24 result(s) for Joseph Pilates Quotes.
"Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness."
"Change happens through movement and movement heals."
"Every moment of our life can be the beginning of great things."
"A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion."
"The acquirement and enjoyment of physical well-being, mental calmness, and spiritual peace are priceless to their possessors."
"Physical fitness can neither be achieved by wishful thinking nor outright purchase."
"Civilization impairs physical fitness."
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"Ideally, our muscles should obey our will. Reasonably, our will should not be dominated by the reflex actions of our muscles."
"Concentrate on the correct movement each time you exercise, lest you do them improperly and thus lose all the vital benefits of their value."
"You are only as young as your spine is flexible."
"If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. If it is completely flexible at 60, you are young."
"Through the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning this unique trinity of a balanced body, mind and spirit can ever be attained. Self-confidence follows."
"Contrology develops the body uniformly, corrects wrong postures, restores physical vitality, invigorates the mind, and elevates the spirit."
"Contrology is not a system of exercises designed to cure bodily ills, but a method of coordinated exercises which, if faithfully followed, will help you to control your body."
"“Contrology” is complete coordination of body, mind, and spirit."
"Breathing is the first act of life and the last. Our very life depends on it."
"Always keep your mind wholly concentrated on the purpose of the exercises as you perform them."
"Patience and persistence are vital qualities in the ultimate successful accomplishment of any worthwhile endeavor."
"The Pilates Method teaches you to be in control of your body by first being in control of your mind"
"It is the mind itself which builds the body."
"You will feel better in ten sessions, look better in twenty sessions, and have a completely new body in thirty sessions."
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"With body, mind, and spirit functioning perfectly as a coordinated whole, what could reasonably be expected other than an active, alert, and happy individual?"
"Before any real benefit can be derived from physical exercises, one must first learn how to breath properly."
"The conscious control of all muscles."
