Pilates Quotes

Pilates Quote of the day

The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power.

If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. IF it is completely flexible at 60, you are young.

The Pilates Method teaches you to be in control of your body and not at its mercy.

Pilates is gaining the mastery of your mind over the complete control over your body.

A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion.

Above all, learn to breathe correctly.

Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.

Through the Pilates Method of Body Conditioning this unique trinity of a balanced body, mind and spirit can ever be attained. Self-confidence follows.

True flexibility can be achieved only when all muscles are uniformly developed

You can say what Pilates is in three words. Stretch with Strength and Control. And the control part is the most important because that makes you use your mind.

Self-confidenc e, poise, consciousness of possessing the power to accomplish our desires, with renewed lively interest in life are the natural results of the practice of Contrology [Pilates].

I started Pilates. I'm the only guy in there. They plot before I get there: 'How can we make John look ridiculous?' Because every exercise involved my legs up, like I'm in the stirrups or something.

The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning is gaining the mastery of your mind over the complete control of your body.

From breathing techniques, muscle toning to overall flexibility and relaxation, my Pilates sessions have become something of a weekly necessity that keeps me fit, happy and energized.

As a heavy rainstorm freshens the water of a sluggish or stagnant stream and whips it into immediate action, so does the Pilates Methods purify the bloodstream.

I have always worked out, and I've gone through different phases of yoga, but the combination of Pilates three days a week with yoga is incredible.

If you read my blog, you know I'm a pilates freak. And by pilates, I mean waffles.

A man is as young as his spinal column.

With body, mind, and spirit functioning perfectly as a coordinated whole, what else could reasonably be expected other than an active, alert, disciplined person?

Ideally, our muscles should obey our will. Reasonably, our will should not be dominated by the reflex actions of our muscles.

I'm a Pilates person. It's great. I had a hip problem. I had a chronic back, a pinched nerve and a hip problem and it's completely solved all of it. I love it. It makes me feel like I'm taller.

Nothing good ever happens in a blackout. I've never woken up and been like, 'What is this Pilates mat doing out?'

Above all, learn how to breathe correctly.

Normal muscles should function naturally in much the same manner as do the muscles of animals.

Civilization impairs physical fitness.

Contrology is not a fatiguing system of dull, boring, abhorred exercises repeated daily "ad-nausem".

I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track.

Now [after doing Pilates], I have muscles of steel and could easily deal with giving birth.

I'm up before 5 a.m., I have breakfast, then swimming, Pilates, weight training, and physical therapy. I'm constantly going from one thing to the next. Everyone is busy, but that's my busy.

Pilates introduced me to muscles I never even knew I had. Soon I started to feel longer and leaner. Ten years of Pilates has really changed my body for the better.

I swim, I do Pilates, I meditate - I think it's about keeping your stress level as low as you can.

I try to be consistent, so I practice yoga and Pilates to help keep my body and mind balanced.

Power is nothing without a rock solid core. Pilates is the key to activating it...guys don't be fooled just 'cause women do it. It's no joke. Try it and you'll find out real quick.

I think it's really important to mix cardio with toning, so I love boxing and then add in Pilates or ballet to keep me long and lean and avoid bulking up.

Pilates is amazing, my posture is so much better and I'm even starting to get muscles on my tummy - it's incredible.

I love to do Pilates, boxing and even just going on a run. I do cardio twice a week as it's important for people who want to eat lots like me! I do Pilates ones a week.

Pilates is definitely my favorite workout because it's hard but at the same time relaxing.

I kind of put myself out there as is. I'm a quiet person. I don't know if that's surprising. I'm a Pilates junkie.

She gets naughty with her Pilates body And she thinks it's really funny when her nose goes bloody

I do Pilates, and hike with my dog.

I'm the type of person that will do triple sessions in one day. I'll do Pilates, I'll do spinning, and then I'll go to the gym and do weights - which is insane.

Pilates is an awesome cross-training exercise for any sport because it focuses on functional movement.

I used to dance for seventeen years -classical ballet, which was very disciplined. I like yoga and Pilates, but I don't have the discipline to go to the gym.

I start my day with a mind, body, soul practice - yoga, pilates or meditation.

I love pilates and yoga but don't do them regularly.

I exercise at least five times a week with stretching, Pilates, push-ups, planks, sit- ups, squats and light weights.

I believe in holistic medicine, yoga, Pilates and so on. But I also believe in banana split sundaes once in a while.

I don't have a set routine, but I try to squeeze in a workout every day, whether it's taking a hike, taking a Pilates class, or just putting in a workout DVD. Whatever it takes!

I normally work out six days a week. I'll do Pilates on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and I'll do cardio on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Sometimes I do yoga, sometimes it's kickboxing, sometimes it's weight training, sometimes it's Pilates.