Christina’s classes are more traditionally based with a contemporary style to provide a healthy balance to meet students’ needs. She wants her students to have a robust class filled with mindful, integrated movement. She hopes that they experience a solid class so that when they walk away they feel challenged and supported. Christina has a long history of ballet and modern dance experience dating back to the 1980s. During her training as a dancer, Pilates mat was frequently used as a warm up. She started taking Pilates reformer classes at White Cloud studios multiple times a week and wanted more. She received her certification in 2005. Christina is a third generation instructor certified through Joseph Pilates.

Christina loves everything about Pilates, from the history to the transformative stories. People can use it for reformative work, healing from an injury, balancing out their body’s needs, or for a supplemental workout along side any other physical practice. You can be a total beginner or a highly trained athlete and you will feel the benefits from Pilates. What she loves most is that within a matter of one or two classes you begin to feel results, and then shortly thereafter you start to see the results of the work you have put in. Understanding body mechanics and awareness creates a healthy mind and body. It is one of the fastest and safest workouts and once you get hooked on the reformer, you want more.

Christina is the owner of Be Fitness and a former pole instructor. She started the studio by herself in 2007 and has grown it into a full fitness boutique. In addition to teaching Pilates, Christina focuses on creating an authentic experience for herself and her two children. She is always reminding herself and others to take risks and find a deeper purpose in life. She loves to dance, listen to music, be near the water, and connect with other people.

Monica started her Pilates journey studying the Classic Method of Pilates in Cleveland under the guidance of Peggy Gomillion, a Pilates Core Dynamic coach. She received her certification for Mat and Reformer through Balanced Body University with third generation instructor Troy McCarthy.

Monica likes to create a comfortable environment, which brings better student-teacher communication, thus leading to a better overall experience for the student.

Wanida teaches Pilates, Yoga, and Spinning at Be Fitness. She is also available for private pole lessons and will occasionally sub pole classes. She started teaching pole at Be in 2015 after falling in love with the freedom and expression in dancing. She has been practicing yoga for about 10 years and completed her RYT-200 training in 2015. She is also certified in aerial yoga. She completed her Pilates Reformer Level 1 and Spin training in 2019 and plans to complete her Level 2 Pilates training in 2020.

Wanida believes that movement heals the body and mind, whether you are dancing, practicing yoga or Pilates, or doing acrobatic tricks in the air. She hopes that her students find a sense of peace and appreciation for their bodies and movements throughout class. She believes that the most important part of class is learning and loving what your body is capable of doing. She hopes to help students feel empowered and confident in their own body and mind by creating better body awareness and control. She aims to give students a safe place to explore and be themselves with no judgement so that they can lead a more authentic life both in and out of the studio.

Outside of Be, Wanida lives with her boyfriend Joe, her dog Oliver, and their cat Gamora. She is learning to play golf and has noticed a significant improvement in her game since she started practicing Pilates on a more regular basis. She also collects sneakers and loves everything Sanrio, Marvel, and Tokidoki.

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Karen is a teacher, massage therapist, wellness coach, meditation facilitator, and Reiki master. She has been passionate about Pilates since the beginning of her practice in 2008. She decided to become an instructor in 2012 because she felt inspired to help people move differently and feel better. She loves Pilates for the way it connects the mind to the body, facilitating awareness in everyday life around one's movement patterns. Karen enjoys drawing upon her varied background and expertise to create classes that are mindful, connected, challenging and safe.

Karen is originally from Cleveland and has recently returned to her midwest roots from Colorado where she spent 20 years. She is looking forward to sharing her enthusiasm for Pilates while creating new relationships and connections.

Movement is Molly's passion and Pilates is her conduit to share that passion. As a lifelong dancer, Molly has studied movement for as long as she can remember, but it wasn’t until she discovered Pilates that she had a true understanding of what was going on inside the body to create beautiful movement. In 2001, while studying dance at New York University, Molly had the incredible fortune of having Kathy Grant (who was one of two people who were certified by Joe Pilates himself) as her very first Pilates instructor. It wasn’t, however, until Molly met Kelly Kane, a contemporary Pilates teacher, that her devotion to Pilates truly began. Molly is a certified instructor Kane School in New York City. As a teacher, she strives to educate her students on how to move in the most healthy and efficient manner. She is a firm believer that everyone can benefit from Pilates.

In 2017, Molly moved from New York City to Ohio for her husband's medical residency at Western Reserve Hospital. She is so thrilled to be able to share her passion for Pilates with Northeast Ohio while here.

Kristen loves everything Pilates has to offer. When she started her journey with Pilates, she was looking for a change. From the moment she laid down on the carriage, she fell in love. It quickly became a passion! Kristen is certified through Balance Body, under the direction of Troy McCarty. She now helps her students conquer their weaknesses, crush their goals and change their lives. She says, "If I can help one person connect to Pilates and play a part in finding their love for Pilates, then it has been a good day!"

Linda teaches classical Pilates with a kick. She specializes in Pilates mat, Pilates reformer and Wunda chair. She hopes to give her students better awareness of the body, alignment, and connection of body, mind, breath, and spirit. She hopes that students find the exercise fun, and to realize every day of life is a precious gift. Be joyful and positive and share the love.

Linda has been doing Pilates for about 25 years and has 20 years of teaching experience. She became certified in 1999 for Pilates and gyrotonics. She has done numerous seminars with Pilates legends such as Ivan Dahl, Jullian Littleford, Troy McCarty, Matt Aurorsa, Ann McMillan, Mary Bowan, Michelle Warson, and Sunday Homitz. She previously taught at White Cloud Studios and retired in 2014. She came out of retirement in 2016 to teach at Be Fitness. Her favorite thing about Pilates is that you can do it if you are 8 years old or 88 years old with or without injuries. She became interested in teaching when she was a substitute instructor for a Pilates teacher off on medical leave. She realized then how much she could help others with physical issues. She believes that Pilates is a great compliment to other fitness programs. It combines yoga, skating, dance, rowing, spinning, and body movements such as jumping, marching, kicking, squatting, and twisting. She feels truly blessed that for 40 years, her life’s work has always been her passion.

Linda previously owned a dance and gymnastics studio. She was a dance teacher and choreographer at the Strongsville Performing Arts Center. She was a professional dancer showgirl at the MGM Grand Reno for “Hello Hollywood Hello”, MGM Grand Vegas “Jubilee”, and Stardust Vegas “Lido de Paris”. She did dance fashion modeling for “Mr Blackwell” and MGM Grand Hotels. She has taken classes in dance, music, and production from Tri-C West, Baldin Wallace and UNLU. Outside of Be Fitness and Pilates, Linda is in a Christian Bible Study. She has two black cats named Lola and Lulu. She practices yoga and tap dances. She also loves the TV Show “Dancing with the Stars”.