship. He intent to improve the rehabilitative program for returning soldiers.
He eventually founded principles for his program that he deemed essential to body-conditioning: proper alignment, centering, concentration, control, precision, breathing, and flowing movement.
What is Pilates?
Pilates is not just exercise . Pilates is not just a random choice of particular movements. Pilates is a system of physical and mental conditioning that can improve your physical strength, flexibility, and coordination as well as reduce stress and improve mental focus. Pilates is invented by German-born Joseph-H. Pilates.
The Pilates system is based on five key principles:
- Breath
- Placement of the pelvis
- Placement of the ribs
- Movement and stability of the scapulæ and shoulders
- Placement of the head and neck
Pilates is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace, and skill that is unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, in the way you play, and in the way you work - Joseph Pilates
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