Maintenance Phase

Pilates

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Jul 4, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Origin of Pilates

  • Pilates is named after its creator, Joseph Pilates.
  • It was originally called "Contrology," a less marketable name.
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Joseph Pilates' Early Life

  • Joseph Pilates, born in Germany in 1883, had a varied background.
  • His father, a gymnast, introduced him to fitness, and he admired strongman Eugene Sandow.
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Pilates' Birth in Internment

  • During World War I, Joseph Pilates, a German immigrant in England, was interned.
  • In Knockaloe camp, he developed Pilates, inspired by observing cats.
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