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Joseph Hubertus Pilates (9 December 1883 – 9 October 1967) was a German physical trainer, writer, and inventor. He is credited with inventing and promoting the Pilates method of physical fitness. He patented a total of 26 apparatuses in his lifetime.
Pilates instructor demonstrating "All Fours" Pilates (/ p ɪ ˈ l ɑː t iː z /; [1] [2] German: [piˈlaːtəs]) is a type of mind-body exercise developed in the early 20th century by German physical trainer Joseph Pilates, after whom it was named. Pilates called his method "Contrology". [3]
Originally a set of exercises performed by founder Joseph Pilates whilst he was POW during World War One, Pilates began as a way to keep strong in confinement and help rehab injured soldiers back ...
Lolita San Miguel (born 9 october 1934) is one of the few individuals certified by Joseph Pilates himself. She trained under Joseph and Clara Pilates and is the last of first-generation instructors still living, directly connected to the founder of the Pilates method. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Romana Kryzanowska (June 30, 1923 – August 30, 2013 [1]) was an American Pilates instructor who started as a student of Joseph Pilates and his wife Clara at their studio on Eighth Avenue in New York. After the death of Joseph Pilates in 1967, Clara Pilates continued the studio for a few more years, and in 1970 Romana Kryzanowska became the ...
Huene had a picaresque life that included periods spent as a translator, railway inspector, film extra, a sergeant in the British Army and a flexible disciple of Joseph Pilates (he provided the ...
Early 20th century: Pilates by Joseph Pilates [547] 1915 or earlier: Modern parachute (the first collapsible parachute) by Katharina Paulus [548] [549] 1920s: Autogenic training by Johannes Heinrich Schultz [550]
Joseph Pilates developed much of his Pilates system of physical training during the 1920s. Expressionist dance teachers such as Rudolf Laban had an important impact on Pilates' theories. Nacktkultur, called naturism or modern nudism in English, was pioneered by Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach in Vienna in the late 1890s. Resorts for naturists were ...