This two-page picture guide demonstrates twenty four exercises that can be performed on the Pilates Relaxor Bed. The bed was invented by Joseph Hubertus Pilates (December 9, 1883 – October 9, 1967), who is best known for creating a series of exercises known as Contrology (now known simply as “Pilates”). In the twenty-third photograph (located in the last row on the second page), Joseph Pilates is visible, standing behind the bed. Joseph Pilates was born in 1880 near Düsseldorf, Germany. His physique was such that in his public career as a circus entertainer, he performed a "living Greek statue" act. He was enamored of the classical Greek ideal of a man who is balanced equally in body, mind, and spirit, and he came to believe that our modern lifestyle, bad posture, and inefficient breathing were the roots of poor health. For biographical information on Frank Wolcott, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/54.
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