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Breathing is the first act of life, and the last.

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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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Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. In order to achieve happiness, it is imperative to gain mastery of your body. If at the age of 30 you are stiff and out of shape, you are old. If at 60 you are supple and strong then you are young.
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A man is as young as his spinal column.
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Contrology is complete coordination of body, mind, and spirit.
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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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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.
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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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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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Contrology develops the body uniformly, corrects wrong postures, restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind, and elevates the spirit.
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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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Good posture can be successfully acquired only when the entire mechanism of the body is under perfect control.
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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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Above all, learn to breathe correctly.
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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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Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.
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Not only is health a normal condition, but it is our duty not only to attain it but to maintain it.
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You're only as old as your spine.
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Physical fitness can neither be acquired by wishful thinking nor by outright purchase.
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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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I'm fifty years ahead of my time.
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You are only as young as your spine is flexible.
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