Maria Ivanova
Master Instructor / Owner /Â
Flexibility Specialist
Maria Ivanova has a passion for health and fitness which is reflected in the quality of training at Euro Pilates Fitness Center. Maria is an ex professional gymnast with a degree in Sports Education and Movement. Maria has worked as the USA Gymnastics National Team coach and as an USA National Judge, working with elite, Olympic-class athletes in the United States and overseas.
Maria began her Pilates studies in 2001 while training athletes to improve their performance through specific strength and conditioning exercises. She fell in love with Pilates techniques and became an advanced STOTT Pilates certified Instructor, TRX trainer, and the fist TOTAL BARRE certified instructor in Florida.
Maria stays on the cutting edge of fitness innovations and health issues through constant continuing education. She attends fitness conferences and advanced Pilates courses throughout the year and shares that knowledge with her instructors and clients. This allows her to integrate the latest skills and techniques into her training programs.
Maria uses her experience as a professional athlete, coach, Pilates instructor and a yogi to create a unique atmosphere at Euro Pilates that is focused on achieving the clients desired results. Maria’s goal is to make Pilates safe, fun, and accessible for people of all fitness levels. She trains at the advanced through beginning levels with a specialty in working with those who are pregnant/post-partum, senior, injured, or post-surgical.
“Being a professional athlete means being susceptible to numerous injuries. Having personally been diagnosed with scoliosis from the age of 10, I learned to live with discomfort and pain. Pilates training has been extremely effective in eliminating the constant pain experienced during my athletic career. My positive experience with Pilates training has proven to me how Pilates can change the quality of a person’s life. I want to share that knowledge and help my clients achieve a stronger, leaner, more flexible and balanced body and life.”
Cecilia Little
Pilates Instructor
In 2013, while living in Malaysia and was diagnosed with Cervical Spondylosis. She attended treatment/ therapy and was advised to try Pilates. She fell in love with Pilates and went on to take Mat and Reformer courses right away.
Moving to the US in 2016, she furthered her education by taking additional courses on Cadillac, Chair and Barrels and became a Fully Certified Instructor.
Cecilia have been teaching for 8 years now and in love with Pilates and its methods more than ever!
Allison Martin
Pilates Instructor
Allison has had a passion and calling for all things mind and body in life. She spent many years competitively training in dance, track and cross country and even power lifting in college. She received her ACE personal training certification in 2016 while living in Boston and has since worked with hundreds of clients on improving their strength, movement patterns, habits and relationship with their bodies and exercise. After a client offered to barter classical Pilates sessions with her in exchange for training in 2021, Allison immediately realized Pilates was exactly what her body had been missing to complete her current routine. Pilates has since helped her address many imbalances and take her relationship with her body to a new level
When the opportunity to become a STOTT PILATES instructor presented itself it felt like the perfect fit. Pilates focus on restoring the body, challenging yourself to achieve what you are truly capable of, and the undeniable rehabilitative powers is something Allison is eager to share with others through her instructor