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The History of Pilates - It All Began With One Sickly Child
   
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A look into the history of Pilates helps you understand the
tremendous power that this form of exercise has to help
strengthen and transform your body. Unlike yoga, which has a
tradition that goes back thousands of years, one individual
developed the Pilates Method at the beginning of the twentieth
century.
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In 1880 in Dusseldorf, Germany, a sickly baby named Joseph
Pilates was born. As a young child he watched as his friends
ran, jumped and played games activities that he could not do
because of his frail, weak body. That is when the Pilates Method
really began. Pilates was determined to find a way to improve
his health and physical strength and stamina. He set off on a
lifelong quest for fitness and exercise. Pilates not only
overcame his physical frailties he mastered them. He became an
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During World War I, Pilates was interned in England where he
worked as a nurse with injured war victims. Pilates was
convinced that exercise could help rehabilitate their badly
damaged bodies. Many of these patients were not able to move,
but that did nothing to deter Pilates determination to help
them gain strength and mobility. He rigged up their hospital
beds with straps and springs and created a series of exercises
to help move their joints through a greater range of motion. The
exercises also helped his patients develop muscle strength,
flexibility and endurance. Eventually, many of these people were
able to get up and move around by themselves.
In 1923, Joseph Pilates and his wife moved to New York City
where they opened up a studio and began working to rehabilitate
injured dancers. Some of the most famous dancers that they
worked with were George Balanchine and Martha Graham. Word of
the dramatic results that came from using the Pilates method
spread, and soon it became the exercise of choice for not only
dancers, but also entertainment stars and professional athletes.
For a long time, this unique form of exercise was limited to
this elite community.
That has all changed. Now millions of people are familiar with
the Pilates method of exercise. They have discovered for
themselves that Pilates can help them gain the strength,
flexibility, and balance of a professional dancer, without
having to spend hours at the gym. They spend less time to
achieve better results. No wonder it has become one of the
hottest fitness trends to come along in years.
Now that you know the background of Pilates and why it was
developed, you can realize how this powerful form of exercise
can help you gain strength, flexibility, endurance, and the body
of that youve always wanted.
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About the author:
Della Menechella is a yoga and fitness enthusiast who has been
involved in fitness for over thirty years. Her website
http://www.beauty-fitness-yoga-source.com/ is filled with
practical information about how you can make yoga and fitness a
positive part of your life. Visit the site and get your free
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