Above all, learn to breathe correctly.

We retire too early and we die too young, our prime of life should be in the 70's and old age should not come until we are almost 100.

Pilates is gaining the mastery of your mind over the complete control over your body.

As a heavy rainstorm freshens the water of a sluggish or stagnant stream and whips it into immediate action, so does the Pilates Methods purify the bloodstream.

The lungs cannot be completely deflated at first without considerable effort. With perseverance, however, the desired results can be accomplished and with increasing power, gradually and progressively develop the lungs to their maximum capacity.

Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness. Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily, and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure.

By all means never fail to get all the sunshine and fresh air you can.