About Kathy
Love for Pilates.
Though I have enjoyed a very exciting career in everything Fitness for over three decades, it has been learning how to teach Pilates that has inspired me the most. The mental and physical strength Pilates offers lends everyone - from anywhere, at any point on their fitness journey - the support and awareness to move their bodies for longevity. I look forward to sharing my experience in, and passion for, staying strong, flexible, mobile - with a focus on endurance and balance, Pilates-style, with you!
From Core Studio to Kathy B Pilates
2003 Opened as Downtown Burlington Vermont’s premier Pilates + Personal Training Studio, offering one-on-one or semi-private sessions on the Waterfront at 3 Main Street. Workouts with views of Lake Champlain!
2005 Expanded to offer Reformer, Spinning/Reformer Mix and Mat Classes for up to 6-12 students. The more the merrier!
2007 Moves to the Maltex Building on Pine Street, and continue to offer Privates and Semi-Privates for Personal Training and Pilates, along with Reformer, Reformer Spin and Mat classes. Free parking, and another (seasonal) view of the Lake, with even better sunsets!
2011 Moves to 208 Flynn Avenue, into a quiet section of the South End just a quick walk away from the lake - a diamond in the rough location, all prior to the building of City Market South and the Circumferential Highway. Just the sound of the gas trucks and trains passing, but whoa - sunrises AND sunsets!
2013 CORE Barre Fitness Classes are offered for the first time. What a HIT!
2014 CORE Barre Teacher Training begins, allowing for local Barre Lovers to become Barre Leaders, sharing their talents teaching safe and motivating Barre classes! So many Barre Star Apprentices become GREAT teachers!
2015 Core Studio expands into a larger space at 208 Flynn and increases its Barre, Reformer and Mat Pilates Class offerings; brings on its first of many Summer’s worth of “Barre on the Board” Classes on Lake Champlain in groups of up to 10. Surf’s Up, so fun!
2020 Core Studio begins offering Pilates/Barre Classes at The Burlington Surf Club on Lake Champlain in June (outdoors, in a Pavilion, right on lakeside!); it then closes its 208 Flynn Avenue location due to the impacts from COVID. What a ride!
2020 Kathy continues on to offer Barre Classes In-Person and Virtually via Zoom, at 208 Flynn Avenue in the Murmurations Studio (Core Studio’s home base from 2011-2020!), in the Fortify Fitness Studio within the Hula Complex (woah! Another incredible lake view!) and at the Burlington Surf Club. She shifts her Pilates Reformer, Pilates Chair, TRX Suspension, BOSU and Barre-based Personal Training sessions to her in-home Studio (for Private and Duet appointments)
2022 Kathy joins the awesome Team of Pilates Leaders at The Body Lab in South Burlington and Williston, offering Group Reformer Classes and creating partnership with The Body Lab to lead Burlington Surf Club Mat-based classes outdoors by the lake from May thru October (with the best view of Lake Champlain ever in its history to workout by!).
2024 Kathy B Pilates is born, as an off shoot of Core Studio, where Kathy continues to offer her signature Pilates classes - Mat, Barre, and Group Reformer, as well as her in-home Personal Pilates/Barre Training and Duet Sessions (with a new Balanced Body Allegro 2 Reformer and Tower added!). Seasonal Lake views are still a thing!
