«In 10 sessions you will feel the difference,
in 20 you will see the difference and
“In 30 you will have a whole new body”.
- Joseph H. Pilates
Joseph Hubertus Pilates
Born in Mönchengladbach near Düsseldorf in 1883. Childhood marked by asthma and rickets.
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Through targeted training, he overcomes his physical deficits. Sport becomes his life.
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In 1912 he goes to England as a boxer.
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When the First World War broke out, he was interned and trained fellow prisoners. During this time he developed his holistic body training «Contrology».
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In 1926 he emigrated to the USA. Together with Clara Zeuner he opens the first Pilates Studio in New York.
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Joseph H. Pilates works with celebrities like
George Balanchine and his New York City Ballet dancers, and Martha Graham and Jerome Robbins. Pilates is quickly gaining popularity across America.
He perfects the Pilates method and integrates elements from yoga, acrobatics, martial arts and classical ballet.
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Joseph H. Pilates died in 1967 at the age of 84.
