Caged Lion Quotes

“Because it engages the mind, Pilates generates an electrical impulse or a chemical in the nervous system that we register as enjoyment. These impulses and chemicals cause the brain to crave a repeat performance, and that is the stuff that creates addiction. You think you are addicted to an activity, but in fact you are addicted to the chemical by-product of that activity. You become your own drug dealer.”
― John Howard Steel, Caged Lion: Joseph Pilates and His Legacy

“Ken Endelman’s manufacturing company, Balanced Body.”
― John Howard Steel, Caged Lion: Joseph Pilates and His Legacy

“Now, thirty years later, Endelman has the largest share of a robust Pilates equipment industry”
― John Howard Steel, Caged Lion: Joseph Pilates and His Legacy

“The Reformer was based on plans probably taken from the Reformers made for the new studio back in 1972. They were fabricated by Donald Gratz with aluminum bases. Clara had the plans and gave them to Fletcher.”
― John Howard Steel, Caged Lion: Joseph Pilates and His Legacy