About Joseph Pilates

Joseph Pilates was born in Germany in 1880. He had a lifelong interest in body conditioning. As a frail child dedicated to improving his strength, he later became an accomplished skier, diver, gymnast, and boxer.

Joseph Pilates went on to become a nurse in England during WWI. During his internment, Pilates designed exercise equipment for his immobilized patients by attaching springs to hospital beds. This system became the foundation for his style of body conditioning. He brought this system to New York when he opened his first Pilates studio in 1926 and went on to create what is now known as The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning.

"You will feel better in 10 sessions, look better in 20 sessions, and have a completely new body in 30 sessions." -- Joseph H. Pilates

About Romana Kryzanowska

Romana Kryzanowska was a dancer with George Balanchine's dance company when she was referred to Joseph Pilates for rehabilitation of an ankle injury. Romana trained and studied with Joseph and is now universally recognized as Joseph's protege. Romana made a commitment to Joseph to continue his life's work and has been teaching his Pilates Method of Body Conditioning for nearly six decades. Today, the goal of Romana's Pilates® is to improve flexibility and strengthen the total body without building bulk. This goal is achieved through a series of controlled movements increasing flexibility, balance, and control. Romana's Pilates® works your body and your mind promoting physical harmony and balance for people of all ages while providing a refreshing and energizing workout - leaving you with a feeling of physical and mental well-being.

"Done three times a week, a few well-designed movements, properly executed in sequence, are worth hours of calisthenics or contortions!"          -- Romana Kryzanowska

Pilates is not just a word but a way of life. Pilates can be the way you lift; the way you walk; the way you exercise; and the way you live. You will stand taller and change the way you move. No longer is feeling better the end result of an exercise program, but rather the ongoing benefit you will feel with each of your sessions.

For more information about Pilates, click on links below:

Romana's Pilates® | Gratz Equipment | True Pilates NY