Pilates Keeps You Younger Longer
Sitting long hours?
- Has cramming for deadlines weakened your back muscles?
- Tired neck and shoulder muscles from staring at the screen?
- Not as strong as you used to be?
A weak core and poor posture will cause pain in your neck and shoulders. Prolonged stress to your spine can result in herniated or slipped discs. If you are working or exercising with wonky alignment, you are setting yourself up for chronic pain and invasive surgery down the line.
Classical Pilates Addresses Imbalance
- Realign your body and strengthen your core
- Increase your flexibility
- Enjoy your regular activities to the fullest
Pilates is efficient exercise that helps aches and pains go away. Recovery time is quick, and you will feel better. Bye bye headaches, hello half marathons!
Get Started Today!
- Call, email or text to set up a discovery call
- Fill out the intake form and waivers here
- Take care of your mind and body by showing up
- After your session, feel great and conquer your life goals!
Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness.
— Joseph Pilates
Lessons & Classes
New to Pilates? Start with an Intro Package, then continue your Pilates journey with a selection of privates, semi-privates or semi-private class. Joseph Pilates invented the exercises: you get to choose your path.
Intro Specials
Welcome to your Pilates journey! The Intro Special you choose sets the foundation for your progress towards your goal. These private lessons allow us to work on exactly what you need right now. Hop on the Pilates train and let’s go!
3 Duet Lessons
Initial Consultation
3 Private Lessons
Private Lessons
Private lessons are personalized and tailored to your needs. Work at your pace, find ways to challenge yourself. You will work hard, get stronger and move throughout the session.
8 Private Lessons
Single
4 Private Lessons
Duet Lessons
Duet Lessons are specially-tailored like Private Lessons, but you get to work out with a buddy. Does misery love company? Lol – just kidding! But the struggle is sweeter with a friend. Prices are per person.
8 Duet Lessons
Single
4 Duet Lessons
Circuit Springs Classes
Your mat classes and private lessons have gotten you to a certain point. Can you go further? Well…this is where we break out the springs! These are the equivalent of Pilates magic wands. Springs help you find connections quicker. You will get stronger faster. Join the club. The Circuit Springs Club!
8 Classes
Single
4 Classes
Mat Classes
There is only one mat order in classical Pilates…but many ways to spin it! Whether you call your mat class Gentle Strength, Morning Mat or Slow Core Pilates, it’s all the same order. You get to go at your pace.
8 Classes
Single
4 Classes
Purchases with Explore Pilates are non-refundable.
Life throws us curveballs. Cancel twenty-four (24) hours before class time.
Packages expire 6 weeks from purchase date
Above all, learn how to breathe correctly.
— Joseph Pilates
About
Classical Pilates can be summed up in three words: “Stretch, strength and control” (Romana Kryzanowska). Clients have often noted that Pilates keeps them limber and strong. Consistent practice gives you good results. Dive into the system and see the dramatic change it brings in your mind and body. You will accomplish more than you thought possible. By moving your body, you move your mind. Dare to outperform yourself!
You are only as young
as your spine is flexible
— Joseph Pilates
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Anita Park founded Explore Pilates out of her love for Pilates and especially classical Pilates. This Canadian native came to Bloomington for her Master’s degree at the Jacobs School of Music, then completed a PhD in Hispanic Literature. She is an Advanced graduate of The Pilates Center, Boulder, and continues to take lessons and seminars. She takes lessons with Chris Robinson. She’s taught Pilates for fourteen years. Her other passions include food and crafts. Anita lives with her husband and daughter in a house full of pianos and Pilates equipment (and books)! A few years ago, Anita took up tap dancing, which she had taken as a young girl, and loved it! After a bout with an impinged shoulder, she came back to practicing and teaching piano. She loves to sing and recently returned to vocal coaching.
Every moment of our life can be
the beginning of great things.
— Joseph Pilates
Testimonials
Anita is an exceptional Pilates instructor. Her expertise in body mechanics and Classical Pilates allows her to create Pilates sessions that align with your individual goals and physical capabilities. She’s adept at modifying Pilates movements to suit unique conditions, ensuring a challenging, effective, yet safe workout. What sets Anita apart is her attention to detail and her personable approach. She takes the time to understand your needs and makes each session enjoyable. Finding someone with this level deep knowledge for Pilates is rare in Bloomington.
— Nicole Ho
I have taken Pilates for over 7 years, and when we moved to Indiana, I did not think I would find another great instructor! But I did! Anita is amazing, she works with you to target & strengthen, she even notices if you favor a particular side and helps you to balance your body. She really helped my knee pain! I highly recommend her classes!
— MarySue Schwab
I’ve been taking private lessons with Anita for several months now and I love it. I can feel the difference and am more aware of movement patterns and my body throughout the day. Anita wants to make sure the class is as effective as possible. And she is enormously kind and patient too!
— Danielle Johnson
Anita is an incredibly knowledgeable Pilates instructor who tailors each exercise to meet my individual body’s needs. Her approach ensures that I feel challenged yet supported throughout each session. After a long week, it’s always a relief to attend Anita’s class; she creates a welcoming and rejuvenating atmosphere that helps me unwind and recharge. I always leave feeling stronger, more balanced, and centered. Highly recommend her classes!
— Wen Qi
Anita is an amazing teacher! She provides excellent assistance catered to your precise abilities. She’s great at helping me find a way of reaching my fitness goals!
— Jeannine Bell
Anita is knowledgeable and kind. She is definitely a wonderful guide in the world of Pilates!
— Teresa Mandell
I’m normally skeptical about trying new things, but I have to say that Pilates has helped me a lot. I used to have lower back pain, but that is gone now. I also stand taller. I have a ways to go still in standing taller, but I can already see that I am stronger in my abs.
— Massimo Scalabrini
Anita is an excellent teacher. She is trained in Classical Pilates and works very hard to meet students at the level they’re at. She can break down the exercises in ways that are logical and doable while also pushing a little to get you connected to your body.
— Lucia Guerra
Anita is very detailed. She listens to your concerns and develops personalized lessons, focusing on areas that need help. Very encouraging instructor.
— Shera Lesly
If you would like to learn the classical order of Pilates exercises, Anita can guide you. She has a keen eye for detail and gently makes suggestions to improve your experience. The pace is upbeat and positive!
— Susan Holewinski
I am a physical therapist and was struggling with back pain, unable to run or walk without my SI going out. I had two kids and two knee surgeries in the last few years. I started working with Anita and after a few months, I feel stronger and I am now jogging over three miles without pain. I feel the best I have in over eight years thanks to Pilates with Anita!!
— Marissa Schaeuble
I had shoulder pain on and off before I started Pilates with Anita. Thanks to her reminders, I am now more aware of tension in my shoulders. I think about this outside of class. After months of doing Pilates, my shoulder pain is gone.
— Catherine Encarnacion
