Certified Pilates Instructor and Certified Personal Fitness Trainer Patricia Massey Welter would like to make YOU the “Biggest Winner” of inches lost, as well as improve your fitness level, posture, flexibility, endurance, strength and energy. Pat offers to all potential personal training clients a Pilates training / personal training consultation. She consults with potential clients to ensure that each has the perfect trainer - whether it be her or one of the other Certified, experienced and talented trainers at Suncoast Pilates. Your program will be tailored to you, whether you are a beginning exerciser, one wishing to change their fitness regimen, an individual needing post-rehabilitation exercise or an athlete requiring sports-specific conditioning.

Pat, who has been a trainer in the area for over sixteen years, and has owned an area studio for over thirteen years, brings a wealth of training and experience in Pilates, Personal Fitness Training as well as other exercise disciplines and holds numerous certifications in Pilates, personal training, fitness, post-rehab fitness and aquatics. Her many certifications, qualifications and trainings are listed below. When looking for the right trainer, remember to consider experience, certifications, qualifications and expertise.

Patricia Massey Welter, BS, AFP, CPI
Head Certified Pilates Trainer

Patricia has been AWARDED Master Personal Trainer designation by IDEA

Patricia’s Primary PILATES TRAINING Certification
Polestar Education Certified Instructor

Lolita San Miguel Pilates Master Mentor Program (Pat is currently working with Ms. San Miguel toward receiving her Pilates Master Mentor Certification with Ms. San Miguel.  Ms. San Miguel is one of the few living Pilates elders to work directly with and for Joseph Pilates and is one of only two people actually Certified to teach Pilates by Joseph Pilates himself.)

Patricia’s Additional PILATES TRAINING
Stott Pilates (has trained with Moira Merrithew, PJ O’Clair, John Garey, Stefania Della Pia)

Polestar Pilates continuing education (has trained with Polestar founder President Brent Anderson PhD, PT, OCS and co-founder Elizabeth Larkam)

PHI Pilates (has trained with founder Christine Romani-Ruby)

Peak Pilates MVE Chair

The Pilates Coach (trained with owner and founder Leslee Bender)

Pat has worked personally with Siri Dharma Galliano, trainer to stars Uma Thurman, Carrie Ann Moss (for Matrix 2 and 3), Sting and Madonna. She has also completed several workshops with Siri.

Pat has over ten years of Pilates continuing education credits, including workshops with renown Pilates Master Trainers listed above as well as Mari Windsor, Alan Herdman, Julian Littleford and Kathy Corey.

AFAA CERTIFICATIONS
Fitness Practitioner and Personal Trainer
Group Exercise Instructor
Weight Training Certified
Aqua Instructor, Senior Fitness, Pre / Post Natal

AAHFP CERTIFICATION
Post Rehab Fitness Trainer

OTHER CERTIFICATIONS
Arthritis Foundation Certified Aquatics & P.A.C.E. Instructor
Resist-A-Ball C.O.R.E. Instructor Trainer
White Belt NIA Instructor (hosted and completed NIA teacher Intensive at her studio in 2000 with NIA creators Debbie and Carlos Rosas)

MEMBER OF:
IDEA ( Master Trainer designation )
PMA ( Pilates Method Alliance)
AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America)

FORMER WELLNESS & FITNESS DIRECTOR
Total Wellness & Rehab

FORMER FITNESS DIRECTOR
Palm Harbor Medical Associates

FORMER
Arthritis Foundation Board Member
Arthritis Foundation Regional Program Director
Member of American College of Sports Medicine

FEATURED IN NATIONAL FITNESS PUBLICATIONS

Quoted in the March 2009 IDEA Fitness Journal on “Tricks of the Trade”.

Quoted in the March 2008 IDEA Fitness Journal on “Tricks of the Trade”.

Quoted in the November 2007 IDEA Fitness Journal on “Tricks of the Trade”.

Quoted in the October 2007 IDEA Fitness Journal on “Partners and Small Groups in Mind-Body Training”.

Quoted in the July / August 2007 IDEA Fitness Journal on “Conquering a Negative Mood”.

Quoted in “Your Body” online article on working with a partner in January 2006.

Interviewed and was featured Personal Trainer in March 2005 IDEA Fitness Journal in the article “Empathizing with Client Limitations”.

Featured in the November 2005 IDEA Fitness Journal under the personal trainers who “Inspire the World to Fitness” section.

Interviewed for “Your Body” June 2005 online article - “Watch Your Thigh’s Fives”.

TELEVISION SEGMENTS: Featured in Channel 8 exercise & fitness segments with Irene Maher and Yolanda Fernandez as well on past Channel 8 Health & Fitness Fest television segments.