The History

Joseph Pilates returned home to train the Hamburg police
force and by 1925 was invited to train the New German
Army. It was time to leave for the United States to spread
his method for the world to know.

He met his wife, Clara on the journey over in 1926 and
soon opened their studio in New York City. He trained
the likes of George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Ruth
St. Denis and Ted Shawn who later taught their students
the work.

Today the likes of Madonna, Sharon Stone and Julia
Roberts are training in the Method of Pilates. This work
is, as once quoted by Joseph Pilates himself, 50 years
ahead of its time and as the boom continues to flourish
we can now appreciate his words, 80 years later!

Joseph Hubertus Pilates wrote two published books
during his lifetime. The first book is called Your Health
and the second one is called Return to Life Through
Contrology. If you really want an idea of the perspective
behind the genius please read them.