If you’ve only recently heard of Pilates you may be surprised to know that celebrities have been using it for their workouts since the mid-20th century. One of these was Marilyn Munroe, who incorporated both Pilates mat work and equipment exercises into her routine. She reportedly exercised every morning for about 10 minutes. She said:
“I have evolved my own exercises, for the muscles I wish to keep firm, and I know they are right for me because I can feel them putting the proper muscles into play as I exercise.”
Click to view images of Marilyn. Some of these show her in moves from Joseph Pilates’s classical mat work.
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