STOTT PILATES Class Description

Mat Work: This is a high level, fast-paced class conducted on the floor with mats. It helps students progress to more advanced levels of fitness by incorporating complicated and challenging exercises that require flexibility, strength and endurance.

Reformer: This is a class conducted on the versatile STOTT PILATES® Reformer, a specialized piece of equipment that allows students to work pout using spring resistance. The class covers the basic principles of Pilates, allowing students to work at a comfortable pace to help build strength and flexibility.

Power Reformer: This power packed workout takes students through a warm up and a series of resistance exercises guaranteed to improve strength, endurance and flexibility.

Jump Board: This class is an intense Pilates workout that focuses on interval training. It involves the STOTT PILATES® reformer to get your heart pumping and challenge your core. It includes several sets of cardiovascular endurance and integrates all the specific qualities and benefits of resistance training. It is a fun way to challenge your body and do something different.

Circuit: This class incorporates several pieces of STOTT PILATES® equipment and will focus on endurance, strength and agility. This is a perfect class for anyone up for a challenge and is sure to help increase your fitness level.

Drop-In: This program will educate you on the STOTT PILATES® method and equipment so that you can receive the full benefit of participating in all of our group classes. You will be working out on all of the equipment throughout the program so come ready to move and enjoy learning all the amazing things that STOTT PILATES® can offer you!

Unlimited: See our Unlimited STOTT PILATES® link for more information.

STOTT PILATES® Instructors and their Certification

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• Nicki Thiel-STOTT PILATES® Level II Mat, Level I Reformer, Apprentice Cadillac, Chair, Barrel, and Injury and Speciall Populations
  
  
  

  Nicki has been with the Apple Pilates team since 2005. She is currently Stott certified Level II Mat and Level I Reformer. Nicki teaches Essential, Intermediate, and Advanced Mat and Reformer. She recently added Stability Chair and Injury and Special Populations to her training making her the highest trained Stott Pilates instructor Apple currently employs. She is available for group and personal Pilates instruction to help you meet your fitness and lifestyle goals. Nicki also has 15 years previous experiece teaching Modern and Creative dance and sees Pilates as a natural fit with her beliefs on movement and fitness.
• Annette Hayner-STOTT PILATES® Level II Mat; Level I Reformer, Apprentice Chair
  
  
  

  Annette is a STOTT PILATES® Level II Mat and Level I Reformer instructor.  Annette believes becoming certified in and teaching STOTT PILATES® was one of the best things she has ever done.  After seeing the great improvements Pilates made in her first client, who had numerous back ailments, she was hooked.  Annette's greates reward from teaching STOTT PILATES® is seeing first hand the improvements and benefits gained by her clients.  Along with her STOTT PILATES® certifications she is also certified in Group Power and Indoor Cycling.
• Tami Cole-STOTT PILATES® Level II Mat, Apprentice Reformer and Chair
  
  
  

  Tami is currently a certified Level II Mat and Reformer Apprentice STOTT PILATES® Instructor.  Tami believes some of the greatest benefits of STOTT PILATES® is proper posture alignment, longer, leaner muscles, and a strong core.  Her love to achieve these benefits and excitement at seeing other people strive to achieve these benefits make her STOTT PILATES® classes a fun and rewarding experience.  Along with her certification, Tami is also an ACE certified Personal Trainer and AFFA certified Fitness Instructor.  Her enthusiasm for a healthy active lifestyle has led her into a career of fitness and has been working in the industry for over 10 years.
• Aaron Schow-STOTT PILATES® Level II Mat; Level I Reformer
  
  
  

  Aaron has been at Apple since 1998.  Previously certified by the Physical Mind Institute, he has advanced to become certified in STOTT PILATES®.  He is currently a Level II Mat and Level I Reformer STOTT PILATES® instructor.  Aaron believes STOTT PILATES® is a unique form of training which can help with core strength, posture, flexability and most of all he enjoys.  Aaron is also a Personal Trainer, certified by ACE and NSCA.
• Susan Steffler-STOTT PILATES® Apprentice Mat/Reformer, Apprentice Rehab on Cadillac, Chair, and Barrel
  
  

  Susan has been practicing pilates since 2005 and an instructor for Apple since 2006.  She is certified through STOTT PILATES® in essential through advanced Mat and is an apprentice in essential through advanced Reformer.  Susan believes that a strong foundation gives you a safe, strong place to pursue your exercise goals.  Seeing her clients become stronger, more flexible and be able to correct physical probles is so exciting.  Gaining confidence in you physical ablilities and relieving unneccessary pain makes life so much more enjoyable!  Susan currently a full time student in the Physical Therapy Assistant program at ISU.


• Adriana Handy-STOTT PILATES® Apprentice Mat
  
  
  

  Adriana Handy joined the Apple/STOTT team in 2011. Her love for STOTT PILATES and the results she personally achieved while taking classes at the Apple as a member inspired her to start her STOTT PILATES Mat apprentice training. She interned for Apple for several months and with the blessing and encouragement of the other instructors has advanced to Instructor and is now teaching and taking clients. Adriana has worked in health care all her adult life, so the transition to a STOTT PILATES instructor was natural for her. She looks ahead to training on the Reformer, Chair, and Cadillac. If you want a motivating, dedicated instructor, you won't be disappointed in Adriana.