Amy Pronovost
Owner & Instructor
Amy Pronovost began her love of movement and dance at The Rosemarie Floyd School of Ballet in Royal Oak, MI. Amy received her BA in Dance and English from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. After graduation, she began teaching ballet throughout the metro-Detroit area. Her students have received scholarships to The School of American Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, ABT, JKO School, San Francisco Ballet, Ballet Austin, and Juilliard. She currently has former students performing and teaching all over the world, including Broadway. Amy has over 22 years experience teaching ballet and Pilates. She has guest taught at various studios throughout Michigan, Chicago, Boston, and Ohio, and trained numerous pilates instructors throughout the Midwest. She is a Stott Pilates® Instructor Trainer, a Level 1 Gyrotonic® instructor and a 200 hour RYT. Amy is very excited to bring her extensive Pilates and movement training to Keego Harbor.
Amy Pronovost
Owner & Instructor
Amy Pronovost began her love of movement and dance at The Rosemarie Floyd School of Ballet in Royal Oak. Amy received her BA in Dance and English from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. After graduation, she began teaching ballet throughout the metro-Detroit area. Her students have received scholarships to The School of American Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, ABT, JKO School, San Francisco Ballet, Ballet Austin, and Juilliard. She currently has former students performing and teaching all over the world, including Broadway. Amy has 20 years experience teaching ballet and 19 years experience teaching Pilates! She has guest taught at various studios throughout Michigan, Chicago, Boston, and Ohio, and trained numerous pilates instructors throughout the Midwest. She is a Stott Pilates® Instructor Trainer, a Level 1 Gyrotonic® instructor. Amy is very excited to bring her extensive Pilates and movement training to Keego Harbor.
Karen Ockwell
Instructor/Renter
Karen moved from the UK over 20 years ago with her family. Although her professional background was las, she has had a lifelong interest in movement and health.icole, a.k.a. “Nikki”, began her journey in the fitness industry at the tender age of 16. She convinced her mom to join Elaine Powers, one of the first gyms specifically for women in the Detroit area. Since then she has never looked back.
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Nicole has been passionate about exercise, nutrition and the total well being of our bodies from day one. During her journey people have asked Nicole how she manages to “work in fitness” to her busy life. The answer she gave is, “This is a lifestyle. We only have two choices. We either incorporate wellness into our lives, or we don’t, and we except the consequences of that choice”.
In 2012, Nicole decided to add Massage Therapy to her journey because she knew how important it was to allow the body to “let go” in order to heal itself. She experienced first hand relaxing massage therapy during her first pregnancy. Nicole truly believes that because of the massage and her exercise regimen along with proper nutrition was the reason for both of her pregnancies being very
Karen Ockwell
moved to the USA from the UK over twenty years ago. Although her professional background was law, she has had a lifelong interest in movement and health. She began practicing Pilates over 5 years ago which led her to pursue training in Stott Pilates. Her initial desire to become an educated client quickly developed into a desire to share what she learned and help others improve their body awareness and ease of movement. Karen is a Stott Pilates Level 1 Mat and Reformer certified instructor. She is currently renting space to teach out of Aspire Pilates. Please contact her at Karen.ockwell@hotmail.com
studio hours
Monday: 8:15am-6:30pm | Tuesday: 8:15am - 6:30pm | Wednesday: 8:15am - 4:30pm | Thursday: 8:00am-1pm | Friday: 9am - 3:00pm
The Studio
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Aspire Pilates is fully equipped with a wide range of equipment and props to keep your private or duet session unique and different every time.
Clinical Reformer® with Tower​
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This beautiful Balanced Body® reformer has some amazing features. It has springs of various strengths, an adjustable and padded headrest, adjustable shoulder rests, an Infinity Footbar®, which gives 5 vertical positions and 32 horizontal positions to provide a much wider range of exercise options, and a tower, which transforms the reformer into a cadillac.
Split Pedal Stability Chair with handles​
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This STOTT PILATES® Chair is a mobile piece of pilates equipment that allows for a total body workout, great for clientele who are unable to lay down while exercising, or for those would like more challenge stimulating balance while strength conditioning.
CoreAlign®â€‹
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The Balanced Body CoreAlign® focuses on core stability, and encourages posture improvements and balance while performing a series of challenging upright exercises and stretches. This is a fun piece of equipment that is great for anybody looking for an added mind-body challenge.
Orbit™â€‹
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The Orbit™ is a small piece of equipment on wheels that allows for fluid, circular, and long movements that encourages core strength, as well as upper and lower body strength.
Pilates Arc™â€‹
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The Pilates Arc™ is a versatile piece of equipment used for many purposes. It can assist in improving posture, improving balance, or adding a challenge to many exercises. It can used by beginners and by those more experienced, making it the perfect piece of equipment in privates and duet sessions.
GYROTONIC® Pulley Tower Combination Unit​
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The GYROTONIC® Method uses specialized equipment that is customizable to every body. Utilizing the GYROTONIC® Method greatly increases flexibility, strength, and agility. The Pulley Tower Combination Unit includes a pulley tower that provides support and resistance through its intricate weighted pulley system. The adjustable bench also includes rotating handles. The machine is designed to support full and natural motions of the joints, allowing the body to move in a natural, smooth and functional way.​
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GYROTONIC® is a registered trademark of Gyrotonic Sales Corp and is used with their permission.