Pilates /pɪˈlɑːtiːz/ noun2 •A physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates."Watto will spend the entire winter stretching and doing Pilates, and do a hamstring after bending down to pick up his petrol cap after dropping it filling his car at Caltex Cronulla." — 2014 •Any of various systems modified from that original version, especially in the decades since this name became genericized.
