Caged Lion: Joseph Pilates and His Legacy

The shocking story of Pilates—the person and the tactic.

Half biography, half historical past, and half memoir, “Caged Lion” untangles for the primary time Joseph Pilates’s opaque life story and the perilous journey of his train program recognized the world over as Pilates.

That is the story of Joseph Pilates, a gifted man who immigrated to america at forty-three with no property or credentials. He not solely invented an train routine—which at this time is practiced by greater than ten million individuals—however within the course of, reinvented himself.

John Howard Metal brings Joseph Pilates and his eponymous train regime to life from his distinctive perspective as a scholar, pal, and confidant. Joe’s affect profoundly modified Metal’s life; in flip, Metal was essential for the survival of the Pilates Technique and Joe’s legacy. Metal’s vivid account traces the enlargement of Pilates from a small cadre of devoted adherents, by means of two intervals of close to extinction, to the worldwide sensation it’s at this time. Metal describes Joseph Pilates’s years as a prisoner throughout World Struggle I, Joe’s motivation to find his system of workout routines, his inspirational instructing method, and the distinctive attraction of the Pilates Technique. It’s fairly a narrative.

Writer ‏ : ‎ Final Leaf Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ Could 20, 2020
Version ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print size ‏ : ‎ 213 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1733430709
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1733430708
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.54 x 9 inches
Finest Sellers Rank: #38,925 in Books (See High 100 in Books) #14 in Pilates (Books) #25 in Emigrants & Immigrants Biographies #128 in Wealthy & Well-known Biographies
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