Our Teachers and Staff
Head Butt-Kicker
Fitness Director
Head of Pilates
Tricia spent her teenage years doing workout videos in her living room and dreaming of being...
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Tricia spent her teenage years doing workout videos in her living room and dreaming of being a Fitness Instructor. After graduating in 2000 with a B.S. in Kinesiology from Penn State, she became a Fitness Director and Personal Trainer. During this time Tricia fell in love with Pilates and became certified. She has been teaching Pilates since 2002. Tricia moved to San Francisco in November 2008 with her boyfriend. Tricia’s Pilates classes are a fun twist on traditional Pilates exercises. She also adds her knowledge of strength training to make a class that is fun for a beginner, yet challenging for the novice. In addition to teaching Pilates, Tricia is also a Personal Trainer, and is working toward her Yoga Certification.
Go Giants
Head of Barre Pro
Stephanie is a NASM certified personal trainer with a love of fitness and movement...
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Stephanie is a NASM certified personal trainer with a love of fitness and movement. Growing up in a small Virginia town, she studied 15 years of classical ballet, jazz and hip hop where her affinity for music and expression came to life. Relocating to Tuscan, Arizona she achieved her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona and continued westward to settle in San Francisco. After working in advertising for three years it was time to pursue what mattered most; a healthy lifestyle and career. She started BODY by Stephanie to inspire individual greatness and success, and hopes to motivate the same in each of her classes. Her philosophy: balance the body, earn your food, and sweat it out.
¡Una Más!
After seeing the benefits that movement therapy had on her father, who was...
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After seeing the benefits that movement therapy had on her father, who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, Angelica decided to change her career path from design and photography to health and fitness. In 2005 she moved across the country to SF where she became a Yoga Alliance certified instructor. Discovering this new inner and physical strength in herself, she wanted to find more ways to help others find that love of fitness and new possibilities within their bodies, and decided to pursue workshops and certifications with the National Council on Strength and Fitness, Pilates Academy International, Balanced Body Universtiy and TRX. By integrating multiple disciplines and using visualization techniques to "talk to your body" Angelica believes that we can further our understanding of our mind/body connection and explore new realms of inner and physical strength while having a great time in health.
Ashley
Ashley loves sharing her passion for health and fitness through fun, creative, challenging workouts. She has worked....
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Ashley loves sharing her passion for health and fitness through fun, creative, challenging workouts. She has worked in the fitness industry for over 15 years teaching Group Fitness classes, Pilates, and Personal Training. Ashley is certified through STOTT Pilates and The Ron Fletcher Program of Study to teach Pilates. She also is certified through ACE for Group Fitness and Personal Training. Ashley enjoys traveling, hiking, the beach, and working out. Her philosophy is you can have the body you want by incorporating dedication, discipline, and determination into your lifestyle. Also, a little bit of dark chocolate everyday doesn't hurt.
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Bonita spent most of her career teaching and coaching Actors through the use of the body...
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Bonita spent most of her career teaching and coaching Actors through the use of the body. She used Pilates as well as other body alignment/transformation techniques. Working on the faculty of American Conservatory Theater for over 25 years, as well as guest faculty at Stanford, Harvard, NYU. Bonita studied Pilates at Center for Sports Medicine in SF.
Loves Prince
Ellie has been a die-hard adrenaline junkie ever since she blew off grad school, sold everything she owned, and moved to Costa Rica...
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Ellie has been a die-hard adrenaline junkie ever since she blew off grad school, sold everything she owned, and moved to Costa Rica to work as a guide for Outward Bound. After several years as a kayak instructor in Costa Rica and Hawaii, she joined the Hawaii Volcano Circus and cultivated skills in partner acrobatics, fire spinning and stilt-walking. Upon returning to San Francisco in 2008, she attended the National Personal Training Institute, earning her personal training and pilates certifications. These days, she works as a trainer in several San Francisco studios teaching pilates, TRX, traditional and functional strength training, and rock climbing. She also teaches kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding classes all over the bay area. Incorporating her enthusiasm, experience and education with her almost pathological need to remain absurdly active, she maintains a vigorous regimen of running, cycling, pilates, paddling, climbing and weight lifting, and maniacally seizes any opportunity to drop some funk and break a sweat. She loves connecting people with whatever form of exercise excites, inspires, amuses, or at the very least doesn't offend them. Also, she really loves Prince.
Jamel, not Jamal!
If you know Jamel well, you’ll understand his addiction to fitness...
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If you know Jamel well, you’ll understand his addiction to fitness. He has always lead an active lifestyle and finds his comfort zone in any adrenaline-induced activity. Since his move from Chicago to the Bay Area in 2000, Jamel has driven his “work hard, play hard” mentality to another level. While searching for a new challenge to supplement his Muay Thai training, he was introduced to the TRX. A new addiction began and shortly after, he became a Certified TRX Suspension Training Instructor. In addition to teaching TRX, Jamel is a Muay Thai Kickboxing Instructor. He has been teaching fighters, law enforcement officials and fitness enthusiasts of all levels for 3 years and has also committed some training time in Thailand. To add to his fitness arsenal, Jamel is also a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and a Boot Camp Instructor. Expect to be pushed past your limits in any of his classes, as Jamel will motivate you to harness your potential!
Baila!
Like many Pilates trainers, Jen is a dancer, but that’s not what led her to become a trainer. An athlete since childhood...
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Like many Pilates trainers, Jen is a dancer, but that’s not what led her to become a trainer. An athlete since childhood, poor running mechanics led to a painful low back injury. After moving to San Francisco in 2008, she discovered Pilates and how it helped manage that injury. About a year ago, Jen realized she wanted a career change, and cue the light bulb - she’s now a certified trainer under the ITT Pilates program. Jen loves making people more aware of how they move and improving their game - whether it’s running, golfing, or just looking and feeling better. She is an avid runner, hiker, and flamenco dancer, and a certified TRX group class instructor.
Iron Woman
Kim has a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences and Special Education and a Masters degree in Occupational Therapy from James Madison University...
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Kim has a bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences and Special Education and a Masters degree in Occupational Therapy from James Madison University in Virginia. Kim is a full time Occupational Therapist at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Fitness has always been an integral part of Kim’s daily routine. She is an avid runner, always training for the next half marathon and is currently training for the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon. Kim is certified in the Pilates ProWorks Method. She loves to challenge her clients, so get ready to sweat, smile and work towards a sexy new body!
Lindsay likes lenses
Lindsay's own rehabilitation process has inspired her to share her knowledge of movement through Pilates....
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Lindsay's own rehabilitation process has inspired her to share her knowledge of movement through Pilates. She found that the benefits of Pilates & Gyrotonic were essential to her health & strength while traveling for the photo industry. After relocating to the Bay Area, these practices have become a fantastic way to build stamina and restore balance for motherhood! Lindsay studied modern dance at GVSU, ADF & the Merce Cunningham Institute in New York. She currently teaches Pilates at PPW & within a clinical Physical Therapy setting.
She is No Joke
Liz has always been an energetic, athletic person: playing sports as a child and working as a fitness professional as an adult...
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Liz has always been an energetic, athletic person: playing sports as a child and working as a fitness professional as an adult. She has dedicated her life to studying various types of exercise and massage in order to create a program that helps her clients not only stay in shape, but find a sense of balance that lies deep within each individual. Elizabeth has always believed that physical fitness is not just about how good you look, but rather how good you feel about yourself and how good your body feels on the inside. After she received her personal training certificate from the National Academy of Sports Medicine in 2006, she decided to take her studies a step further and got certified for Pilates in 2009, then Shiastu massage in 2010.
Rock-a-Silly
Megan is a former professional dancer, with a BFA in dance, who discovered Pilates after a dance related injury...
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Megan is a former professional dancer, with a BFA in dance, who discovered Pilates after a dance related injury. Pilates changed the way she inhabited her body and approached movement, making her work and daily life much easier. She is certified in mat work, reformer, and small equipment in a style of Pilates that emphasizes a sound biomechanical approach to movement. She has also studied ways of working with people with injuries and other special populations, including pre and post-natal. She will keep your body safe while pushing you to the limit. After touring for 7 years she has learned how to keep in shape on the road. She specializes in people who travel or are on the go. She can tailor a program that can be done almost anywhere including hotel rooms!
Molly's Tone
Molly graduated from the University of Massachusetts where she studied sociology, psychology and dance. After graduation...
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Molly graduated from the University of Massachusetts where she studied sociology, psychology and dance. After graduation she started dancing professionally in Boston and then New York City. Molly's passion for the movement arts was cultivated through dance, and then continued to develop and transform as she discovered pilates and yoga. Pilates began for her as a functional practice, and has developed into what she describes as a way of life. She believes that what is practiced on the mat, reformer, or in any good class, can be carried with you leaving you with a better understanding of the body you inhibit and how to mindfully live within it. She strives to effectively teach techniques in class that can act as a type of "blueprinting" for the body to be drawn from throughout daily life. Molly's classes are energetic and thorough, with a focus on alignment. Oh, and you'll have fun too.
Nanci
Nanci's fitness experience originates from a 40 year history in dance, including ballet, jazz and modern dance styles...
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Nanci's fitness experience originates from a 40 year history in dance, including ballet, jazz and modern dance styles. She has started and run both a dance company (SolMetrx) and a yoga studio (Sunflower Yoga and Dance in Healdsburg CA). Her love for movement eventually led her to begin teaching yoga and indoor cycling in 1995. She was originally certified in Spin by Keiser and has become even more deeply motivated as an instructor in the past few years due to a love of cycling outdoors as well. As well as barre pro classes and indoor cycling classes, Nanci teaches Vinyasa (flow) classes rooted in Iyengar, Anusara Forrest, and Vinyasa traditions. Her main influences for yoga have come from teachers such as Erich Schiffman, Shiva Rea, Simone Simon, Ana Forrest, and Baron Baptiste. Her easygoing personal style is balanced by a high energy enthusiasm that helps her students to reach new heights, and she loves encouraging each and every student to expand their personal horizons through movement and self-awareness.
Head of the Class
Physical fitness has always played an essential role in Sara’s life. Throughout high school she played varsity tennis, soccer and...
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Physical fitness has always played an essential role in Sara’s life. Throughout high school she played varsity tennis, soccer and lacrosse, and went on to play lacrosse for a Division I team in college. When college sports came to an end, her love affair with yoga and pilates began. She was instantly addicted to both and knew she wanted to take her passion to the next level. Sara originally came to Pilates ProWorks as a student, and quickly fell in love with the FitFormer machine and the Pilates ProWorks method. Taking classes daily at ProWorks, Sara knew this was where she wanted to teach. Sara took her classical Pilates certification course with Pilates Sports Center of LA, and is thrilled to now be a part of the Pilates ProWorks team!
TRX
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Tara
Tara grew up very active - a competitive gymnast, cheerleader and dancer who loved to be outside....
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Tara grew up very active - a competitive gymnast, cheerleader and dancer who loved to be outside. After high school graduation she spent 10 years working for Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) - yep, the competitions you see on ESPN – while obtaining her bachelor’s from MTSU in Tennessee! After graduation her love for travel was sparked as she spent the next few years traveling to China, India, Germany, England, & Australia on behalf of UCA. Life led Tara & her husband to San Francisco where she fell further in love with helping people realize that working out could be fun! Her love for movement & creating an enjoyable healthy lifestyle led her to receive her NASM personal training certification. She now works as a trainer in various San Francisco studios teaching Barre, TRX, a group class merging Pilates weight training and cardio, teaches tumbling & coaches the cheerleaders at UC Berkeley – Go Bears! Her personal philosophy? Just get moving – we can make it low impact or change it completely… but I have to meet you first!
This Could Be You
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