ABOUT THE STUDIO

The Centered Body Potrero Hill/Dogpatch Studio is located in a ground floor industrial storefront. This comfortable neighborhood setting has easy street parking and is close to public transportation.  Proud to boast that we have been open for business on the Hill since 2003. The Studio is fully equipped with state-of-the-art Pilates equipment including reformers, cadillac, springboards, Pilates chair, barrel, Corelign, TRX, stability balls, rollers, rings, mats, and more. Lockers, water, tea, and hand towels are provided.  

ABOUT PILATES

Pilates - [puh-LA-teez] Pilates is a unique system of exercises designed to utilize the body efficiently to attain a higher level of overall wellness. The aim is greater flexibility, lengthening, strengthening, and postural body balance. Particular emphasis is placed on the "Core" (abdominals, back muscles, buttocks, and inner thighs). Pilates is a full-body conditioning program that can be adapted to any age or fitness level. It is gentle enough for rehabilitation, yet challenging enough for the strongest of athletes.

THE FOUNDER - JOSEPH PILATES 

Joseph H. Pilates born in Germany in 1880, as the result of a frail childhood, developed a lifelong interest in body conditioning. In 1912, he left Germany for England and trained as a boxer. During World War I, he was interned in England and sent to work as a nurse. He designed exercise apparatus for immobilized patients. He later immigrated to the United States, where he formalized his fitness regime, developed specialized exercise apparatus, and opened the first Pilates Studio in 1926. Joseph Pilates died in 1967.