Pilates Instructors near Long Beach, CA

Name	Pilates Trainer Mini-Biography (Alphabetical by Last Name)
LuAnn Klein (562) 458-2446	As a Certified Health Education Specialist, with a degree in Community Health Education from the University of Arizona, LuAnn has spent her career in helping others achieve optimal health and wellness through behavior modification programs in nutrition, weight management, smoking cessation, fitness and chronic disease management.After knee surgery in 1998, LuAnn found Pilates through Long Beach Dance Conditioning (LBDC), founded by Marie Jose Blom, to rehabilitate and regain strength. After several years of Pilates classes and training, she returned to LBDC, this time as a student, not a client.She runs her own studio, Star Treatement Pilates, in Lakewood, CA. http://www.startreatmentpilates.com/ luann.klein@ca.rr.com
Eden Paul (562) 624-5401	Eden Paul is STOTT certified and licensed instructor from STOTT Pilates in Toronto, Canada. She is a trainer in the Pilates certification program at John Garey Pilates and runs the Pilates group equipment programs at Gold's Gym in downtown Long Beach, and Pasadena CA. Her fitness background includes personal training, athletics, body sculpting, and aerobic fitness. http://relative-wellness.in-long-beach-ca.com/ reallyfit@aol.com
Nicole Leto (949) 675-5888	Nicole trained in Power Pilates on Gratz Equipment and manages a Pilates studio on Balboa Penninsula in Newport Beach, CA. A former set designer, she is also a yoga enthusiast (pictured). http://www.balboaislandpilates.com/ balboapilates@sbcglobal.net
Gina Bettencourt (562) 438-1176	Gina runs a physical-therapy oriented pilates practice inside the Belmont Athletic Club. When the studio is not in use it can be seen from the street (to the left of the entrance).In Belmont Shores, Long Beach, CA. http://www.belmontathleticclub.com/
Karen Washburn (310) 863.0296	Karen Washburn, M.A. operates a private movement studio in the Belmont Shore region of Long Beach. She offers private training in both the Pilates and GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®. Gratz studio. http://www.KNSstudios.net/ kwness@KNSstudios.net

Pilates Article Excerpt: How to Choose the Right Pilates Instructor
(ARA) - The Pilates Method, developed in the 1920s by Joseph H. Pilates, is an exercise system focused on improving flexibility and strength for the total body. The Method consists of a series of controlled movements engaging the body and mind, performed on specifically designed exercise apparatus and supervised by extensively trained teachers.