Weekly Bits of history... Joseph Pilates was born near Düsseldorf, Germany in 1883. Little is known about his early life, but he appears to have been a frail child, suffering from asthma, rickets and rheumatic fever. A family physician gave him a discarded anatomy book: I learned every page, every part of the body; I would move each part as I memorized it. As a child, I would lie in the woods for hours, hiding and watching the animals move, how the mother taught the young. He studied both Eastern and Western forms of exercise including yoga, Zen, and ancient Greek and Roman regimens. By the time he was 14 he had developed his body to the point that he was modelling for anatomy charts! His drive and determination to overcome these ailments led him to become a competent gymnast, diver and skier. Further a professional boxer.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:40:54 +0000
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