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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
Joseph Pilates
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Joseph Pilates
Age: 83 †
Born: 1883
Born: December 9
Died: 1967
Died: October 9
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Joseph Hubertus 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 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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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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Above all, learn to breathe correctly.
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The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning is gaining the mastery of your mind over the complete control of your body.
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With body, mind, and spirit functioning perfectly as a coordinated whole, what else could reasonably be expected other than an active, alert, disciplined person?
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It is the mind itself which builds the body.
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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.
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Every moment of our life can be the beginning of great things.
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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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Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.
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Breathing is the first act of life, and the last.
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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.
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Never slouch as doing so compresses the lungs, overcrowds other vital organs, rounds the back, and throws you off balance.
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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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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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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.
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Before any real benefit can be derived from physical exercises, one must first learn how to breath properly. Our very life depends on it.
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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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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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