What's Going On?

Getting to Know Yourself Through Meditation. Katia's meditation class creates a relaxing energy, calms the body and mind, relieves stress, and you will learn to embrace the beauty of the present moment.
Fridays at 7:00PM - Confirm your spot!

Kids Yoga (ages 5 - 8). Fun filled class with yoga, stories, and imagination. This 45 minute class is a perfect way for your children to burn off some energy, have fun.
Fridays at 4:30PM - Confirm your Spot

Bellyfit...coming soon! An fantastic program inspired by bellydance, yoga, pilates and cultural dance.
Thursdays at 8PM - Confirm your Spot

Walking/Stroller Pilates. Burn calories, improve your posture, get some fresh air and tone your muscles in this fun, fast-paced walking class where we explore gait and posture.
Mondays at 9:30AM

Prenatal & Postnatal Programs - Prenatal Yoga, Stroller/Walking Groups, and Mommy & Baby program where we focus on your changing posture.
Mondays at 11:00AM

Pilates Flow with Maryann Pilates Flow is inspired by the teachings of Body Harmonics and includes standing pilates and is a slow, focused, flowing and intense program. This class will challenge you and make use of various items to improve your posture and connection to core, including fitness circles, flex bands, and toning balls.
Mondays at 6PM, Tuesdays at 6PM

Personal Training! Sol Pilates provides personal training and postural/gait assessments using the Stott Professional Reformer and Stability Chair. Stott princples focus on improving posture, muscle balance and conditioning. Specialized equipment ensures that you are working your body in proper alignment.

About the Studio

Sol Pilates has been providing both mat-based and equipment-based pilates training to the Markham community (Unionville, Cornell, Stouffville) since 2005. Sol Pilates professionals offer rehab, pilates programming and yoga therapy for healthy and special populations, and brings programs focused on posture to corporate/ workplace settings. Sol Pilates studio programs are geared to individuals and small groups to provide clients with access to individualized programming and cueing for specific postures and conditions.

Sol Pilates specializes in the Stott Pilates method which emphasizes programming and modifications that increasingly challenge the muscles, enhance performance in sports, and rehabilitates through injury-specific and postural-specific programming.

Sol Pilates is located in a "hub" of wellness on Main Street Markham. Sol Wellness details information on wellness offerings including TCM, acupuncture, fertility yoga, massage therapy, hot stone massage, and naturopathic medicine.

Instructor Spotlight

Kristine began practicing yoga over 10 years ago in the Iyengar tradition. She evolved her practice through Hatha Flow and Ashtanga training and certified in Ashtanga-Hatha as well as Prenatal Yoga. Kristine has a dedicated following of clients and in her work with pre-natal clients, Kristine recognized the need for yoga that was focused on fertility. She has since certified in this area and is now consulting with individuals and couples out of Sol Pilates' space on Fertility Yoga. Kristine is a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance, in Ashtanga~Hatha, as well as a qualified Pre-Natal Yoga instructor. She is also certified as a Level 1 & 2 Reiki healer.
Yoga for Fertility, Yoga Journal
Fertile Ground, Yoga Journal, May 2008

What Is Pilates

Pilates is a training system focused on posture, alignment and balance. Using specially designed spring resistance-based equipment or specialized mat exercises, you will develop core strength and postural awareness. The first emphasis is on building a strong, supported, yet flexible spine, and becoming aware of and strengthening core muscles that support the pelvis and shoulders. Gradually the entire body is challenged to connect into this strength, and the whole body becomes more integrated and stronger and less prone to injury.

Pilates focuses on deeper muscle groups, or local stabilizing postural muscle systems. These deep muscles, or slow-twitch muscles, are key when controlling joint movement and maintaining joint stability. Pilates starts training the joints at lower loads and then slowly progresses to strenthening eccentrically (when muscle is extended) thereby creating safer range of motions in joint deceleration.

Pilates is a form of movement therapy with cueing and progression focused on developing appropriate muscle firing patterns to reduce tension and increase strength thereby reducing chronic use injuries and alleviating tension associated with acute injuries.

Rehab & Injuries

Sol Pilates caters to a clientele requiring specialized programming to manage and resolve various types of acute and chronic use conditions:

Sciatica, herniated disc, back pain, groin injuries, hip issues (hip replacement), frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, osteoarthritis, scoliosis, spondolythesis, any type of spinal fusion surgery and subsequent longer-term rehab, plantar fasciatis, facet joint syndrome, sacral-iliac (SI) joint issues, psoas tightness and anterior displacement of pelvis, knee conditions including instability, muscle atrophy following injury, postural issues, and conditions associated with pregnancy including diastastis recti and pubic symphysis.

We accept referrals from RMT's, Physiotherapists, GP’s, sports doctors, osteopaths, chiropractors, OBGYN's, Mid-wives and doulas. Our client population are male and female and range in age from 18 – 80!

Core Benefits

• Long lean toned muscles by cueing muscles that support neutral joint positions
• Improves posture and strengthening of the core muscles
• Improves flexibility and mobility of joints and muscles
• Improves muscle strength to support injured areas
• Improves coordination and balance
• Alleviates poor posture and restores structural integrity through the application of alignment principles
• Restores proper body function and integration of all systems: muscular, skeletal, respiratory, circulatory, nervous
• Heals and rehabilitates through a gentle and methodical approach to the body
• Complements and enhances any sport or activity

Schedule

Getting Started: Find a program that works with your schedule and suits your experience. Download this form (CIF) and bring it with you to your first session. Call us (416-948-7685) or email us and confirm a spot in your chosen program. Confirm registration by payment (cash, cheque, or email money transfer).

Client Testimonials

"I am so much more aware of my posture now"

"I never would have been able to play so many rounds of golf this summer without this private training resolving my sciatica" E.D.

"I don't think I say often enough that I am so grateful I met you, and have your 'sanctuary' once a week to come to" C.F.

"Your classes have been amazing and I'm glad that we connected.  I look forward to attending classes after the baby" T.C.

We look forward to working with you!