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Man should develop his physical condition simultaneously with that of his mind.

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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Develop
Physical
Conditions
Mind
Men
Simultaneously

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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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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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Breathing is the first act of life, and the last.
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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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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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You are only as young as your spine is flexible.
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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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