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Definition:

The Pilates Method is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th Century by German-American dancer Joseph Pilates. Joseph Pilates called the method The Art of Contrology, which refers to the way the method encourages the use of the mind to control the muscles.

The most frequent form, called "matwork", involves a series of calisthenic motions performed without weight or apparatus on a padded mat. Pilates also designed exercise equipment that can be optionally used.

 

 

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