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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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Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor.
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Normal muscles should function naturally in much the same manner as do the muscles of animals.
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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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Never slouch as doing so compresses the lungs, overcrowds other vital organs, rounds the back, and throws you off balance.
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Above all, learn how to breathe correctly.
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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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It is the mind itself which builds the body.
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I'm fifty years ahead of my time.
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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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Physical fitness can neither be acquired by wishful thinking nor by outright purchase.
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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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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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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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