10 Best Glendale Pilates Teachers

Founded in 2002 and located on Ocean View Boulevard in Montrose, Hailey Paton Pilates & Physical Therapy offers a variety of therapeutic services to help clients achieve their fitness goals. Hailey Paton earned her master's degree in physical therapy at Chapman University, and she's also certified in Pilates and a highly experienced dance teacher. They offer mat classes and private Pilates sessions to help improve strength, flexibility, and coordination. Physical therapy is available for sports injuries, chronic back and neck pain, post-surgical rehabilitation, scoliosis, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions. Hailey Paton Pilates & Physical Therapy also provides massage therapy for stress reduction, muscular balance, and overall emotional wellness.

In & Up Pilates is the Los Angeles-based studio of Stephanie Herrman, who holds many years of experience and certifications in the fitness industry. Herrman is a Power Pilates Comprehensive Instructor and Pilates Method Alliance Certified Pilates Teacher, and she has qualified as a TRX Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, and Sports Medicine practitioner. Herrman holds an additional certification as a MELT Method Certified Hand and Foot Instructor, and all teachers on her staff have training in Classical Pilates. Courses target strength, balance, and physical awareness. Students receive guidance on how to improve posture, flexibility, coordination, and stamina in their daily lives. In & Up also provides teacher training sessions for individuals hoping to make physical fitness, mainly Pilates, a career.

Langham Pilates is the professional home of instructor Crystal Langham, who is a 600-hour certified Pilates Apparatus and Mat Instructor, having completed a course with The Fitness Guru in Brooklyn (now The Lab). She studied under second generation Pilates instructor Lawson Harris before moving on to attain her certification as a TRX teacher as well as credentials in prenatal and postnatal Pilates. Session offerings include both private and duet. Langham guarantees each student a program that focuses on where they are with current fitness while maintaining consideration of goals, objectives, and other factors such as injury or congenital health condition.

Pilates Bodyshop is a studio located in Los Angeles that provides access to classes under the Fletcher Pilates system. Owner Kerri has many years of training and experience in the Fletcher Pilates method. She has attained her formal certification and served as the director of the Southern California Fletcher Pilates Program of Study. She came to the practice after being hit by a car while attending the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and she credits it as playing a significant role in her rehabilitation. Kerri has worked with athletes, rehabilitation patients, and a variety of others hoping to improve their overall physical health. She employs a team of highly-qualified instructors with backgrounds in dance, holistic healing, and meditation.

Pilates Eagle Rock is a studio located in Los Angeles that features highly-qualified instructors, state-of-the-art equipment, and all necessary accessories for a robust Pilates experience. Customer reviews have credited the instructors’ knowledge of their discipline as well as their insight into the human body. They have praised the workout environment as well. The studio employs several certified Pilates instructors with additional experience in Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis training. They also hold backgrounds in martial arts, dance, ballet, and athletic competition. Class specialties include Reformer groups, mat-based sessions, and Gyrokinesis. Private and semi-private sessions also are available.

Pilates Metro is a fitness facility in the Atwater Village that serves students from the Los Angeles area. It features state-of-the-art equipment for a robust Pilates experience, and classes range from group drop-ins to private and duet sessions. Pilates Metro also provides Gyrotonic training, with each of the six on-staff teachers holding formal certifications in both disciplines. They have trained under internationally renowned instructors and completed a minimum of 350 hours in education (more than 2,000 combined) as well as apprenticeship programs, which allowed them to work with and observe other certified teachers in the Pilates Method.

The Pilates Studio is a fitness club in Glendale devoted to the Classical Pilates style. It opened in 2010 as a wholly furnished, traditionally equipped center featuring the work of renowned manufacturers like Balanced Body, Gratz Industries, and Pilates Designs by Basil. Owner/instructor Shannon Schroeder is a certified Pilates teacher through the Pilates Method Alliance. She studied under second generation instructor Risa Sheppard and earned her designation as a certified Stretch Therapy Teacher from Australian-based flexibility expert Kit Laughlin. She employs a team of teaching experts with backgrounds in running, dance, mind-body connection, and the Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis methods.

Reformation Station Pilates is a studio located in Los Angeles. It provides a full schedule group drop-in classes as well as private sessions for students who prefer more individualized attention. Owner Christina Pierson attained her Pilates teacher certification from Power Pilates. She also has experience in the spiritual aspects of wellness with Hatha yoga teacher certification through Raghavan Daas and Scientific Yoga. Her studio welcomes all manner of athletes including equestrians, basketball players, swimmers, marathon runners, and triathletes to name a few. She focuses classtime on meeting clients where they are and has experience working with seniors, pregnant women, and individuals with congenital conditions such as osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, and scoliosis.

Treehouse is a boutique Pilates studio owned and operated by Julianna Zarzycki, a classically trained Pilates instructor with several years of experience guiding students into the discipline first developed by Joseph Pilates in the 1940s. Student reviews reveal Julianna as a teacher with a knack for meeting students where they are, whether athletically-inclined, aging, or dealing with health issues and injuries. She comes to Los Angeles by way of New York where she taught on the renowned Core Pilates NYC staff. Treehouse workouts follow the design of assisting students with strength building, flexibility, weight management, recovery, and mindfulness practices.

X-Treme Pilates is a studio located in La Canada and accessible to the cities of Glendale, La Crescenta, and Pasadena, to name a few. It welcomes small group classes of no more than ten students at a time, providing personalized training from a team of highly-qualified professionals with decades of combined instructional experience. X-Treme is home to the XTP Circuit Training program authored by Julie Bond Rhyne, a master trainer with more than twenty years of teaching experience. In addition to her Pilates certification, she has experience as a performer in dance, singing, acting, and ballet. Available equipment includes an X-Former with a quiet jump board system in conjunction with renowned Reformer manufacturer Balanced Body.