Intermountian Pilates Training Center Becomes Utah's Only Stott Pilates® Licensed Training Center

March 9, 2009 - PRLog -- Cottonwood Heights, UT – Intermountain Pilates Training Center (IPTC) now offers local health and fitness professionals the ability to achieve certification in the reputable STOTT PILATES® Method. As the newest STOTT PILATES Licensed Training Center, IPTC joins more than 50 worldwide facilities with the training, expertise and resources to train instructors in a contemporary method of Pilates suitable for all ages and stages.

With 10.7 million North Americans now participating in some form of Pilates exercise – an increase of 602 per cent since 2001 – the demand for quality Pilates programming continues to grow at an exponential rate, resulting in an even greater need for trained, quality instructors. Beyond assisting with general fitness and well-being, Pilates is also an effective form of exercise for such purposes as rehabilitation, athletic conditioning, dancing, prenatal fitness, and active aging.

“We have witnessed an increasing interest in Pilates and wanted to play a leadership role in educating the Pilates instructors of tomorrow,” says Christine Jones, Owner and Instructor Trainer, IPTC. “Aligning with STOTT PILATES and its excellent reputation enables us to offer the best instruction and programming. We look forward to welcoming students to our facility and assisting them as they develop their Pilates careers.”

“The team at IPTC is passionate about mind-body fitness and the difference that it can make in people’s lives,” says Lindsay G. Merrithew, President and CEO, STOTT PILATES. “We’re pleased and proud to welcome them as our newest Licensed Training Center and are excited to know that through their efforts, many others will benefit from the STOTT PILATES method.”

IPTC, located at 7076 S. Highland Dr. Cottonwood Heights (small suburb of Salt Lake City), UT,  is a 1,300 square foot fully STOTT PILATES equipped studio featuring a reception/waiting area, group Pilates equipment room and a private/semi-private Pilates training room. IPTC offers private, semi-private and group Pilates classes Mon-Sat, as well as, STOTT PILATES certification courses. Visit them online at www.iptconline.com.

STOTT PILATES is a contemporary approach to the original Pilates exercise method pioneered by the late Joseph Pilates. STOTT PILATES co-founders Moira and Lindsay G. Merrithew, along with a team of physical therapists, sports medicine and fitness professionals, spent more than a decade refining the STOTT PILATES method of exercise and equipment, resulting in the inclusion of modern principles of exercise science and spinal rehabilitation. Celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2008, STOTT PILATES has trained over 19,000 instructors in 67 countries.

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Intermountain Pilates Training Center (IPTC) is the exclusive STOTT PILATES Licensed Training Center in Utah. IPTC offers a full range of Group, Private and Semi-Private Pilates classes as well as STOTT PILATES Certification Training Courses.