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Caged Lion
- Joseph Pilates and His Legacy
- Narrated by: John Howard Steel
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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Summary
The surprising story of Pilates - the man and the method.
Part biography, part history, and part memoir, Caged Lion untangles for the first time Joseph Pilates’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 - which today is practiced by more than ten million people - 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’s influence profoundly changed Steel’s life; in turn, Steel was crucial for the survival of the Pilates Method and Joe’s legacy. Steel’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’s years as a prisoner during World War I, Joe’s motivation to discover his system of exercises, his inspirational teaching technique, and the unique attraction of the Pilates Method. It’s quite a story.
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- Megan Downey
- 13-03-24
Interesting and insightful!
I personally listened in a faster speed, but found the story very interesting. Some parts felt dragged out but were needed to complete the tale.
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- Yogamad
- 07-04-22
Interested in the origins of Pilates
Then this is the book. I felt I got to know Joesph through Johns wonderful reflections. Thoroughly enjoyed listening. It’s always interesting when a true story is told.
Thank you John for writing this account of an extraordinary journey and of what we take now as a house hold name - Pilates!
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- Karen Dunne
- 09-10-22
Great listen
Amazing story very well told by John - inspiring & uplifting, amusing in parts. As a yoga teacher I thoroughly enjoyed this & we could all do with somebody like John in our lives ! Great stuff :)
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- Ruth Fleet
- 20-01-22
Absolutely brilliant
As a Pilates instructor this absolutely change my view of Pilates. Who'd have thought behaved the way he did!! The man was a genius and we should ALL remember that when teaching his work
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- Rebecca JM
- 09-03-24
So excellent
This is so incredibly interesting and inspiring I’m so glad I listened and learned. I hope anyone who loves movement reads this too.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-03-23
Interesting and informative
Very interesting and highly recommended for anyone who would like to understand more about the history of Pilates. Wonderful insight into another era and an unique and inspirational man.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-01-24
A personal experience with Joseph Pilates
I liked it very much. This is not a fan book or some fantasy about him, but a guy that new the couple, training with Pilates - and trying,as a lawyer to keep the Studio going after the death of Joe Pilates. And he makes it clear, what he doesnt know , and what he does know. Very informative and interesting!
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-02-24
Who is this story about?
80% of this story is about the author. Almost no reference to how Pilates created his exercise systems.
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