With this book we have fulfilled a long-time dream: to pool our joint knowledge and make the Pilates
concept accessible to lots of people.
Our plan met with lots of approval during our research and project implementation. Our collegial exchange
and joint work made us realize how valuable and rewarding it is to work as a team, and we would like to
express our gratitude for all the support we received.
We are particularly grateful to Meyer & Meyer Sport for their faith in us and for entrusting us with this
project; the Artzt firm for making these outstanding photos possible and for allowing us the use of their
training equipment; and Winshape for their products.
We would also like to thank the German Pilates Association as well as the German Gymnastics Association
for their support