Debbie Greenbaum(Owner)
Debbie Greenbaum has over 15 years experience in the fitness field and has been teaching Pilates for over 5 years. She has been certified in the Pilates Method through Physicalmind Institute (based in New York) for over 4 years in Pilates Mat, Standing Pilates, and Pilates Equipment Advanced Course. She started here in Clearwater working in a private gym and moved rapidly to owning her own studio. While working in the private gym her demand was so high that within 3 months of working she had built up her clientele to a full time job. She was working from 9am until 9pm and it was all solely by word of mouth! This inspired her to move into her own studio and expand her business even more. She continues her education on a regular basis with books, videos, workshops, and certified continuing education classes.
Debbie has maintained a passionate interest in dance and gymnastics all throughout her childhood and teens, performing regularly through the years. Fitness and nutrition was always her top priority. She married young and ran the business of her husband who was an exotic animal trainer. It was after the birth of her first 2 daughters which led her to Pilates. After the first class she took, she couldn’t believe the difference in her body, so she came home immediately and told her husband that she had found her calling. She trained right away to become an instructor, changing her path from the fitness training (ACE) she was currently taking. She switched gears and knew immediately that it was Pilates which she wanted to do for life! She shares that same passion with every client every single day and she is so excited about Pilates that if you ever met her, she would offer to do a free demo with you because she knows that’s all it takes for you to be hooked!
Recently Debbie had another baby, this time a boy. Her birth and recovery are truly a Pilates miracle. The labor was 3 ½ hours long. The pushing time was exactly 8 minutes. The baby was 9 ½ pounds. There were no stitches. The midwife could not believe the speed in which the baby was pushed out (pelvic floor strength) and not even a tear. Debbie recovered very fast too, losing the baby weight and regaining all the strength in her lower abs and pelvis in a very short period. She shares this story with all in hopes that they too will do prenatal Pilates like she did and have an easier labor, delivery and recovery. :)
Today, Debbie runs The Pilates Loft and is a mother to her 4 children with her husband, David. She also is a Girl Scout Leader and is involved in many community activities with the children. She has passed on her passion for Pilates to her children as well as other school children who she has taught. She has done children’s workshops on Pilates as well as volunteer Pilates work in eldery homes.
Debbie, 1 day before delivery. Debbie, 4 weeks after birth!
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Megan Brazil, Yoga Instructor
Teacher of Yoga, The New York City Ballet Workout and The Martha Grahm Modern Dance Class. Megan worked as a professional dancer in New York City for 15 years. She holds a Master's Degree in Dance from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, yoga certifications from Rodney Yee, David Swensen and Alison West and a teacher certificate for The New York City Ballet Workout. Megan danced on scholarship at the Graham school in NYC and subsequently served on the faculty of London's premiere dance college, The Laban Center, as their Martha Graham technique teacher. She has toured throughout Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and the United States as a dancer and choreographer with modern dance companies including her own MEGATRON. While rehearsing in NYC she worked as a personal movement teacher for Barbara Walters, Leonard Lauder, Gustavo Cisneros, Bob Pitman, Ludivico Antinori, Charlotte Beers and Ed Meyer. Now, she is very happy to be a teacher at Debbie's Pilates studio!!
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Gina Cintia, Certified Pilates Instructor
Gina Cintia is a certified Pilates instructor in Pilates Mat, Standing
Pilates and Pilates Equipment through the Physical Mind Institute, NYC. She completed her
training through the B-fit Center in Tampa. She has a background in ballet and gymnastics
and has been teaching Pilates for 3 years and has worked all over the Tampa bay
area including the B-fit Center where she worked with instructors in training.
Gina first got into Pilates through her own rehabilitation process due to a
car accident which left her with a herniated disk in her back and bulging
disks in her neck at the age of 25. She restored the health of her spine
on her own through Pilates and decided to become an instructor. " I am walking
proof that Pilates works!" "I not only rehabilitated myself but I transformed my
body. I want to share that with others and let them know that Pilates is for
everyone!"
Gina also lived in Taiwan
where she studied Yoga and Chinese
for 9 months. (See picture above). She holds a BS degree in marketing. and is currently training for
her certification in Yoga.
Heather Burghorn, Certified Pilates Instructor
Heather is a Certified Pilates Instructor through Physicalmind Institute. She started doing Pilates with some home dvds and loved it. It greatly improved her dancing which at the time included tap, jazz, hip-hop, lyrical and ballet. After getting certified as a Pilates Mat Instructor she continued onto the equipment training through Physicalmind Institute. As she trained for months in the Tampa certifying studio (the B-Fit Center), everyday teaching and working out, she knew this is what she wanted to do! She is now a fully certified mat and equipment Pilates Instructor and Heather teaches mat classes, group equipment classes, as well as private one-on-one Pilates instruction.
Prior to teaching Pilates, Heather was a dance instructor at three different studios teaching children in the ages ranging from 3 to 13. In addition to teaching she also performed on a dance team, opening for artists such as Snoop Dogg, Jonas Brothers, Rhianna, Natasha Bedingfield, Danity Kane, Ti, T-Pain and others.
Along with staying physically active Heather also maintains a healthy diet. Having grown up with a nutritionist for a mom she realizes the importance of eating well.
Doing Pilates has helped Heather with her flexibility, posture, strength and overall fitness goals and she’s excited to help others achieve theirs as well. Heather is very good at motivating others and we call her our cheerleader instructor as she's always pumped full of energy!
Emily Wenzel, Certified Pilates Instructor
Emily is a Certified Pilates Instructor through Powerhouse Pilates and The Pilates Coach. She is also a Certified Personal Trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She has a strong athletic background playing and training in various sports including but not limited to soccer, tennis and swimming. Emily played semi-professional soccer and has coached girls soccer at East Lake High School. She is continuously expanding her knowledge and education in a natural approach with her passion in the wellness field.
She is also an Herbalist with an organic skincare product line called Body and Mind Enrichment. Emily promotes a healthy lifestyle and compliments her emphasis of body and mind enrichment through her sessions and infectious positive outlook!
Emily teaches Pilates mat classes, one-on-one equipment sessions and group equipment classes at The Pilates Loft. We love Emily as much as her clients do!
Jason Burghorn, Certified Pilates Instructor
Jason Burghorn became interested in Pilates when his sister, Heather, who also teaches at The Pilates Loft, got certified to teach Pilates in 2007. Because of his lifelong interest in both a healthy, active lifestyle and helping others, he too decided to get certified to teach Pilates, the premier form of exercise for improving overall strength and fitness.
Jason has been very physically active his whole life, from playing sports such as soccer, basketball and baseball to lifting weights at the gym. He is also an actor. He acted on stage for seven years and has been acting in films and commercials for four. The subject of health and nutrition has been very important to him since he was young, having grown up with parents who are nutritionists.
He is now a Certified Pilates Instructor through The PhysicalMind Institute and is very happy to be working alongside his sister, as well as Debbie’s other great trainers, at The Pilates Loft!