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Cooking Light magazine
October 2003, pages 60 ff.
GOOD MOVES
Personal Coach: Pilates
by Jillian Hessel
When I was in my mid-20s, I couldn't sit in a movie theater without feeling shooting pains down one leg. Because of scoliosis and intense dance training, my back muscles were unbalanced and misaligned. A friend suggested I try Pilates, and after a few months of diligent practice, everything changed — my muscles were realigned and my pain diminished. Today, Pilates is a moving meditation that allows me to take a mental break from life and do something great for my body. It's invigorating, not exhausting.
Joseph Pilates, the technique's founder, was born a sickly child in 1880 in Germany. He developed Body Contrology, a system based in deep breathing that stretches and strengthens muscles without stressing the joints and ligaments....
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