allison / annmarie / kristine / laura / marirose / veronica

After working full time for five years in sales and marketing for a firm in Detroit and Flint, Kristine put her career aside to spend time raising her four busy sons. While being a stay-at-home-mom, she followed her real passion and became a Certified Fitness Instructor through AFAA. Enjoying the flexible schedule, she taught various classes and obtained certifications in Aerobics, Step, Senior Fitness, Pre/post Natal Fitness, and Deep Water Fitness. She also received her basic Kick Boxing Certification through Thomas the Promise, Inc. After working in this field for over 17 years, she was exposed to Pilates at a Fitness Festival in Chicago where she learned the “basics” from a trainer from New York. Awed by this challenging work, she obtained her Pilates Mat Certification from NETA and Pilates apparatus training from Laura Harriman. She continues her education with workshops through AFAA, Stott Pilates, The McEntire Method, and is licensed and certified with Ron Fletcher Towelwork. She has completed intensive training with Jennifer Kries, learning “The Method”. She continues to train with Jennifer Kries twice a year in Michigan and Philadelphia. Her most recent endeavor was becoming certified as a Pure Barre teacher. She feels that through the use of Pilates and the intense work of Pure Barre, a person can obtain their ideal body, being fit and healthy at any age. Watching people enjoy exercise and seeing their bodies change is incredibly rewarding!