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Sign in to savethumb|Pilates reformer machine Pilates ( , ) is a type of mind–body exercise that encompasses the original discipline created by Joseph Pilates and the modifications to it that have arisen over the years. As of 2023, over 12 million people practice Pilates.
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- A dark-haired female instructor wearing workout clothes (a vest and flared trousers) demonstrating the pilates move "bird dog" which is performed staring on "all fours" the with opposite legs and arms outstretched
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- Pilates instructor demonstrating "Bird Dog"
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15 sectionsContents
- History
- Description
- Effectiveness
- Styles of Pilates
- Contrology
- Classical Pilates
- Contemporary Pilates
- Fusion of Pilates with other disciplines
- Conflict between styles
- Comparison with yoga
- Legal status
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Pilates reformer machine Pilates ( , ) is a type of mind–body exercise that encompasses the original discipline created by Joseph Pilates and the modifications to it that have arisen over the years. As of 2023, over 12 million people practice Pilates.
Joseph Pilates created the method over the course of his lifetime and called it Contrology. He also invented a series of apparatuses necessary for execution of many of the exercises. Some of his assistants and students went on to teach the method, most of them incorporating their own modifications to Contrology. This process repeated itself in successive iterations, giving rise to the different varieties known generically as Pilates. In parallel, the original apparatuses invented by Joseph Pilates underwent modification, and new ones were introduced.