JEAN DEFERRARI- OWNER

Jean began her career in fitness as a group fitness instructor and personal trainer. After many years of teaching fitness and personal training at local clubs, she took a leap of faith and opened her first Personal Training  Studio in Palm Harbor, FL in 1998.  After teaching a variety of high impact fitness classes and lifting weights for a long time, she knew she was going down the wrong path.  These activities caused muscle imbalances and a functional scoliosis,  which led to an SI joint dysfunction and low back pain. Jean was seeking a different method of exercise that she could do without exacerbating her back pain. Jean tried her  first Pilates class for the first time while attending a fitness conference in Miami, and she  immediately knew that Pilates was the exercise her body really needed.  She embarked in her first professional Pilates instructor training in 1999 with STOTT PILATES and started teaching Pilates in 2001.   Today, Jean holds a diploma with POLESTAR PILATES from Miami,  and NPCT - Pilates Teacher Certification. Jean believes that Pilates has been the greatest investment in her health and she practices Pilates regularly several times per week to stay in shape, and to prevent back pain and injuries.  Her focus is on teaching Pilates equipment training and Pilates mat classes to people who want to feel good, move better, exercise pain free and have more energy to do all the things they love to do everyday.  

In addition to teaching Pilates, Jean is a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach, and she offers nutrition and wellness coaching sessions to clients who would like to reach their fitness and health goals by eating a healthy diet and learning how to fill in the missing gaps with whole food supplementation.  Jean also has been working with the Shaklee corporation since 1999 and recommends Shaklee products to all health conscious individuals interested in nutrition products and environmentally friendly products that are toxic free, chemical free, safe, effective and high quality. 

Education/Certifications/Specializations

BS, NPCT

Polestar Pilates Comprehensive Studio Practitioner

NASM Certified Nutrition Coach, NASM Senior Fitness Specialist, NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist, NASM Certified Personal Trainer

AFAA Certified Personal Trainer

Balanced Body Core Align Instructor

TRX Instructor

PHI Pilates YUR Back Licensed Instructor, PHI Pilates Mat

ESSENTRICS Instructor

STOTT Pilates IMP- Reformer, Mat, Injuries & Special Populations

Praise Moves Instructor

Power Pilates Mat Instructor

CHEK Institute Courses- Back Conditioning, Core Conditioning, Program Design

ISSA Certified Personal Trainer/ Fitness Therapist

If you have any questions give Jean a call at 727-698-8800.