Fred Pilates, Joe’s Brother
Fred Pilates was Joe Pilates brother, a teacher of the Pilates Method, and builder of Pilates equipment. He was also an inventor, like Joe, and invented apparatus and a game. This article discusses Fred’s game, a paddle tennis game, as well as his work with Joe. Image first shared on February 16, 2021.
The First Recorded In-Home Pilates Studio – 1953
In 1953, Fred and Henrietta moved into a new home at this address, making Fred’s the first recorded in-home pilates studio that we know of today. Images first shared on 3/2/23.
The 1930 Census, listing Fred Pilates as “Tool maker.” Image first shared February 18, 2023.
A phone book listing for Fred Pilates and his “Pilates Health Studio.” Image first shared February 18, 2023.
A later phone book listing about Fred Pilates, this time listing him as a “masseur.” Image first shared February 18, 2023.
Image first shared on February 18, 2021.
Image first shared on February 18, 2021.
Fred Pilates obituary, who died 11 years after Joe. Image first shared on February 23, 2021.