Statement of Purpose

Poise Pilates: The Clearwater Instructional Fitness Studio for Personal Training, Pilates & more! Poise Pilates strives to help those who wish to be trained in Pilates achieve their personal and professional goals by offering quality instruction based on a client oriented approach. The necessity for body movement in our culture holds fast; as Poise instructors increase their knowledge of the human body, they can assist in the process of encouraging clients to become healthier individuals embracing physical strength and flexibility that will transfer to other areas of their lives.  The beauty of the body and its intricacies becomes clear through its study, and with Poise you can position yourself in the fitness industry with this knowledge and with a sincere intention to affect your clients’ livelihood.

Poise Pilates is a fully equipped Pilates Studio operating primarily out of AMA Fitness Center located in Clearwater, Florida. Poise Pilates Certified Instructors represent Poise in several Tampa Bay locations including New Port Richey and Westchase.

The Philosophy

“Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.  Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure.”    - Joseph Pilates  Return to Life through Contrology, 1945

Pilates in its classical mode is the most well known and copied form of this exercise regimen; it is also the most rigidly defined form of Pilates.

Pilates in its contemporary form transforms to assume several manifestations of its original conception created and designed by each certified instructor and his/her particular teaching styles.  The work out becomes then customized to fit both the personality of the teacher and the needs of the student. The prerequisite to this modification to the classical concepts: follow the Pilates principles. The instructor has an incredible responsibility to teach students according to mostly universal guidelines and must inform them of all of the aspects of Pilates.  When this is accomplished, focus shifts to the student who grows and learns their body as a result of the guidance and care of the individual Pilates instructor.