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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 (/ 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.
Eve Gentry (August 21, 1909 [1] – June 17, 1994; [2] née Henrietta Greenhood, and pseudonym Eve Brooks) [3] was a modern dancer, and later a Pilates master instructor.She was an original disciple of Joseph Pilates, and a master teacher of his technique to generations of instructors.
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 ...
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 ...
Early 20th century: Pilates by Joseph Pilates [543] 1915 or earlier: Modern parachute (the first collapsible parachute) by Katharina Paulus [544] [545] 1920s: Autogenic training by Johannes Heinrich Schultz [546]
Originally referred to Joseph Pilates by fellow dancer for treatment of a chronic knee injury, [4] Fletcher was schooled in the principles of Body Contrology (the name Pilates gave to his fitness and conditioning method) [5] by Joseph and Clara Pilates, with whom he studied in their New York City studio at 939 8th Avenue, [6] on and off from ...
The opening definition of the Pilates article in Wikipedia says that Pilates is a method of physical conditioning, NOT a therapy, so I would like to believe we all start from this axiom when intervening in this page. 2. There are many Pilates teachers who advocate the endless list of benefits, just as seen in Joseph Pilates's life works.