Alexis started out in 2007 of her Pilates journey like most, with the hope of changing her lifestyle by adopting a better fitness and nutrition regime. Luckily, because her best friend, Arielle Dumaw Whitman was part of Allison Mains Beardsley’s first ever teacher training for the brand new Club Pilates in San Diego, Alexis received free Pilates by donating her body as Arielle’s guinea pig! Alexis was one of the founding members of the original Club Pilates in San Diego, which is still offering classes in the original studio space tucked away off Morena Blvd. Alexis began her teaching in 2011 after Arielle became one of the first franchisees of Club Pilates. Alexis had been pursuing a masters degree in education, however, that got sidetracked with Arielle‘s encouragement that Alexis would make an excellent teacher with her love and passion for Pilates. Alexis was trained by both. Allison Mains Beardsley and Laura Browning has continued to follow her passion into other aspects of fitness, like TRX, Barre Above and FSM (functional standing movement). She has taught all over the Pacific coast, from San Diego to Los Angeles, from Arizona to Portland, where she has resided since 2017. Alexis decided to become a master trainer with Club Pilates two years ago getting her certification in January 2022. Her true passion is to spread the love of Pilates because it absolutely changed her life and she understands the power of not just Pilates, but teaching as well. No matter what your background, if you love Pilates and you believe in the life-changing power of Pilates on not only the body, but the mind and the soul, becoming a teacher is one of the most rewarding things you can ever accomplish! Sometimes all it takes is for someone to believe in you! 🩷