PeSuit and Tie

  books of the week this week i read the october  edition of vogue adria  - which was in whole based on the concept of longevity.  last week shared paragraphs of articles i found thought-provoking and inspiring, this week i tie in more about the whitewashing of wellness. particularly with pilates . mind you, i think i've only done 3 classes max. i will say, i was wrong about the history of pilates (not completely, but i was not exactly correct). mr joseph pilates was a prisoner of world war i, and was in a british camp, not wwii. here's more accurate history of pilates, not just based on memory and tiktoks, from the article everyone in unison: pilates!  by  iva marić : at first glance, pilates on the reformer—or at least what we see flooded on tiktok and instagram—seems like a new invention. in reality, its foundation was laid by joseph hubertus pilates: as early as 1924 in germany, he patented a “device for physical exercises.” even earlier, during wo...