Club Pilates

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  Bernice Delaney

  Bernice is a former competitive gymnast. She was trained in classical ballet as a young child and was a student of dance for many years. She was a gymnastic coach of preschool to high school age competitive gymnasts. She started her Pilates practice and quickly found her passion for teaching Pilates and helping others to stay fit and strong. She started her Pilates teacher training in 2013 and became a fully certified comprehensive Pilates teacher. Her certifications include Balance Body, Personal Best Pilates Academy, and her classical certification from Real Pilates in New York City. She now has the lineage from Joseph Pilates as a third-generation teacher. She is very excited to begin teaching at Club Pilates Metuchen. Bernice will be teaching group classes as well as specializing in private sessions with clients who are in need of individualized guidance. Some special populations include MS, chronic stiffness, pre-and post-natal clients, as well as, Athletes that are looking to increase their overall mobility, strength and function with Pilates training.

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  Carolan Ammirata

  Carolan has been in the fitness and nutrition business for over 4 decades with experience in all fitness areas. She has designed programs for all ages and levels. She is a Master Instructor and Presenter, teaching in facilities all around the New Jersey area. Her passion is to teach you how to find your well- being from the inside - out. Carolan is an ACE Group Fitness and Master Instructor. Her Certifications include ACE/AAAI/AFPA Personal Trainer, Physical Mind Institute of NY Pilates Instructor, APEX Nutrition and Fitness Coach, and a Clinical Exercise Specialist. A former High School Fitness and Nutrition trainer, she's the owner of "ALL the Right Moves w/ Carolan" (a fully equipped private Pilates and Individually designed Nutrition training facility)

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  Victoria Soloman

  After practicing Pilates for over eighteen years, Vicki decided to pursue a teaching career and completed the Comprehensive 500 Hour Training Program with Club Pilates. Vicki is a mother of four girls and enjoys a healthy lifestyle, spending time with her family, and her beloved boxer Apollo. Vicki’s training approach focuses on connecting with the body’s movements thru the breath. She wants all her clients to appreciate each exercise and how good it makes them feel both inside and out.

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  Adina Pintilie

  Adina started Gymnastics at an early age and quickly learned the positive benefits of body movement, both physically and mentally. Gymnastics was just the spark that plugged her in body-movement avenues that she never experienced before. For many years, she practiced Irish Step, Flamenco, Contemporary Dance and last, but not least, "Ballroom Dance", such as Samba, Cha-Cha, Rumba, Jive, Pasodoble, Waltz, which she enjoyed socially, but mostly competitively. Adina has a Bachelor degree in "Classical Canto" and a college degree in "Advertising and Public Relations. For the past 10 years, Adina practiced Pilates Mat, TRX, H.I.I.T and Barre. She found her new love with Pilates and decided to change careers and make others discover their love for it too, especially those with special needs and limitations. She became a fully certified "Balanced Body" Comprehensive Instructor at Club Pilates, now teaching all the exercise systems she enjoyed practicing. Adina is very passionate about helping others to feel better and move better. Making a difference in someone's body is what drives her the most. She wants to continue her education and pursue more avenues of knowledge of the body.Adina thinks that "Aside training and conditioning your body with Pilates, gaining strength, balance, posture and alignment, the sense of achievement and being in control itself has a positive impact on people's psyche" because just like Joseph Pilates once said, " Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness" When she is not teaching, Adina enjoys practicing Pilates, TRX, Barre and Yoga. She is an animal rescue volunteer, a deep thinker and a nerd that likes to spend endless hours doing research and reading literature, especially articles on nutrition, and anything that involves body movement. Adina is very happy to be part of the Club Pilates family. She's passionate about connecting with people and making them fall in love with Pilates, 1 ab-curl at a time.

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  Jessica Kolakowski

  Jessica has been passionate about health and wellness all of her life, striving to live by what you do and put into your body has direct correlation to how you feel and move through life. Pilates can be adjusted to meet a vast number of limitations and goals. Jessica had an immediate love for Pilates; it provided the first long-term relief to chronic back pain and the benefits just kept adding up from there. She has practiced Pilates for over a decade including through her own pre/post-natal, breast cancer treatments and extensive reconstructive surgeries. “Pilates helped me to get back to optimum strength. I want to help clients feel as good, proud and strong as I do about where I am now from where I was. It is important to me to create a personal, safe environment for clients.” She is coming to the end of completing her 500 hour Club Pilates Instructor Certification, has over 3 years of certified Barre experience and is eager to add additional continuing education courses to further her Pilates practice. Other than Pilates, Jessica practices H.I.I.T, TRX and Barre. “You don’t know what you are capable of until you try. Your body talks to you everyday and Pilates can help you hear it so you can be at your best and not just when you’re doing Pilates. It will allow you to make the connection to all facets of your body and strengthen it as a whole. Improve how you perform and feel EVERYDAY, ALL DAY!”

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  Nicole Curcio

  Instructor

  Nicole lives by the importance of a healthy lifestyle. As a dancer from childhood through present day, Nicole is a huge advocate for body awareness and physical fitness. Though dancing is physically demanding in itself, Nicole consistently weight trains and practices Pilates. Nicole earned her BFA in Dance Studies and Minor in Journalism at LIU Post. While at university, she studied nutrition, kinesiology, and various movement study courses along with being a member of the on-campus dance company and the Gotham City Cheerleaders in support of the New York Giants. Following her university studies, Nicole danced professionally with the Westchester Knicks Dance Team and choreographed an Off-Broadway show in the Theater District of Manhattan. In addition, she coached and choreographed the Rutgers Junior Knights Dance Team in their 2017 and 2018 seasons. Nicole trained at Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan where she became a regular Pilates attendee. She found Pilates to be a great way to reset her mind and body, finding significant improvements in muscle discomforts from dancing as well as positive changes in everyday activities. Recently, Nicole completed the Club Pilates Teacher Training and received her teaching certification. She is eager to work with clients to help them meet their goals and find a better quality of life.

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  Kristen Fry

  Instructor

  Kristen has been passionate about movement her entire life. She obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. She was introduced to Pilates after becoming injured. The amazing abilities of Pilates training inspired Kristen to earn her Pilates Method Alliance® teacher certification from Polestar Pilates. She strives to make Pilates accessible to every member, regardless of their hectic schedules and physical ability. Pilates is for everyBODY!