Charles Arthur Blount is a Los Angeles based entrepreneur and fitness inventor. As a personal trainer he has worked with many celebrities and royals. He created Pilatesstick portable Pilates system which has been used worldwide for over 10 years by Pilates enthusiasts and instructors. As a native of Mississippi he grew up with many old stories and Southern Sayings such as How The Horse Ate The Apple and Come The Revolution! The Son of a very colorful Southern Lawyer, Charles set out to create children’s books based on his fathers Southern Sayings. The first is How The Horse Ate The Apple! A Tribute to his late father.