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I’ve trained everybody. Elite Athletes, Men, Professional Dancers, Martial Artists, Cancer Survivors, Pre and Post Natal, Sedentary, Obese, Injured, Scoliosis, Police Officers, Studio Execs, Models, Hollywood Stars.
Some of my clients have appeared on the covers of: Stuff, Details, Maxim, Self, FHM.
I have years of teaching experience on all pilates apparatus in east and west coast styles. I train other pilates instructors.
PMA certified. PMA member. CPR certified. NY-Style Pilates
What is Pilates?
Pilates is a method of exercise and physical movement designed to stretch, strengthen, and balance the body. With systematic practice of specific exercises coupled with focused breathing patterns, Pilates has proven itself invaluable not only as a fitness endeavor itself, but also as an important adjunct to professional sports training and physical rehabilitation of all kinds.
Practiced faithfully, Pilates yields numerous benefits. Increased lung capacity and circulation through deep, healthy breathing is a primary focus. Strength and flexibility, particularly of the abdomen and back muscles, coordination-both muscular and mental, are key components in an effective Pilates program. Posture, balance, and core strength are all heartily increased. Bone density and joint health improve, and many experience positive body awareness for the first time. Pilates teaches balance and control of the body, and that capacity spills over into other areas of one's life.
-for more information go to www.pilatesmethodalliance.org
Marita de Lara Sobel
Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, Marita is a professional dancer,
choreographer, singer and actress. She has studied dance at the Peabody Conservatory, Alvin Ailey School of Dance, Broadway Dance, and Steps NYC.
She was a soloist with The Metropolitan Ballet (Balto.) and danced with the Washington Ballet. Marita graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University. At Syracuse, she studied Feldenkrais movement and Alexander technique.
A dance injury in NYC forced her to study Pilates. With assistance from Career Transition for Dancers, Marita was certified in NY-style Pilates by A Body Prepared in West Hollywood by Jillian Hessel and Kathy Corey. She is a Pilates Method Alliance Certified Instructor. Dedicated to continuing education, Marita has taken workshops with Ron Fletcher, Kathy Grant, Lolita San Miguel and Mary Bowen. She takes Pilates as a student with a master instructor on a weekly basis. Marita has been a Pilates Method Alliance member since 2001.
She has taught dance and Pilates at The Metropolitan Dance School in Baltimore, MD, Biola University in CA, and The Laguna Playhouse in Laguna Beach, CA. She has taught Pilates at the Sports Club LA/ Beverly Hills and Power Motion Studios in Sherman Oaks. Marita has worked with Dr. Yoav Nagar, D.C., creating rehabilitative Pilates programs for his patients since 2000.She specializes in teaching movement to the uncoordinated and rhythmically challenged.
