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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.

Joseph Pilates

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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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Awake
Tired
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Fatigued
Lying
Nervousness
Better
Poisons
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Exertion

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