What is Contrology
December 2, 2005
Contrology the original term coined by Joseph Pilates to define his overall program of physical fitness exercises. He was greatly influenced by the early Greeks and re-emphasized their coordination and balance of body and mind. Contrology, defined in Pilates' own words (in his 1934 book entitled Your Health):
It is the conscious control of all muscular movements of the body. It is the correct utilization and application of the leverage principles afforded by the bones comprising the skeletal framework of the body, a complete knowledge of the mechanism of the body, and a full understanding of the principles of equilibrium and gravity as applied to the movements of the body in motion, at rest and in sleep.