Before any real benefit can be derived from physical exercises, one must first learn how to breath properly. Our very life depends on it.
Joseph PilatesRead
Concentrate on the correct movements each time you exercise, lest you do them improperly and thus lose all the vital benefits of their value.
Interpretation
Focus on performing exercises correctly to maximize their benefits and avoid injury.
Joseph Pilates emphasizes the importance of proper form and precision in exercise. He warns that neglecting correct techniques can lead to ineffective workouts and diminish the health benefits that one seeks from physical activity.
In practice
During a fitness class, a trainer could remind participants to concentrate on their movements using this quote.
Before any real benefit can be derived from physical exercises, one must first learn how to breath properly. Our very life depends on it.
Concentrate on the correct movement each time you exercise, lest you do them improperly and thus lose all the vital benefits. Correctly executed and mastered to the point of subconscious reaction, these exercises will reflect grace and balance in your routine activities.
A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion.
The man who uses intelligence with respect to his diet, his sleeping habits and who exercises properly, is beyond any question of doubt taking the very best preventive medicines provided so freely and abundantly by nature
In 10 sessions you'll feel the difference, in 20 you'll see the difference, and in 30 you'll have a new body
Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. In order to achieve happiness, it is imperative to gain mastery of your body. If at the age of 30 you are stiff and out of shape, you are old. If at 60 you are supple and strong then you are young.
Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against Nature. When enough sins have accumulated, illnesses will suddenly appear.
Americans whisper the word Alzheimer's because their government whispers the word Alzheimer's. And although a whisper is better than the silence that the Alzheimer's community has been facing for decades, it's still not enough. It needs to be yelled and screamed to the point that it finally gets the attention and the funding that it deserves and needs.
Drugs and alcohol are not my problem, reality is my problem, drugs and alcohol are my solution.
Medical costs are soaring because our health-care system is totally screwed up. Doctors and hospitals have every incentive to spend on unnecessary tests, drugs, and procedures.
You think everything can be magically cured with vitamins?β βEverything but us.
Fasting is the greatest remedy-- the physician within.
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