{"product_id":"caged-lion-joseph-pilates-and-his-legacy","title":"Caged Lion: Joseph Pilates and His Legacy","description":"The surprising story of Pilates—the man and the method.\nPart 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.\nThis 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.\nJohn 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1733430709\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1733430709.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Steel, John Howard\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43282818924605,"sku":"BVV.1733430709.G","price":12.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1733430709-0.jpg?v=1781818659","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/caged-lion-joseph-pilates-and-his-legacy","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}