Carolyn Kivisto - Refine Pilates

Instructor Carolyn Kivisto became a Pilates student in 2007. Leading a busy life and raising a family, she loved attending Pilates class because she found she left feeling more relaxed and mobile.

Pilates was a great fit for her and the exercises helped her rebuild her core strength after having children and rehabilitating from a broken knee.

As her children grew and she had more time to dedicate to exercise, her passion for Pilates grew. Carolyn took the CoreDynamics Pilates Teacher Training Program in 2018 and received her comprehensive Pilates teaching certificate in August 2020.

By bringing Pilates into daily life, she became more present in her body and her strength, flexibility and posture improved. She is passionate about teaching Pilates because she has gained so much quality of life from her Pilates practice.

She enjoys helping others gain more awareness, strength, and mobility as well as learning how their bodies are designed to move.

“You are only as young as your spine is flexible.”

"Not only is health a normal condition, but it is our duty not only to attain it, but to maintain it."

"Change happens through movement and movement heals."

"In 10 sessions you'll feel the difference, in 20 sessions you'll see a difference, in 30 sessions you'll have a whole new body. "

"The Pilates Method teaches you to be in control of your body and not at its mercy."

Contrology [Pilates] is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace, and skill that will be unmistakenly reflected in the way you walk, in the way you play and in the way you work."

"A few well-designed movements, properly performed in a balanced sequence, are worth hours of doing sloppy calisthenics or forced contortion."

“Above all, learn how to breathe correctly.”

“We retire too early and we die too young.”

“Breathing is the first act of life and the last.”

“A man is as young as his spinal column.”