Quote

With body, mind, and spirit functioning perfectly as a coordinated whole, what else could reasonably be expected other than an active, alert, disciplined person?

Joseph Pilates

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Joseph Pilates
Age: 83 †
Born: 1883
Born: December 9
Died: 1967
Died: October 9
Coach
Entrepreneur
Gymnast
Inventor
Pilates Trainer
München-Gladbach
Joseph Hubertus Pilates
Persons
Alert
Person
Disciplined
Whole
Perfectly
Mind
Expected
Active
Coordinated
Spirit
Pilates
Else
Reasonably
Body
Functioning

More quotes by Joseph Pilates

Image
Time and progress are synonymous terms--nothing can stop either. Truth will prevail and that is why I know that my teachings will reach the masses and finally be adopted as universal.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Not only is health a normal condition, but it is our duty not only to attain it but to maintain it.
Joseph Pilates
Image
The man who uses intelligence with respect to his diet, his sleeping habits and who exercises properly, is beyond any question of doubt taking the very best preventive medicines provided so freely and abundantly by nature
Joseph Pilates
Image
We retire too early and we die too young, our prime of life should be in the 70's and old age should not come until we are almost 100.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Lazy breathing converts the lungs, literally and figuratively speaking, into a cemetery for the deposition of diseased, dying and dead germs as well as supplying an ideal haven for the multiplication of other harmful germs.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Daily, from sunrise to sunset, the radio, newspapers and magazines broadcast to the world how to maintain health, how to regain health... the conflicting information, expressive of the different opinions of these various health authorities, has proved to be nothing less than confusion.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Normal muscles should function naturally in much the same manner as do the muscles of animals.
Joseph Pilates
Image
To achieve the highest accomplishments within the scope of our capabilities in all walks of life we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy bodies and develop our minds to the limits of our ability.
Joseph Pilates
Image
A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion.
Joseph Pilates
Image
You're only as old as your spine.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Contrology is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace, and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, in the way you play, and in the way you work.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Good posture can be successfully acquired only when the entire mechanism of the body is under perfect control.
Joseph Pilates
Image
You are only as young as your spine is flexible.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Breathing is the first act of life, and the last.
Joseph Pilates
Image
A man is as young as his spinal column.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.
Joseph Pilates
Image
If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. IF it is completely flexible at 60, you are young.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Because of poor posture, practically 95% of our population suffers from varying degrees of spinal curvature, not to mention more serious ailments. Good posture can be successfully acquired only when the entire mechanism of the body is under perfect control.
Joseph Pilates
Image
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 always fully capable of successfully meeting all of the complex problems of modern living.
Joseph Pilates