Quote

Above all, learn to breathe correctly.

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
Learn
Pilates
Correctly
Breathe

More quotes by 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
Physical fitness can neither be acquired by wishful thinking nor by outright purchase.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Self-confidenc e, poise, consciousness of possessing the power to accomplish our desires, with renewed lively interest in life are the natural results of the practice of Contrology [Pilates].
Joseph Pilates
Image
Every moment of our life can be the beginning of great things.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Never slouch as doing so compresses the lungs, overcrowds other vital organs, rounds the back, and throws you off balance.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Man should develop his physical condition simultaneously with that of his mind.
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
In 10 sessions you'll feel the difference, in 20 you'll see the difference, and in 30 you'll have a new body
Joseph Pilates
Image
Above all, learn how to breathe correctly.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Normal muscles should function naturally in much the same manner as do the muscles of animals.
Joseph Pilates
Image
When all your muscles are properly developed, you will, as a matter of course, perform your work with minimum effort and maximum pleasure.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Breathing is the first act of life, and the last.
Joseph Pilates
Image
Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.
Joseph Pilates
Image
I'm fifty years ahead of my time.
Joseph Pilates
Image
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.
Joseph Pilates
Image
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
Image
Contrology develops the body uniformly, corrects wrong postures, restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind, and elevates the spirit.
Joseph Pilates
Image
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.
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