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I'm fifty years ahead of my time.

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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
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By all means never fail to get all the sunshine and fresh air you can.
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Every moment of our life can be the beginning of great things.
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Physical fitness can neither be acquired by wishful thinking nor by outright purchase.
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Contrology (Pilates) is complete coordination of body, mind, and spirit. Through Contrology you first purposefully acquire complete control of your own body and then through proper repetition of its exercises you gradually and progressively acquire that natural rhythm and coordination associated with all your subconscious activities.
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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.
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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 pleasure.
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In 10 sessions you'll feel the difference, in 20 you'll see the difference, and in 30 you'll have a new body
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This is the equivalent of an “internal shower”. As the spring freshness born of the heavy rains and vast masses of melting snows on mountains in the hinterlands cause rivers to swell and rush turbulently onward to the sea, so too will your blood flow with renewed vigor as the direct result of your faithfully performing the Contrology exercises.
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It is better to be tired from physical exertion than to be fatigued by the 'poisons' generated by nervousness while lying awake.
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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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You are only as young as your spine is flexible.
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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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Man should bear in mind and ponder over the Greek admonition - Not Too Much, Not Too Little.
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If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. IF it is completely flexible at 60, you are young.
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Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.
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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 doubt taking the very best preventive medicines provided so freely and abundantly by nature
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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.
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Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.
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It is the mind itself which builds the body.
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