Then in the 1920’s he ended up in a German internment camp, it was here his Pilates techniques were birthed.\u00a0He used easily available objects as athletic equipment to strengthen core muscles. He soon started training his fellow detainees with fitness exercises as a form of rehabilitation from injury and disease, using\u00a0bed springs and beer keg rings, to create resistance exercise equipment for his patients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
In the mid 1920\u2032s Joseph Pilates emigrated to America where he and his wife, Clara,\u00a0set up a studio teaching Contrology to, among others, members of the New York City Ballet which was\u00a0located nearby.<\/p>\n
It was only after his death that Contrology came to be\u00a0known as Pilates; and\u00a0as his students spread across the world they took the method with them and\u00a0developed\u00a0it further.<\/p>\n
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Pilates that is now taught is a largely modified version of Contrology as modern day bodies are slightly different to Joseph’s. But the benefits and principles are the same. Pilates is based on anatomy and physiology, it looks at how the muscles work and has works with your body. By this I mean weak muscles will be strengthening and over tight muscles stretched out. Through doing the exercises you become more “body aware” which means you learn about your posture and your bodies imbalances, after a few classes you’ll find yourself standing taller, looking straighter and feeling calmer. Come and give it a go!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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