Pilates is a form of strength training, but it doesn't look like some of
the other strength training exercises you might be familiar with.
Pilates focuses more on improving muscle tone than building muscles, but
the result is similar: greater stability and endurance.
Pilates is a type of mind-body exercise developed in the early 20th
century by German physical trainer Joseph Pilates, after whom it was
named. Pilates called his method
"Contrology".
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