Original Pilates® is the exact methodology
taught to Mary Pilates by her uncle Joseph H. Pilates and the techniques
she used while teaching Pilates in the original Pilates Studio in
New York. Mary Pilates was one of the original Pilates instructors
along with her uncle Joseph H. Pilates and has used this method since
teaching at the original Pilates Studio in the mid 1900's. At Parkland
Pilates, on specially designed Pilates equipment modeled after the
original Pilates studio equipment, we utilize only the Original Pilates® Method
as taught to us by living legend Mary Pilates.
And the fact is that there is only one form of original Pilates
but over the years, Pilates has "evolved" into many separate
types. Some instructors and/or gyms are calling what they do "Pilates" but
in fact, are just teaching Yoga, Mat Science or have taken bits
and pieces of Pilates and combined this into their own routines.
If it is not exactly what Joseph H. Pilates taught in his New York
Studio, it isn't "original" Pilates and the results can
be variable, unpredictable or not work at all.
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TOP: Joseph Pilates training his
niece Mary, demonstrating core strength and stability
LEFT: Joseph H. Pilates and niece Mary Pilates,
age 19. Mary Pilates worked for her uncle Joseph H. Pilates in his
original studio in New York in the 1940's. To this day, she continues
the legacy of her uncles' work and teachings in the Original Pilates® Method. |
