I found Pilates in Denver, Colorado, in 1999. I was hooked from my first class. Eight months and a serious car accident later, my physical therapist used Pilates to rehabilitate my back and neck. I was better, but still had chronic pain. Two marketing jobs and two cities later, I found Pendleton Pilates in Cincinnati, Ohio. After six months of intense Pilates, I no longer had back pain and began Pendleton’s intense four-month teacher training program. My goal was simple, to become a better Pilates student. The result was finding my calling in life.

I taught at Pendleton for the next year as a “hobby” – and in 2004, left my 14 year marketing and communications career, to pursue my passion and teach Pilates full-time. After building a successful Pilates program within a country club, I opened the first incarnation of polaspilates in Columbus, Ohio. With the help of a loyal and dedicated group of clients, the studio succeeded and I learned much about running a small business, Pilates and myself. But my heart was in Colorado, so I closed the studio and returned to my adopted home.

Upon my return to Denver, I met some incredible studio owners and fabulous instructors, but decided to take a different path this time and build a practice based on going to the client – allowing my focus to remain steady on teaching.

I continue to train with Troy McCarty in Cleveland, Ohio, to take workshops whenever possible and to study clients bodies – always looking for the next piece of the puzzle that will reveal how we can make them stronger, more flexible and healthier – mind, body and spirit.

I look forward to learning if I’m the right instructor for you. – Marcia Polas

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