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CAGED LION IBD

LAST LEAF PRESS
05 / 2020
9781733430722
Inglés

Sinopsis

The surprising story of Pilates&mdash,the man and the method.Part biography, part history, and part memoir, Caged Lion untangles for the first time Joseph Pilates&rsquo,s opaque life story and the perilous journey of his exercise program known the world over as Pilates.This is the story of Joseph Pilates, a gifted man who immigrated to the United States at forty-three with no assets or credentials. He not only invented an exercise regimen&mdash,which today is practiced by more than ten million people&mdash,but in the process, reinvented himself.John Howard Steel brings Joseph Pilates and his eponymous exercise regime to life from his unique perspective as a student, friend, and confidant. Joe&rsquo,s influence profoundly changed Steel&rsquo,s life, in turn, Steel was crucial for the survival of the Pilates Method and Joe&rsquo,s legacy. Steel&rsquo,s vivid account traces the expansion of Pilates from a small cadre of dedicated adherents, through two periods of near extinction, to the global sensation it is today. Steel describes Joseph Pilates&rsquo,s years as a prisoner during World War I, Joe&rsquo,s motivation to discover his system of exercises, his inspirational teaching technique, and the unique attraction of the Pilates Method. It&rsquo,s quite a story.

PVP
24,62