Pilates
/pɪˈlɑːtiːz/noun
- a system of exercises using special apparatus, designed to improve physical strength, flexibility, and posture, and enhance mental awareness普拉提健身法:
this quest for better training has led many dancers to Pilates
为了更好地进行训练, 许多舞蹈演员都去参加普拉提健身
as modifier the Pilates method.普拉提健身法。
词源
1960s: named after the German physical fitness specialist Joseph Pilates (1880-1967), who devised the system.