About Physique

Offering authentic Pilates & the Gyrotonic method, Physique offers you a wide array of choices on your path. Which is best for you? That all depends on your body's history, your immediate goals, and your schedule. Each methodology can be catered to a beginner or novice, and it is recommended that you try more than one form of movement to diversify your regimen and expedite desired results.

Pilates is a very focused, linear system; clearly emphasizing the abdominals and upper thighs. It can be done on the mat (in a class format) or on specialized apparatus (in a semipirivate).

Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis® exercises are composed of flowing, spiraling motions, focused primarily on elongation of the spine and mobilization of the joints. Widely known, Yoga at Physique is empowering and aids the body through more pin-pointed, intense stretching.

All three methodologies incorporate deep breathing techniques to cleanse and detoxify the blood. They all are widely known to encourage a stronger back, longer & leaner muscles, and an overall sense of well-being and grace.

Contact Physique to get started!

Or, to discuss your options in greater detail, call Petie, at 845-863-9663. She will help set you in the right direction and develop a schedule.

Hi! My name is Petie, and I have been instructing since 2001. I began with Pilates, studying under Romana Kryzanowska at Drago’s Gym. Though I learned to love Pilates on my own years before, it was with Romana that I grew to deeply respect the work.

Having learned from the master, Joseph Pilates himself, Romana shared with me the real spice and fire of the work. She also instilled in me the importance of maintaining the integrity of Pilates.

After my year-long apprenticeship with her, I taught at the studio, continuing to observe and absorb her artistry.

Those days proved to be very formative to my teaching skills and style.

I am thrilled to now also teach the Gyrotonic^® and Gyrokinesis^® methods, a beautiful modality that approaches movement from a very different standpoint but is oddly harmonious with Pilates.

Unlike Pilates, the originator of Gyrotonic^® method is still alive and well, so the methods are always growing and progressing. I find this very exciting and am constantly participating in continuing education to keep my certification up-to-date and diverse.

I have trained people of all profiles: young and old, athletic or inactive, male and female. I also have experience working with pregnant women, adolescent athletes, clients with joint replacements, scoliosis, chronic pain, and arthritis.