Certified Pilates Teacher 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. Patricia offers to all potential Pilates personal training clients a consultation to ensure that each has the perfect instructor – whether it be her or one of the other Certified, experienced and talented teachers 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.

Patricia, who has been a trainer in the area for over seventeen years, and has owned an area studio for over fifteen years, brings a wealth of training and experience in Pilates 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 Pilates instructor, remember to consider experience, certifications, qualifications and expertise.

Patricia Massey Welter, BS, PMA®-CPT, “Second Generation Pilates Teacher” and “Lolita San Miguel Pilates Master™”
Patricia is a Pilates Method Alliance Certified Pilates Teacher, a ”Lolita San Miguel Pilates Master™”, “Second Generation Pilates Teacher” and a Balanced Body Faculty member

Patricia was honored to present at the International Pilates Day Memorial & Convention in Moenchengladbach, Germany, held May 6 -  8, 2011. This international Pilates convention was held at the birthplace of Joseph Pilates during which a memorial plaque was erected in his honor.

Patricia’s Primary PILATES TRAINING Certification
Patricia has been awarded the designation of  “Second Generation Pilates Teacher” and “Lolita San Miguel Pilates Master™” after working as a seasoned Pilates instructor in a two year master mentor program directly 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 the only living person actually Certified to teach Pilates by Joseph Pilates himself.)

Pilates Method Alliance Certified Teacher (PMA®-CPT)

Polestar Pilates

Balanced Body Faculty

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

Polestar Pilates (with Polestar founder President Brent Anderson PhD, PT, OCS)

PHI Pilates (with founder Christine Romani-Ruby)

The Pilates Coach (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 seventeen years of Pilates continuing education credits, including workshops with renown Pilates Teachers 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 PAST CERTIFICATIONS
Arthritis Foundation Certified Aquatics & P.A.C.E. Instructor
White Belt NIA Instructor (hosted and completed NIA teacher Intensive at her studio in 2000 with NIA creators Debbie and Carlos Rosas)

MEMBER OF:
PMA ( Pilates Method Alliance)
IDEA

FORMER WELLNESS & FITNESS DIRECTOR
Total Wellness & Rehab

FORMER FITNESS DIRECTOR
Palm Harbor Medical Associates

FORMER
Arthritis Foundation Board Member
Arthritis Foundation Regional Program Director

FEATURED IN NATIONAL FITNESS PUBLICATIONS

Quoted in the November /December 2010 IDEA Fitness Journal on “Tricks of the Trade”.

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”.

Writes a bi-monthly article for Panache Vue, a Tampa Bay area magazine

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.