Joseph Pilates
February 5th, 2007Born in 1880 in Germany, Joseph Pilates was himself a frail child, a fact which probably contributed to his desire to achieve a strong, attractive and healthy body. He eventually embraced the studies of various body disciplines, including yoga, Zen meditation and the martial arts, integrating what he learned into what became known as the Pilates methodology. In the process, he also achieved his personal fitness goals, becoming skilled as a gymnast, diver, skier and boxer.
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