[Pilates] is gaining the mastery of your mind over the complete control over your body. Joseph Pilates
A body free from nervous tension and fatigue is the ideal shelter provided by nature for housing a well balanced mind, fully capable of successfully meeting all the complex problems of modern living. Joseph Pilates
A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion. Joseph Pilates
A man is as young as his spinal column. Joseph Pilates
Breathing is the first act of life and the last. Our very life depends on it. Since we cannot live without breathing it is tragically deplorable to contemplate the millions and millions who have never mastered the art of correct breathing. Joseph Pilates
Civilization impairs physical fitness. Joseph Pilates
Contrology [Pilates] 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. Joseph Pilates
Daily, from sunrise to sunset, the radio, newspapers and magazines broadcast to the world how to maintain health, how to regain health… the conflicting information, expressive of the different opinions of these various health authorities, has proved to be nothing less than confusion… Joseph Pilates
Every moment of our life can be the beginning of great things. Joseph Pilates
Everyone is the architect of their own happiness. Joseph Pilates
I must be right. Never an aspirin. Never injured a day in my life. The whole country, the whole world, should be doing my exercises. They’d be happier. Joseph Pilates
I’m fifty years ahead of my time. Joseph Pilates
Ideally, our muscles should obey our will. Reasonably, our will should not be dominated by the reflex actions of our muscles. Joseph Pilates
If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. If it is completely flexible at 60, you are young. Joseph Pilates
I’m not concerned with body building; I’m just trying to make people normal human beings. Joseph Pilates
It is better to be tired from physical exertion than to be fatigued by the ‘poisons’ generated by nervousness while lying awake. Joseph Pilates
It’s the mind itself which shapes the body. Joseph Pilates
Lazy breathing converts the lungs, literally and figuratively speaking, into a cemetery for the deposition of diseased, dying and dead germs as well as supplying an ideal haven for the multiplication of other harmful germs. Joseph Pilates
Man should bear in mind and ponder over the Greek admonition – Not Too Much, Not Too Little. Joseph Pilates
Man should develop his physical condition simultaneously with that of his mind. Joseph Pilates
Joseph Pilates Quotes
Normal muscles should function naturally in much the same manner as do the muscles of animals. Joseph Pilates
Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor. Joseph Pilates
Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily, and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure. Joseph Pilates
Self-confidence, poise, consciousness of possessing the power to accomplish our desires, with renewed lively interest in life are the natural results of the practice of Contrology [Pilates]. Joseph Pilates
The acquirement and enjoyment of physical well-being, mental calm and spiritual peace are priceless to their possessors if there be any such so fortunate living among us today. However, it is the ideal to strive for, and in our opinion, it is only through Contrology [Pilates] that this unique trinity of a balanced body, mind, and spirit can ever be attained. Joseph Pilates
The man who uses intelligence with respect to his diet, his sleeping habits and who exercises properly, is beyond any question of doubt taking the very best preventive medicines provided so freely and abundantly by nature. Joseph Pilates
The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power. Joseph Pilates
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. Joseph Pilates
To achieve the highest accomplishments within the scope of our capabilities in all walks of life we must constantly strive to acquire strong, healthy bodies and develop our minds to the limits of our ability. Joseph Pilates
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. Joseph Pilates
When all your muscles are properly developed, you will, as a matter of course, perform your work with minimum effort and maximum pleasure. Joseph Pilates
You will feel better in ten sessions, look better in twenty sessions, and have a completely new body in thirty sessions. Joseph Pilates