--- product_id: 5044820 title: "Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology: Revised Edition for the 21st Century" price: "£21.43" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5044820-pilates-return-to-life-through-contrology-revised-edition-for-21st store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Master deep breathing Classic Pilates wisdom Flexibility & mobility boost Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology: Revised Edition for the 21st Century **Price:** £21.43 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🧘‍♀️ Elevate your mind and body with Pilates' original blueprint for control and calm. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology: Revised Edition for the 21st Century - **How much does it cost?** £21.43 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5044820-pilates-return-to-life-through-contrology-revised-edition-for-21st) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Breathwork for Peak Calm:** Learn to fully exhale and inhale for ultimate relaxation and energy. - • **Slim & Accessible Format:** Compact, easy-to-carry edition perfect for daily reference. - • **Timeless Pilates Mastery:** Direct insights from Joseph Pilates, the originator of Contrology. - • **Top-Ranked Pilates Guide:** Trusted by thousands with a 4.6-star rating and top 10 bestseller status. - • **Flexibility & Mobility Amplified:** Proven stretches to enhance your body's range and fluidity. ## Overview This revised edition of 'Return to Life Through Contrology' offers authentic Pilates techniques from the method's founder, Joseph Pilates. Featuring essential stretches and breathing exercises, it enhances flexibility, mobility, and circulation. Highly rated and a bestseller in Pilates and Yoga categories, this slim, used book is a must-have for fitness professionals and enthusiasts aiming to master the art of mindful movement. ## Description First published in 1945, Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology contains the authorized, legal, edited, and original Library of Congress version of Joseph H. Pilates' and William J. Miller's first complete fitness writings. It details the exercises, poses, and instructions fundamental to the matwork developed by Joseph and Clara Pilates. Based on his concepts of a balanced body and mind, and drawn from the approach espoused by the early Greeks, these are the exercises that continue to sustain a worldwide revolution in fitness strategies and exercise techniques. Joseph Pilates has been nothing short of revolutionary in his impact on the world of fitness and exercise. Readers will learn and view the original 34 exercises that Pilates taught to his students, many of whom have become exercise gurus in their own right. These carefully designed exercises constitute the results of decades of scientific study and research into the variety of physical ills that upset the balance of body and mind.Practitioners of Pilates' forms and exercises in the 21st century continue to expand upon this earlier work by presenting a variety of creative new approaches involving circular movements, standing postures, and core strengthening exercises using props such as tubes, weights, poles, bands, magic circles, mini-balls, stability balls, foam rollers, and more.Now included in this Revised Edition are 18 additional pages of explanations of what has transpired since the original 1945 work, along with several photo/text sequences of the latest 21st-century enhancements in the Pilates world. There are new descriptive pages of text that first describe the fitness principles evolved from Pilates' original Contrology work. This is followed by detailed text describing 21st-century evolutionary developments that present the key dancers, choreographers, and leaders in the Pilates Studio and certifying organizations through the present. This section ends with a discussion of evolutionary props and apparatus developments, plus 21st-century sample exercises drawn from our larger new book, Pilates Evolution for the 21st Century. Following this section are three complete prop-based demonstration exercises that include both photographic sequences (four per exercise) and step-by-step instructions for 21st-century Pilates exercises using the magic circle, elastic resistance, and the small fitness mini-ball. Review: Authentic Pilates by Joseph Pilates - This is my right hand book. This is how I teach Pilates and use this information to better my practice of Pilates each day. Review: Filled with helpful stretches to increase mobility, flexibility and to improve blood circulation. - This is a very attractive and slim book with good information. I've found one of the best quotes from this book is, "To breathe correctly you must completely exhale and inhale, always trying very hard to "squeeze" every atom of impure air from your lungs in much the same manner that you would wring every drop of water from a wet cloth." Although I still struggle with breathing deeply all-the-time, this information, is undoubtedly very helpful in all aspects of life. I feel calmer, more relaxed and more at peace when breathing like Mr. Pilates has taught to do. The stretches are very super helpful and will definitely give you more mobility, flexibility and allow your blood vessels to transport blood all throughout your body. My favorite stretches in this book are, (these are the only stretches I practice as of now) the roll up, the spine stretch, the saw, the swan-dive, the scissors and the shoulder bridge. I highly recommend this book! ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #8,949 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #4 in Pilates (Books) #6 in Yoga (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,062 Reviews | ## Images ![Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology: Revised Edition for the 21st Century - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71GX9dMQoQL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Authentic Pilates by Joseph Pilates *by J***A on January 5, 2026* This is my right hand book. This is how I teach Pilates and use this information to better my practice of Pilates each day. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Filled with helpful stretches to increase mobility, flexibility and to improve blood circulation. *by D***K on May 24, 2020* This is a very attractive and slim book with good information. I've found one of the best quotes from this book is, "To breathe correctly you must completely exhale and inhale, always trying very hard to "squeeze" every atom of impure air from your lungs in much the same manner that you would wring every drop of water from a wet cloth." Although I still struggle with breathing deeply all-the-time, this information, is undoubtedly very helpful in all aspects of life. I feel calmer, more relaxed and more at peace when breathing like Mr. Pilates has taught to do. The stretches are very super helpful and will definitely give you more mobility, flexibility and allow your blood vessels to transport blood all throughout your body. My favorite stretches in this book are, (these are the only stretches I practice as of now) the roll up, the spine stretch, the saw, the swan-dive, the scissors and the shoulder bridge. I highly recommend this book! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good but not the original *by C***E on August 7, 2025* Looks good, I was a little disappointed that it wasn't the original book( my mistake I guess, I misunderstood the description) but the explanations look good and it includes some helpful photos. It does advocate modern exercise tools like Pilates hoops but the book explains that the shifts are due to what we've learned about anatomy and exercise since the original. I'm happy with it and I'm hoping this gets me back on my feet. ## Frequently Bought Together - Pilates' Return to Life Through Contrology: Revised Edition for the 21st Century - Pilates Anatomy - Your Health: A Corrective System of Exercising that Revolutionizes the Entire Field of Physical Education --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5044820-pilates-return-to-life-through-contrology-revised-edition-for-21st](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/5044820-pilates-return-to-life-through-contrology-revised-edition-for-21st) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*