I'm fifty years ahead of my time.

It’s the mind itself which shapes the body.

Breathing is the first act of life, and the last.

The Pilates Method teaches you to be in control of your body and not at its mercy.

Contrology is not a fatiguing system of dull, boring, abhorred exercises repeated daily "ad-nauseam." Neither does it demand you joining a gymnasium nor the purchasing of expensive apparatus. You may derive all the benefits of Contrology in your own home.

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.

Above all, learn to breathe correctly.