Victoria Park Pilates Program

EXPERIENCE VICTORIA PARK PILATES. MONTREAL’S LEADING URBAN RETREAT

Our Yoga and Pilates studio is home to leading Pilates instructors including Victoria Park Pilates Program leader, Master Trainer Jennifer Horvath. Victoria Park is fitted with unparalleled amenities and equipment (link to equipment) located in Westmount, Montreal. Pilates is a great starting point or addition to any exercise regime.

Our acclaimed Pilates team works with the essential Pilates principles to improve your posture, core strength and flexibility. These principals are integrated within every exercise to engage the “Powerhouse” (abdominals, core, back and hips). At Victoria Park we offer Mat Pilates classes, Pilates on the Reformer, Therapeutic Pilates as well as Pilates Intensives to elevate your practice to the next level, no matter your starting point.

MAT PILATES CLASSES

Our Mat Pilates program can help you tone your body and give you long, lean muscles. All Pilates mat classes are included with a Victoria Park Health Club membership; alternatively, we offer drop-in class passes and packages for non-members. Click here to read more about the different Mat classes. You can download the current class schedule in PDF by clicking here. Simply call 514.488.5182 to reserve or for more information.

PILATES ON THE REFORMER

Pilates on the Reformer is the exercise of choice for dancers, gymnasts, and a host of fitness enthusiasts including Victoria Park members. The spring-loaded reformer yields longer and leaner muscles through hundreds of fun and invigorating stretching and strengthening exercises.

From a high intensity Group Reformer Class* (max 4 participants), to a Duo or Solo session scheduled exactly when you want it, our instructors are trained to give you the workout you want and your body needs. Click here to read more about the equipment used in Pilates sessions.

*To participate in a group Reformer classes, you must complete the Intro to Pilates 3-session solo package or a Pilates Foundation 1 Intensive (as described below).

THERAPEUTIC PILATES

Therapeutic Pilates rehabilitates your body through the creation of balance and symmetry by realigning your structure including re-educating your posture. Your muscles actually learn how to work properly, rather than simply being maneuvered.

The results of Therapeutic Pilates depend on the situation of your condition. More so, they depend on the state-of-mind and willingness of the individual that is being treated. Therapeutic Pilates is essentially taking the Pilates practice back to its origin; when it was intended as rehabilitation and injury prevention for athletes, not simply an ‘abs workout’ that many mainstream studios offer. Victoria Park is one of the only Studios offering this type of Pilates program in Montreal. Our therapeutic Pilates instructors offer receipts from ANPQ (Associations des Naturopathes Professionnels du Québec), which are accepted by many insurance companies.

“The exciting part, is that as a teacher you get to really make a difference in the world by giving people freedom in their bodies that leads to the freedom in their lives. It’s about quality of life.” - Jennifer Horvath.

PILATES INTENSIVES, SEMINARS AND TEACHER TRAININGS TO ELEVATE YOUR PRACTICE

Victoria Park’s mission is to help our clients look and feel their best. With that in mind, Victoria Park hosts seminars to help elevate and expand your practice. Call 514.488.5182 to sign up for the next series that interests you. All of them take place in our Studio in the heart of Westmount, Montreal.

Pilates Student Training:

Reformer Foundations 1. 

A series of four 90-minute sessions designed to demystify the reformer, the spring-loaded moving pulley-system for practicing Pilates. Join Angela to learn the basic exercises and terminology to deepen your understanding and gain the powerful benefits Pilates is known for: longer, leaner muscles and a strong core. Upon completion of the workshop, clients can drop-in any reformer/combo classes safely and effectively.

Ideal student: The perfect workout for any fitness level. Great for those interested in starting a Pilates practice but have not yet had an introduction to the reformer (or very little experience with it). Also, great as a refresher course for those wanting to get back into Pilates.

Reformer Foundations 2.

A series of four 90-minute sessions built upon the Foundations 1 course. Keep elevating your practice with advanced Reformer work. Angela’s expertise challenges participants while deepening their body-awareness and knowledge of their practice.

Ideal Student:Has completed the Foundations 1 Intensive and is hungry for more. 

Unlocking the Body.

A series of four 90-minute sessions designed to address areas of tension we hold in the body i.e. neck, shoulder, hips and lower back. With focus on deep stretching through the Yamuna Body Rolling System, active and passive stretching, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), and core strengthening exercises to help align the spine and create balance. This is both a therapeutic and challenging workout. Leave class feeling relaxed, balanced and energized!

Ideal student:Perfect for any level of Pilates student that has chronic tightness in the body or wants to prevent it. This program is also great for athletes that want to reach peak performance in their other activities. 

Pilates Teacher Training and Certification:

Victoria Park Mat 1 Pilates Certification program. Lead by Master Trainer Jennifer Horvath

Learn the Pilates method as Joe intended: quality over quantity. Our intimate teacher course combines traditional Pilates methods with progressive principles that adhere to the PMA (Pilates Method Alliance) standards. Instead of simply teaching a repertoire of exercises, we teach you how to be a teacher, supporting you every step of the way.

Our program leads you to becoming an effective, thoughtful and creative teacher. Email Jennifer for more information or call 514.488.5182. 

What Victoria Park clients are saying about the Victoria Park Yoga and Pilates Program:

"Christina is by far the best pilates instructor I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I have been to many studios and taken classes with many different instructors and nobody has been able to change my body as much as Christina. She combines just the right amount of instruction on technique while delivering a tough workout that gives amazing results. I started going only to her classes once a week and I love them so much I now go 3 times a week because I enjoy it so much! I highly recommend Christina to anyone looking for a great workout and real results."
- Marisa F.

“I arrived at Victoria Park this morning feeling sore and in need of relief. After the hour with [Jennifer Horvath], I felt completely relieved of all my body stresses. What she does for me is truly amazing and I wanted to let you know how lucky I feel to be working with her!”
-Lisa S

“Jennifer led me through basic Pilates exercises and prepared me to join the classes offered at Victoria Park. Blown away by her sensitivity to my old injuries and by the techniques she offered to integrate me into the classes, I promised myself to include a few private lessons with her in my exercise regimen. I've been welcomed everywhere in the Club with the same generosity, friendliness, and professionalism. I love every minute of my time at the Club - it was custom made for me! Thank you!”
-Rachel G

"I have been training with Mia for about a year. She has helped to increase my strength and stamina. She is very encouraging and motivating."
-Terry Weinberger

“I am a regular in the Pilates program: 2 mat classes and 1 reformer class each week. I am delighted with the results. I adore the mind-body connection, which I was unable to achieve with any other form of exercise. I feel a general sense of well being, and I am so much stronger.

Jennifer is extremely knowledgeable and has a wonderful manner in guiding us through the mat class. Angela is passionate and dedicated and her reformer class is great.
On a side note, I can once again wear a favorite fitted white blouse.”
- Caryn W.

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