Club Pilates

Bios

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  Jennifer Carlson

  Instructor

  Originally from Michigan, Jennifer moved out to Colorado the first time in 2001. Despite loving the mountains and the people, after 6 years, she decided it was time for a new adventure and moved to San Diego. There she discovered Club Pilates. Realizing her passion was helping people get stronger from the inside out, and Not being in a cubicle doing Accounting 12 hours a day, she enrolled in the Club Pilates instructor training program. 3 years ago, Jennifer decided to move back to Colorado and continue following her dream of introducing Pilates into everyone's life. She incorporates it into her every day activities whether it be hiking, biking, snowboarding, walking...and encourages others to do the same. Everyone can benefit from it. Do Pilates. Do Life.

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  Laura Whitby

  Instructor

  Laura grew up in New Jersey, where she started her dance training at a young age. As her dance training intensified, she discovered how beneficial Pilates was as a supplement to her ballet technique. With the help of her Pilates practice, she danced professionally with Houston Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Charlotte Ballet, and Sacramento Ballet. Laura also received her undergraduate degree in Ballet and Applied Health Science from Indiana University, where she also received her Pilates Certification from Lotus Pilates in Bloomington, Indiana. Alongside dancing professionally, Laura has taught mat and equipment Pilates classes at dance academies and Pilates studios around the country. She also enjoys yoga, backpacking, and cooking. Laura incorporates ballet and yoga elements into her Pilates teaching and loves sharing her passion for movement and health with others through Pilates.

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  Jordan Malcolm

  Jordan Malcolm started her Pilates journey in San Diego in 2014. She was looking for something that would balance out her cardio workouts and focus on the mind-body connection, as well as an exercise that would help with anxiety and depression. Jordan would like for anyone and everyone to be able to come to Pilates class to slow down, be present, and focus on themselves. She truly believe that Pilates is just as helpful for mental health as it is for physical health. Outside of the studio she enjoys traveling, scuba diving, riding horses, and taking her dog for walks.

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  Angela Fiorini

  Instructor

  Angela Lisa has been a part of the Club Pilates team since 2017. She is also a professional ballet dancer with Ballet Ariel and Ballet5280. Prior to living in Denver, she danced professionally with Nashville Dance Initiative, Dance Theatre of Tennessee, Dayton Ballet, and Tevlin Ballet. Angela Lisa graduated from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music with a BFA in ballet and a minor in Communication in 2013. She has also trained on scholarship with Milwaukee Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre. She received her Pilates training and certification through Club Pilates and The University of Nevada. Angela Lisa loves Pilates because it teaches fluid and controlled movement throughout the body and creates a connection between the mind and the body.

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  Cassandra O'Neill

  Instructor

  Cassandra was born in Colorado, however she grew up in New Jersey after her family moved there. She moved back to Colorado in 2017, and loves being back in the mountains, kayaking, and hiking. She fell in love with Pilates the first time she did a class in 2015 and now loves teaching it to others. Cassandra enjoys teaching as it was one of her first jobs as a teenager when she taught swimming lessons. She has a BA in Anthropology from UC Berkeley and a MA in Political Science from Rutgers University.

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  Cara Booth

  Instructor

  Cara has a Master of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Kansas Medical Center and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Montana. She has practiced as a physical therapist in the outpatient clinical setting, has worked as a Wellness coach, and is certified in Motivational Interviewing. As a Physical Therapist, she used Pilates to help her patients improve their core strength and overall flexibility. Cara believes that core strength, flexibility and muscle balance is foundational for every type of sport or exercise and allows us to excel at daily life tasks. After realizing the benefits of reformer-based Pilates, Cara trained and received her instructor certification through Club Pilates.​ Cara stays active with many activities including: hiking, paddle boarding, skiing, and snowshoeing. She also loves to travel and to spend time with her friends and family.

• Heide

  Heide is a Florida native, who at the age of 19, began her professional career in the field of athletics and wellness as a certified personal trainer. She went on to receive her Master of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine at Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine in Gainesville, FL. She worked in an integrated wellness center, creating therapeutic exercise programs for clients with specific muscular imbalances. She then found a position at the local hospital as an exercise physiologist in their clinical wellness center; she worked closely with the cardiac and pulmonary rehab departments to design and implement a functional strength component for their programs. Heide has also worked as the exercise expert in the Diabetes Care Center and Created a Childhood Weight Management Program for local schools. Heide also developed her own part-time acupuncture practice. Most patients were direct referrals from the wellness center and Heide’s Medical Exercise/Sports Medicine experience grew extensively. In 2012, she experienced an episode of extreme back pain that turned out to be the result of an intervertebral disc rupture due to a hereditary condition of degenerative discs and scoliosis. This brought Heide to Pilates. She had the honor of developing a personal pilates practice in the knowledgeable hands of Certified Romana’s Pilates Instructors. As Heide began to see and feel the difference that Pilates was making in her life, she decided to become an instructor and share the joy with others! After a personal mentorship with her own Romana’s Instructors and completion of the Power Pilates Comprehensive Training Program, Heide took her certificate and all of her experience to Colorado. She still practices acupuncture privately on a home visit basis. When Heide is not working or doing pilates, she enjoys meditation, yoga, weightlifting, being outdoors, riding horses, snowboarding, cooking, visiting with her friends, and loving her dog!