Who is Fran Perel?

From Joseph H. Pilates to Mary Pilates to Fran Perel

Fran Perel was certified by Mary Pilates

Original Pilates^® is the exact methodology taught to Mary Pilates by her uncle Joseph H. Pilates. Mary is the only living Pilates that ever taught in the New York studio and she is dedicated to preserving the original techniques and legacy of her Uncle Joseph.

Fran Perel is proud to be amongst the elite few that has been trained by a real Pilates Elder. Her studio, Parkland Pilates, teaches Pilates in its original form, Original Pilates^® and the first studio in the world having successfully demonstrated necessary skills in the techniques as originally taught by Joseph H. Pilates and certified by his niece, living legend Mary Pilates.

Pilates quickly tones and shapes and increases strength, flexibility, balance and coordination without weights or exhausting workouts. It will make you look and feel more youthful and fit both inside and out. Pilates has proven itself to be the modern day fountain of youth.

Pilates is beneficial to everyone and will improve your abilities in all sports, including golf and tennis, as well as enhance all other daily activities you participate in. Pilates is not just "exercise," but a complete body conditioning and balancing system that will make you feel refreshed -- not exhausted and give you a sense of both physical and emotional well being.

The fact is there is only one form of Original Pilates^®, but over the years Pilates has "evolved" into many separate types. Some instructors and/or gyms are calling what they do "Pilates," but in fact are just teaching yoga, mat science or have taken bits and pieces of Pilates and combined this into their own routines. If it is not exactly what Joseph H. Pilates taught in his New York Studio, it isn't Original Pilates^® and the results can be variable, unpredictable or not work at all.

Pilates has been endorsed by physicians worldwide and is also used by some as a form of physical therapy. It conditions the entire body without stress to the joints.