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Origin of Pilates
- Pilates is named after its creator, Joseph Pilates.
- It was originally called "Contrology," a less marketable name.
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.
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.