Pilates Reformer

Voted Best Pilates Studio by Cleveland Hotlist 2017

PILATES REFORMER classes reshape your body! The adjustable springs provide progressive resistance, which helps to lengthen and strengthen the muscles rather than building bulk. So whether you are getting in shape, rehabilitating from an injury or chronic pain, trainning for an athletic competition, improving your sports technique, or just looking for an interested, new physical challenge, our Pilates classes are for you!

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Intro to Pilates Reformer
Pilates is a system of exercise and movement that is designed to increase strength, flexibility, and balance. It integrates breath and movement within proper body mechanics to increase awareness, and use all of the muscles of the body. This class will teach the fundamentals and basics of a Pilates Reformer work out. Grippy socks are recommended but not required. This class is formatted for beginners.
 
Pilates Reformer

Pilates Reformer uses the reformer apparatus allowing for greater resistance and support from the straps and springs. Students will use the straps on their hands and feet for support and added resistance throughout various Pilates exercises. Various props may be used in classes including the short and long box, Pilates chair, jumpboard, and tower. This class is suitable for all levels with modifications available to regress and progress movements to accommodate each student. 

Pilates Tower

In Pilates tower classes, a mat is laid over the reformer to flatten the entire carriage. In this class, there is no movement on the machine and students will use the tower for all exercises. Straps will be used on the hands and feet in addition to exercises using the roll down and push through bars. This class is suitable for all levels and modifications available to regress and progress movements to accommodate each student.

Pilates Mat

Pilates Mat will take you through the classical mat sequence ranging from beginning to intermediate level focusing on the principles and fundamentals of Pilates. This is a great class to build core strength, flexibility, coordination, and a connection to mind, body and spirit.  We will use various props including pilates ball, stability ball, straps, blankets, pilates ring, and a weighted bar to help assist and go deeper into your practice. Mat work is a great addition to reformer and offers a greater challenge by using your own body weight in the movements. 

TRX Pilates

TRX is a suspension trainer that hangs from the ceiling at a single anchor point. It creates instability and uses gravity as your resistance. This requires a high level of core activation and control. The straps give instant feedback to help identify imbalances in the body. The TRX is great for all levels because you can adjust your own level of difficulty by adjusting your body, hands, and feet. TRX is a great compliment to the Pilates mat repertoire because it gives many variations and an additional challenge. In this class you will see many of the same exercises that you would perform on the mat or the reformer but with a fun variation. 

**LATE CANCELLATION POLICY**

Due to our limited class size, Be Fitness has a strict late cancellation policy. A $15 fee will automatically be charged for any no shows or cancellations that occur later than 12 hours prior to scheduled class time. This policy applies to all students, no exceptions. A $25 fee will automatically be charged for any no shows or cancellations that occur an hour before class time. Students are required to have a credit card on file in case of a late cancellation or no show. The late fee is charged in lieu of your class pass. You will not lose one of your passes if you cancel with less than 12 hour notice; you will only be charged the late fee.

If you are waitlisted for a class, the late cancellation fee still applies. If you are added to the class and can no longer attend, please give us a 6 hour notice to avoid the late cancellation fee. If you have not yet been added to the class, please make sure to remove yourself from the waitlist. Thank you for your cooperation!

Please call us (216) 227-9710 if you are running late for class. If you are more than 5 minutes late for class, you risk giving up your spot for someone on the waitlist. If you are more than 15 minutes late for class, you will not be permitted into the class

Our Team

Christina

Kristina

Linda

Erin

Paula

Kristen

Karen

Natalie

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Chrisitna

Christina’s classes are more traditionally based with a contemporary style to provide a healthy balance to meet students’ needs. She wants her students to have a robust class filled with mindful, integrated movement. She hopes that they experience a solid class so that when they walk away they feel challenged and supported. Christina has a long history of ballet and modern dance experience dating back to the 1980s. During her training as a dancer, Pilates mat was frequently used as a warm up. She started taking Pilates reformer classes at White Cloud studios multiple times a week and wanted more. She received her certification in 2005. Christina is a third generation instructor certified through Joseph Pilates.

Christina loves everything about Pilates, from the history to the transformative stories. People can use it for reformative work, healing from an injury, balancing out their body’s needs, or for a supplemental workout along side any other physical practice. You can be a total beginner or a highly trained athlete and you will feel the benefits from Pilates. What she loves most is that within a matter of one or two classes you begin to feel results, and then shortly thereafter you start to see the results of the work you have put in. Understanding body mechanics and awareness creates a healthy mind and body. It is one of the fastest and safest workouts and once you get hooked on the reformer, you want more.

Christina is the owner of Be Fitness and a former pole instructor. She started the studio by herself in 2007 and has grown it into a full fitness boutique. In addition to teaching Pilates, Christina focuses on creating an authentic experience for herself and her two children. She is always reminding herself and others to take risks and find a deeper purpose in life. She loves to dance, listen to music, be near the water, and connect with other people.

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Linda

Linda teaches classical Pilates with a kick. She specializes in Pilates mat, Pilates reformer and Wunda chair. She hopes to give her students better awareness of the body, alignment, and connection of body, mind, breath, and spirit. She hopes that students find the exercise fun, and to realize every day of life is a precious gift. Be joyful and positive and share the love.

Linda has been doing Pilates for about 25 years and has 20 years of teaching experience. She became certified in 1999 for Pilates and gyrotonics. She has done numerous seminars with Pilates legends such as Ivan Dahl, Jullian Littleford, Troy McCarty, Matt Aurorsa, Ann McMillan, Mary Bowan, Michelle Warson, and Sunday Homitz. She previously taught at White Cloud Studios and retired in 2014. She came out of retirement in 2016 to teach at Be Fitness. Her favorite thing about Pilates is that you can do it if you are 8 years old or 88 years old with or without injuries. She became interested in teaching when she was a substitute instructor for a Pilates teacher off on medical leave. She realized then how much she could help others with physical issues. She believes that Pilates is a great compliment to other fitness programs. It combines yoga, skating, dance, rowing, spinning, and body movements such as jumping, marching, kicking, squatting, and twisting. She feels truly blessed that for 40 years, her life’s work has always been her passion.

Linda previously owned a dance and gymnastics studio. She was a dance teacher and choreographer at the Strongsville Performing Arts Center. She was a professional dancer showgirl at the MGM Grand Reno for “Hello Hollywood Hello”, MGM Grand Vegas “Jubilee”, and Stardust Vegas “Lido de Paris”. She did dance fashion modeling for “Mr Blackwell” and MGM Grand Hotels. She has taken classes in dance, music, and production from Tri-C West, Baldin Wallace and UNLU. Outside of Be Fitness and Pilates, Linda is in a Christian Bible Study. She has two black cats named Lola and Lulu. She practices yoga and tap dances. She also loves the TV Show “Dancing with the Stars”.

Paula

Paula is a Nationally Certified Pilates instructor through the Pilates Core Integration method. Certified in Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair, and ladder barrel.

Pilates has been such an integral part of her life, and truly believes Pilates can improve all aspects of life, especially through your mind & body. Alway learning, she strives to stay up to date with new trends in the pilates universe, while always staying true to the core Pilates values and techniques.

Kristen

Kristen loves everything Pilates has to offer. When she started her journey with Pilates, she was looking for a change. From the moment she laid down on the carriage, she fell in love. It quickly became a passion! Kristen is certified through Balance Body, under the direction of Troy McCarty. She now helps her students conquer their weaknesses, crush their goals and change their lives. She says, “If I can help one person connect to Pilates and play a part in finding their love for Pilates, then it has been a good day!”

Karen

Karen is a teacher, massage therapist, wellness coach, meditation facilitator, and Reiki master. She has been passionate about Pilates since the beginning of her practice in 2008. She decided to become an instructor in 2012 because she felt inspired to help people move differently and feel better. She loves Pilates for the way it connects the mind to the body, facilitating awareness in everyday life around one’s movement patterns. Karen enjoys drawing upon her varied background and expertise to create classes that are mindful, connected, challenging and safe.

Karen is originally from Cleveland and has recently returned to her midwest roots from Colorado where she spent 20 years. She is looking forward to sharing her enthusiasm for Pilates while creating new relationships and connections.