Mission Statement
The aim of Authentic Pilates Manteca is to teach others the true capabilities of their body through original Pilates exercises and how Pilates can improve their daily lives.
The Instructor
(Kabir Adrian Bhan)
I found Pilates by accident. After High School and playing soccer, tennis & volleyball, I found myself continuing those sports through recreational leagues and intramurally in college. To supplement playing those sports, I went the traditional gym route where weight training and cardiovascular exercise bridged the gap. For as long as I could remember, stretching and lengthening my muscles always took a backseat, and I could start to feel the effects of that. At the gym various classes were held, one such being yoga, of which I had never tried before. So, I thought, why not just give it a shot, as it would surely allow me to stretch my limbs and body more than I had previously. I began to enjoy yoga and regularly attended weekly classes with various instructors. One such instructor, Kim Lenzi, happened to also be a classical Pilates instructor & was soon opening up her own Pilates studio. As I learned more about Pilates and a grand opening with a workshop was approaching, I decided to attend to see what Pilates was about. I enjoyed Pilates so much I began regular lessons with Kim. Pilates was the most challenging form of exercise I had ever experienced, and although I dreaded my lessons with Kim because of how challenging Pilates was for me, I kept coming back because I could see and feel the benefits of what it did for me.
After over a decade of taking lessons with various instructors and immersing myself more and more into the world of Pilates, I found myself working in Southern California where the opportunity to get formally educated in Pilates through a teacher training program came up.
From speaking with, and taking lessons with many instructors, I found the Romana’s Pilates International instructors to be of the highest quality with, how and what they taught. I connected with Trish Garland and enrolled in Romana’s Pilates International Instructor Training Program at Garland Pilates Studio in Los Angeles, California. Through this program I completed more than 650 hours of teaching, observation, seminars, workshops & exams to obtain my certification to teach Pilates to others.
The Equipment
The studio is filled with Gratz Pilates apparatus, the industry’s established source for authentic Pilates equipment. Through collaboration with Romana Kryzanowska in the 1960s, Gratz was able to preserve the dimensions & proportions critical to the correct functions of the Pilates apparatus, as Joseph Pilates original vision and intention.
