Pilates inventor

Mr. Pilates was born in Germany in 1883. He was frail and sickly since he was a child. Later, he determined to strengthen his body and studied various sports therapy. At the age of 14, his physique was strong enough to be a model in anatomy pictures! After that, he continued to gradually form a systematic exercise therapy through practice.

In 1912, the 32-year-old Joseph Pilates moved to the United Kingdom, and during the First World War, he used Pilates' unique and effective exercise therapy to help a large number of prisoners recover, and then received public attention.

In 1926, the 46-year-old Pilates immigrated to New York, and met his nurse fiancee Clara on a boat to the United States; on Fifth Avenue in New York, the Pilates couple set up the Pilates studio (The Pilates studio) , which specially provides targeted exercise therapy training for famous dancers, actors and athletes. Because of its remarkable effect, it has since become famous in the United States, and later it has gradually been recognized and affirmed by all countries and all walks of life in the world.

Until around 1960, Mr. Pilates and his wife still taught in person to run the studio, which was still run by his main student, Ms. Romana kryzanowska.

In 1967, Mr. Pilates passed away.