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The Pilates Metho (or simply Pilates), pronounced /pɪˈlɑ:ti:z/ is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. As of 2005 there are 11 million people who practice the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States.

Trivia about pilates

  • Brooke Siler's guide to this fitness method teaches "Strengthening, Lengthening, & Toning... Without Machines"
  • This last name of German athlete Joseph is applied to the flexibility-enhancing "method" he developed
  • Named for its inventor, this trendy, new "method" of body conditioning actually dates back to the 1920s
  • Add a letter to a Judean military governor's surname & you get this low-impact exercise

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