03/09/10 - 04/04/10
Lunch Crunch
Maximize your lunch time workout!
03/17/10 - 03/28/10
Pilates for Men
The fastest growing fitness activity for men!
03/22/10 - 04/14/10
Functional Beauty with Dede Tabor
One of the most effective workouts for men and women!
03/29/10 - 04/22/10
TONED !
The best of pilates, resistance and cardio training! Demo class on March 18 at 3pm (reserve your space today)
One-on-One Pilates Training
See what Pilates can do you for in a supportive environment!

Pilates & Beyond

In conventional workouts, weak muscles tend to become weaker and strong muscles tend to become stronger. This can result in muscular imbalance, a primary cause of injury and chronic back pain. Pilates conditions your entire body and promotes balanced musculature, flexibility, and agility. It is both an art form and an exemplary workout, which can help you enjoy daily activities and sports with greater ease and decreased risk of injury.

To learn more about the tenets of Pilates, contact Elizabeth Larkam, director of Pilates & Beyond for Western Athletic Clubs, at 415.901.9310. Or send an e-mail to pilates@bayclubbofa.com.

To learn more about the tenets of this discipline that is both an art form and an exemplary workout, contact Elizabeth Larkam, director of Pilates & Beyond, at 415.901.9310 or e-mail pilates@sfbayclub.com.

Director Elizabeth Larkam

In addition to providing Pilates instruction at The San Francisco Bay and Bay Club Marin, Elizabeth serves as the director of Pilates & Beyond for Western Athletic Clubs, overseeing program design at all eight of its facilities. As one the country's foremost authorities on Pilates, Elizabeth is also a lecturer at the University of San Francisco in Exercise and Sports Science, the Pilates education director for Bally Total Fitness, mind/body spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise, and a Reebok master trainer.

Recognized internationally as an innovator of Pilates-evolved techniques in fitness, clinical, dance, entertainment, and academic settings, Elizabeth is the creator of the Pilates Allegro workout series, the acclaimed Pilates Mat with Roller & Ring program (SELF Magazine's Best Mind-Body Video of 1995), Reebok Core Pilates, and BOSU Pilates. She is also the originator of PilatesPerformance, a unique art form for dancers that explores the aesthetic and expressive possibilities of Pilates apparatus environments.

Elizabeth began her study of Pilates-evolved techniques in 1985 while teaching dance at Stanford University, eventually becoming a guild-certified Feldenkrais practitioner and certified Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis instructor, as well as a Pilates and Dancemedicine specialist. Elizabeth is also a teacher's teacher, sharing her extensive knowledge by conducting professional training courses throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. What's more, she presents lectures and instructor training workshops at international conferences, including: IHRSA, IDEA World, BodyMindSpirit, Pilates Method Alliance ACSM, FitPro (U.K), and World Class (Russia). No stranger to the spotlight, Elizabeth has appeared on CNN's "Healthy New Year - New You," CBS Television's This Morning, and ABC's Home Show presenting the latest in Pilates training.

To learn more about the Pilates staff at Bay Club Financial District, please Meet Our Instructors