What is Pilates

Pilates was first developed in the 1920s by Joseph H. Pilates, and gained popularity among athletes and dancers due to the deep muscle toning and lengthening benefits. Although Pilates is not a new exercise concept, it is becoming one of the most popular exercise methods of our time. It is a gentler form or exercise that promotes muscle leanness and length rather than bulk. Pilates is safe and improves mind body awareness, injury prevention, balance, coordination and much more.

Pilates is one of the fastest growing forms of excecise in the world. In the United States, people participating in Pilates have grown from 1.7 million in 2000 to more than 11 million today.

So, Why is the Pilates method experiencing such dramatic growth, and how can it benefit you ... Come by for a visit and allow us to show you.
What We Offer

Pilates Mat Sessions

This is the foundation of the Pilates system, utilizing your body weight as the resistance in the exercises. Learn the correct form and the progression of the exercises from the fundamentals class to the advanced class. Our eight week sessions develop every aspect of physical fitness; core strength, flexibility, coordination, speed, agility, and endurance. Finish class with a sense of well being and relaxation.

Private Equipment Sessions

Learn to strengthen, lengthen, and sculpt your muscles utilizing all the Pilates equipment; The Reformer, Cadillac, Wunda Chair, Ladder Barrel, Spine Corrector, and Ped-a-Pull etc. Private Sessions will give you a customized work out in segments that progress you from the fundamentals to the advanced level of exercise. With over 200 different exercises, these sessions will truly challenge you and serve as cross training for athletic pursuits and daily activities in any field.

Group Equipment Sessions

Once you've learned how to utilize the equipment during private sessions, you can then train in a group of up to 4 participants. You will move through a series of customized exercises that will concentrate on core strength, promote stability, posture and alignment, improve balance and proprioception, and promote relaxation and the release of tension.

Group Weight Loss Classes

Let Leigh teach you how to loss weight now while learning the basics of good nutrition for long term success and the knowledge training of how to keep it off.

Pilates By Val Instructor
Academy Apprenticeship Program

We offer a full Pilates instructor program that will teach you to be an instructor from mat certification to full instructor certification. You will learn all of Joseph Pilates mat and equipment exercises as well as anatomy and physiology . You will also become a member of the Pilates Method Alliance and be certified thru PMA after finishing the apprentice program at Pilates By Val. Some of our best clients have become our best instructors through this program. Just ask at the desk or Click Here to find out more information when the next sessions begin.