“The real guide to your true age lies not in your years, but by the degree of natural and normal flexibility enjoyed by your spine throughout life. If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old, if it’s completely flexible at 60 you are young”.

“Contrology is based upon lessons learned from a life-long study of the principles underlying and governing the Laws of Nature. If followed, mental anguish and physical suffering would progressively decrease from generation to generation and people would understand the ecstasy of living!”

Joseph Pilates called his Method, Contrology, the art and science of Control. “Through Contrology you first purposefully acquire complete control of your own body and then through proper repetition of its exercises you gradually and progressively acquire that natural rhythm and coordination associated with all your subconscious activities.”

Joe Pilates says, “Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily, and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure.”

“To breathe correctly you must completely exhale and inhale, always trying hard to squeeze every atom of impure air from your lungs in much the same manner that you would wring every drop of water from a wet cloth until they are almost as free of air as a vacuum.”