Club Pilates

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  Amanda

  Instructor

  Amanda was born and raised in a suburb of St. Louis, MO before moving to Texas in 2003 to attend Texas Christian University. An extensive dance background brought her to TCU where she studied as a ballet major and graduating with her degree in Fashion Merchandising, which she utilizes in her position as buyer at a major retailer. While studying dance at TCU, Amanda also found her love for Pilates during her training, which she’s continued to practice ever since. Amanda currently lives in Lewisville, TX with her husband and two boys. They enjoy traveling, baseball, and patio weather!"

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  Cat

  Instructor

  Cat has been teaching Mat Pilates for the past year and is excited to have just completed her full Club Pilates instructor training, giving her all the tools she needs to get her clients closer to their fitness goals. She loves to help people feel good about themselves as well as help them grow physically, mentally and emotionally. Her love of Pilates and of people is obvious in her encouraging and creative teaching style. She is excited to continue her journey with Club Pilates and we are excited to have her!

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  Debi Martin

  Instructor

  Debi discovered Pilates when her doctor recommended Pilates after she injured her back during a weight training session. She fell in love with the workouts and starting doing Pilates six day per week. Soon after she decided she wanted to open her own studios. Debi and Todd now have 4 studios currently open and plan to open more.

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  Erica

  Instructor

  Corporate by day, Club Pilates certified instructor by night. An Ohio native, Erica moved to Dallas for her marketing career upon graduating from The Ohio State University in 2009. Erica has always had a passion for sports, having been active her hole life from varsity basketball to half-marathons, and was also a member of the Ohio State Crew Team. Erica has over 10 years of experience in marketing and recently received her MBA from Southern Methodist University in 2016. Erica fell in love with Pilates after years of sports caught up with her knee and she found herself in physical therapy while also postpartum. Pilates not only provided her with the low impact workout she needed to strengthen her knee but also to tighten and repair her core after pregnancy. Erica is currently expecting her 2nd child and excited to have Pilates as an integral part of her pregnancy. Erica’s favorite class is Cardio Sculpt and she loves that Club Pilates adds a modern twist to the original method. When she’s not working, Erica enjoys traveling (she’s visited over 18 countries!), art, happy hour, and spending time with her family.

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  Ina

  Instructor

  Ina was an avid Cross-fit enthusiast, personal trainer, and Montessori teacher in Berkeley, California. She moved to Texas in 2016 and discovered Pilates after knee surgery had her searching for a method of fitness that was easier on her body. She fell in love with all of the benefits that Pilates had to offer for strengthening and lengthening muscles throughout the body, especially the focus on developing a strong core. The Pilates system was totally in line with her method of training her own clients--developing a stable core and improving balance and coordination. Ina has been married to her husband for 25 year and has two boys almost ready to leave the nest. When not with clients she loves to travel, cook and garden.

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  Todd Martin

  Owner/Instructor

  Club Pilates Highland Village is the first studio Todd opened along with his wife Debi. Todd played sports growing up in northwest Pennsylvania, and has been active in fitness his whole life. He was trained through Club Pilates 500 hour comprehensive certification program. His favorite class to teach is the TRX fusion class. Todd and Debi will eventually be opening 11 Club Pilates studios throughout the DFW market. When he is not working, Todd enjoys spending time with his three daughters.

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  Nancy

  Instructors

  Nancy was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). Her native language is French and married a Texan in 2000, the year she moved to Texas. Together, they have two daughters and two fur babies. Nancy has been in the fitness industry for over 25 years and has taught every format under the sun, including Yoga, Pilates, Zumba, Cycle, Kickboxing, Step Aerobics, Strength classes, Aqua, Circuit Training, Bootcamp, Kids, Seniors, travel fitness, etc. She discovered Pilates in 2012 and is Peak Pilates certified since 2013. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher and has been teaching Yoga since 2013. She was drawn to Pilates and Yoga when she discovered she had several bulging discs in her spine and was suffering from neck, back and hip pain from teaching high impact classes. Pilates helped her realize that when you hurt, you don’t have to quit, you just have to work “smarter”. Nancy enjoys cooking, gardening, reading, watching movies with her family, dancing, and her latest hobby: knitting and crochet. She also loves to travel and snow ski with her family. She recently started caring for Wells who is a 91 year old gentleman with dementia. She believes in helping others, being kind and in the power of positivity.

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  Trish

  Instructor

  Trish joined Club Pilates as a member 2 years ago and has been hooked ever since. “I love the low-impact, full body workouts that Pilates provides”. This love of Pilates has lead to her completing the 500 Hour Club Pilates Teacher Training Program and becoming a certified instructor. She’s excited to share her love of Pilates with others. Trish is originally from Long Island, New York. She’s a huge animal lover and has been the TLC Coordinator for Humane Tomorrow for 6 years. She and her husband have 2 grown children, a granddaughter and 4 dogs. Besides Pilates, Trish enjoys running (she’s completed 3 marathons and 15 half marathons), watching her NY sports teams, creating greeting cards and playing Words With Friends.

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  Jackie

  Instructor

  Jackie has always loved learning new ways of staying physically active and improving a healthy lifestyle. From playing soccer in high school, to intramural sports in college at Dallas Baptist University, where she will graduate soon with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Jackie has found that staying active in sports or exercise helps both the mind and heart of a person to become free and their truest selves. Having first started as a receptionist at Club Pilates, Jackie enjoyed meeting members and encouraging them in their Pilates journey. As she saw their lives changed and transformed from Pilates, she soon discovered the beginning of her Pilates Journey as she took Pilates classes and took the route of Teacher Training to spread the love and power of Pilates. With her Psychology and exercise knowledge, Jackie is excited to help others grow in physical strength and inner strength through Pilates.

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  Amy

  Instructor

  I found my passion for fitness playing volleyball and running track throughout middle school and high school, always looking up to my coaches as role models and mentors as they really taught me how to persevere and find my edge. I learned at a very young age how important physical activity is for your mental health. Carrying that mindset with me to college, I began studying Health Promotion at the University of North Texas. After 2 years of college under my belt I had to put a pause on school, and thankfully ended up working the front desk at Club Pilates. I fell in love with the Pilates method and the endless benefits it has on the brain/body connection, and of course the awesome members. After completing the Teacher Training Program, I look forward to helping people with their practice and being the person that my coaches were for me.

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  Shannon

  Instructor

  Shannon has been a second time Texas resident since 2010, after living in Florida, New Jersey, Texas, and Ohio. Proud alumni from The Ohio State University, she began her career with Verizon Telecommunications in Ohio in 1993. She spent 20 years with Verizon, moving four times and retiring in 2013 to spend time with her family. Shannon is the proud Mom of 12 year old Carson, kitty mom to 8 year old Tucker, and happy wife to Greg for almost 17 years. Shannon always had exercise in her life, but did not discover Pilates until she suffered an arm/shoulder break. After surgery and rehab she started Pilates to get back into the swing of things and fell in love. She has been doing Pilates faithfully ever since. Shannon decided she wanted to make Pilates even more a part of her life and decided to complete Club Pilates 500 certification to become a certified Pilates Instructor. She is thrilled to be a part of the Club Pilates family, and very grateful to Todd and Debi for allowing her to share her passion and actually … get to be a Pilates Instructor. She is very excited for her second career and has challenged herself to help others in their Pilates journey.