Club Pilates

Bios

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  Julie Cross

  Instructor - Genral Manager

  Julie moved to the states in 2011 from England where she had been a Police officer for 10 years. Since then she has focused her career in the fitness industry. She has a wide base of experience and certifications including PMA Certified Pilates Instructor, ACSM Personal Trainer/ Group Exercise Instructor, USAW Level 1 Performance Coach, NCSF Strength and Conditioning Coach as well as many other certifications and serving on the National Personal Training Institute Board . She has worked with clients of all levels from rehabbing pre/post-surgery, pre/post-natal and improving athletic performance. In her own time Julie likes to Olympic lift, does crossfit and regularly competes. Since moving to Colorado she has fallen in love with the mountains, so in the Winter you will find her snowboarding and having fun in the powder!

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  Mollie Cavanaugh

  Instructor, Owner
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  Kit Matthews

  Instructor - Master Trainer

  Over the past few years, Kit has trained a wide range of clients; from NFL football players and professional dancers to the Pilates novice. Her teaching style reflects her roots as a dancer, a marathon runner and an IRONMAN athlete. She pushes and challenges her clients to fulfill their fitness potential, while maintaining a fun and encouraging environment. Since certification, Kit has appeared in a GAIAM Pilates DVD (Total Body Challenge: Pilates with Linda Farrell) and Pilates Style Magazine (March 2007, Do You Believe In Magic, by Jillian Hessel), was interviewed for SHAPE Magazine, as well as developing mat classes for fitness clubs around the NYC area. W Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) Certified Instructor, CPT Club Pilates Master Trainer since 2016 Barre Above with Pilates Focus Master Trainer Pilates Academy International Certified Instructor (STOTT Pilates) TRX Qualified LindaFit Pilates Mat Certified Instructor CARDIOLATES® Certified (Pilates Academy International) Trigger Point Physical Therapy Certified Specialties Pilates for Pregnancy Pilates for Endurance Athletes (triathlete specific) Pilates for Ballet Dancers Pilates Boot camp Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation

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  Rose Browne

  Instructor

  Rose Browne was born and raised in Wichita, KS. She developed an appreciation for the human body at an early age due to being diagnosed with Epilepsy. Rose was an athlete as well and found an appreciation for sports at an early age which continued through high school. She played soccer, swam for a summer swim team 10 years and high school swim team all 4 years, and played basketball her freshman year of high school. She was also in the high school marching band all 4 years. After graduating from high school, Rose sought a degree in Radiology Technology. After 3 years of pursuing this degree, she decided it wasn’t her passion. Rose wanted to combine her love for physical activity and the human body so she changed schools to seek a degree in Kinesiology. She graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, December 2007. After graduating, she moved to Colorado to be with her husband. She had her son in March 2008. After 9 months of being a stay at home mom, she joined the workforce and began working for a pain management doctor in 2009. This was when she first heard about Pilates. The doctors were prescribing “core stabilization using Yoga and Pilates.” After having her daughter in 2011, Rose did not return to work. She decided to stay home with her kids. During this time she was experiencing back pain. She joined a local gym where she started taking a variety of group exercise classes, including Mat Pilates 2-3 times per week. One of her instructors asked her about becoming an instructor and she decided to take a leap out of her comfort zone. In 20013, Rose earned her first certifications from AAAI/ ISMA in Mat Pilates, Kickboxing, and Strength and Conditioning. She began teaching Mat Pilates to her friends in her basement soon after becoming certified. In 2014, Rose earned two more certifications and got her first job teaching Kickboxing, Mat Pilates, and Kids and Teen fitness classes. She continued to teach friends in her basement and her business was born. Rose earned her AFAA Group Exercise Instructor certification in August 2014 and her NASM Certified Personal Trainer certification in May 2015. Rose has worked at a few different gyms and has taught a wide variety of classes but her passion remained true to Pilates. She began her comprehensive Pilates training through Balanced Body in March of 2015. During her training she continued to teach group classes and started teaching Reformer Pilates in June 2015 at TruFit Southlands. Rose completed her training modules in October 2017. Rose has spent the last 18 months working on completing her teaching and personal experience hours, additional Pilates based workshops, and mentoring sessions with her teacher trainer. Rose expects to test out of the Balanced Body teacher training program this year with well over 500 hours of comprehensive training. Rose became a foster parent in 2017. In her spare time she enjoys continuing her education and being active with her dog, two children, husband, and three bonus children. Rose enjoys exploring different forms of physical activity and is able to due to her continuous Pilates practice. She has not had back pain since establishing her Pilates practice. Rose enjoys taking vacations with her family and camping.

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  Rhonda Thaxon

  Instructor

  Rhonda moved to Denver full time 9 years ago to open a Pilates studio that she has owned for almost 12 1/2 years. Rhonda started in the fitness industry as a Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor 20 years ago. She also became certified in Spinning and Kickboxing. Rhonda enjoys doing sprint triathlons, swimming, paddle boarding, hiking, and golf. She has 3 grown children that she loves spending time with recently finished a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Rhonda enjoys traveling as much as possible. Her last trip that challenged me physically more than any other was my trek to the lost city in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Colombia.

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  Amy Tunnell

  Instructor

  Amy has been a dancer her whole life, with main focus on West African dance and the Latin styles, such as Salsa and Bachata. Her love of dance led her to becoming a Zumba Fitness Instructor in 2008, and to opening her own business in 2010 to teach Zumba. In 2017 Amy joined a Club Pilates to tone up a bit and in the process found that Pilates relieved her low back pain, which was diagnosed 4 years prior due to long hours at a desk in her full time job. Amy fell in love with the practice of Pilates right away and she has now completed her 500 hour Comprehensive Pilates Instructor Training. She has now made Pilates and Zumba Instruction her full time endeavors. Amy has discovered that Pilates is the perfect balance to her dancing, both mentally and physically and is at her lowest weight and best toned shape since before her pregnancy, in 2005. When not on the dance floor or at the Pilates studio, Amy loves to spend time with her son and enjoys adventures back country skiing, backpacking, and traveling internationally. Pilates helped Amy recover from a torn ACL as well has repaired her SI joint dis-function. It has made her pain free and stronger to enjoy her active lifestyle. Amy loves having a profession in which she can help people feel and be their best.

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  Julie Puricelli

  Instructor

  After her second lumbar fusion, eight years ago, she was introduced to Pilates as part of her rehabilitation. Her physical therapist incorporated Pilates into her recovery to increase core and glute strength. Julie was hooked and have been practicing Pilates ever since. After years of being an executive assistant, she decided to take the plunge into teacher training so she could share the joy and benefits of Pilates with others. She became certified through Club Pilates comprehensive 500 hour training program. Julie is originally from a very small town in Upper Michigan and now live in Lone Tree with her husband Joe. They enjoy biking the many trails in the area, are huge movie buffs, love to travel and take road trips. Julie teaches Tuesday and Thursday mornings

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  Sara Sirotkin

  Instructor

  Sara is a PMA® Certified Pilates Instructor, Comprehensively trained through both Polestar® Pilates and Power Pilates®. She has been teaching Pilates since 2009. Sara first experienced Pilates in college. She was hooked immediately and decided to become an instructor. For seven years, Sara taught Pilates only a few hours a week. It wasn’t until she started teaching at Club Pilates in 2016, that she decided to make it her only career. Sara enjoys strenuous outdoor activities that require endurance, like mountain biking and mountaineering. She recently became a homeowner and is enjoying spending time at home with her Dalmatian and Chihuahua.

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  Melissa Cole

  Instructor

  Melissa is a certified yoga instructor and certified Pilates instructor who has received training through Littleton Yoga Center, Club Pilates and UNLV Sports and Dance Medicine. She received her Bachelors degree in Nursing in 2003 from Langston University in Oklahoma, and worked as an operating nurse for Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Surfing, hiking, swimming, fishing, snowboarding, yoga, and practicing Pilates are her favorite things to do. She has traveled all over, lived on a sailboat for a year in the Bahamas and spent some time surfing in Hawaii before moving to Colorado. Pikes on the exo chair and really any chair exercise are her favorite Pilates moves and exercises to teach, so come take a chair class from her! She fell in love with Club Pilates 3 years ago when she moved to Colorado and it has become her home. She encourages all to have a healthy mind and body. She has always known she is destined to provide peace and healing to others, so by collaborating her knowledge of western medicine with her eastern yoga knowledge and Pilates principles, she has found her passion in the world

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  Jennifer Ramsey

  Instructor

  Jennifer Ramsey is a Colorado native who has always had a passion and heart for helping people. Jennifer found her love for Pilates 12 years ago doing Classical Mat Pilates as a member, participating in small classes and private lessons that benefited her physically, mentally and emotionally. Her passion for Pilates and love for people finally came together when she decided to join the Club Pilates Teacher Training Program in July 2019 and shortly thereafter applied for the apprenticeship in October 2019; in just one month, she fully completed the 500-hour comprehensive program. Jennifer holds a degree in nonprofit human services and outside of the studio enjoys spending time with her 3 children, works as a Realtor and Broker. Her favorite class to teach is the CP Control, which is exclusive to Club Pilates. CP Control was co-created with Leslee Bender of the Barre Above™ method. Sculpt and tone your legs and glutes as you learn to use the barre in a whole new way. Gliding discs, fitness balls, and free weights are used to keep your body guessing! Strengthen your entire body from the feet up. Come visit Jennifer at one of her classes!

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  Laura Fielding

  Instructor

  Laura holds a BA from Hartwick College and an MBA from St. John’s University. After years in the finance industry, she turned her love of fitness into a career. She is a Body Arts and Science International (BASI) Pilates Instructor certified by the Pilates Method Alliance. Laura is also an AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor and NETA Certified Personal Trainer with specialty trainings in Spinning®, TRX® and Barre Above®. Laura truly believes Pilates is for everyone, young or old, injured or healthy.