Where did Pilates all begin?

Joseph Hubertus Pilates was born in Germany in 1883. As a child, Joe suffered many ailments including asthma so he turned to exercise and athletics to help. He studied various exercise routines and was transfixed with the idea of the classical Greek ideal of man with a balanced mind, body and spirit. Hence Pilates was born.

In 1912 Joe went to the U.K working as a defense instructor at Scotland Yard but at the outbreak of World War I he was interned as an “enemy alien”. Rather than wallow he refined his ideas by training other internees by rigging springs to hospital beds to enable patients to exercise against resistance. These contraptions were the innovation behind later equipment designs. 

In 1926 Joe headed to America meeting his wife Clara along the way. When they arrived they opened a studio near the New York ballet. This lead to many dancers and other athletes becoming his clients. Some of those clients then went on to open their own studios throughout the U.S.

Then Hollywood came calling and where the stars go the media follows. The pilates business boomed and entered the fitness mai

Byron Bay Pilates Co. was developed by Vitality 4 Life in order to offer superior quality, affordable studio level pilates equipment. Our range of professional pilates equipment includes our best selling Pilates Reformer, Pilates Chair, Cadillac or Trapeze, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector Barrel and also Baby Arc Barrels. Our Pilates equipment is designed for both professionals and beginners and for every body type and shape.

Our Byron Bay Pilates Co. range is affordable without making any sacrifices to the quality. We utilise the highest quality Watambu timber, steel and aluminium to create seamless finishes and solid constructions!

High quality and affordable professional Pilates equipment

Four years ago Vitality 4 Life investigated Pilates equipment made in China. While the prices were good, unfortunately the quality wasn't. The quality of the timber, fittings, springs and upholstery wasn't up the Vitality 4 Life standard.

Vitality 4 Life have spent the last four years researching, developing and sourcing our own factories in Bali and China to create studio level Pilates equipment that is high quality, ideal for all levels of fitness and affordable. And now we have the Byron Bay Pilates Co. range, the result of continuous quality and material improvements over the last 4 years. We have strict quality control measures and Byron Bay Pilates Co. products definately measure up to these standards.

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