Joseph Pilates Pilates Quotations

Civilization impairs physical fitness.

You must squeeze every atom of impure air from lungs until they are almost as free of air as a vacuum.

As a heavy rainstorm freshens the water of a sluggish or stagnant stream and whips it into immediate action, so does the Pilates Methods purify the bloodstream.

The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning is gaining the mastery of your mind over the complete control of your body.

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.

The Pilates Method teaches you to be in control of your body and not at its mercy.