About Karla
Meet Your Instructor
About Karla - Head Instructor and Owner at The Hundred Pilates Atlanta
Karla’s journey into Pilates began at Powerhouse Pilates in Marietta, GA where she received her classical training. Karla developed a deep understanding of the original movements, anatomy, and the importance of core stability, breathwork, and proper alignment.
Karla developed a great respect for the Pilates method’s core principles. She recognizes the value of these principles in ensuring safe and effective movement, laying the groundwork for the health and fitness benefits for her clients.
Karla’s passion for Pilates extends beyond simply adhering to tradition. She is a firm believer in the continuous evolution of the practice. Her ongoing pursuit of knowledge allows her to integrate contemporary routines into her teaching, making Pilates accessible to a wider range of clients and fitness levels.
Karla’s teaching style reflects this unique blend of tradition and innovation. She skillfully guides her students through exercises with meticulous attention to form, while also incorporating modifications and progressions that cater to individual needs. This ensures a challenging and rewarding experience for everyone who steps into her class.
Beyond her technical expertise, Karla is known for her warm and encouraging presence. She creates a positive and supportive environment where clients feel comfortable exploring their bodies’ potential and celebrating their achievements. Karla’s passion for Pilates is contagious, and her classes are a testament to the transformative power of this practice.
Concentration:
Focusing the mind on the movements being performed to ensure proper form and engagement of the core muscles. This mental focus is what separates Pilates from many other exercise routines. By concentrating on each movement, you become more aware of your body and how it's moving. This awareness helps you to isolate and target specific muscle groups, leading to more effective exercises.
Control:
Moving with precision and fluidity throughout each exercise. Pilates emphasizes controlled movements over fast, jerky ones. This helps to ensure that you are using the correct muscles and that your joints are moving through their full range of motion without strain.
Breath:
Coordinating breathing with movement to improve circulation, oxygen flow, and core control. Breathing is an essential part of Pilates. Proper breathing helps to deliver oxygen to the working muscles, improves circulation, and helps to engage the core muscles.
Flow:
Moving with smooth, continuous transitions between exercises for a more efficient workout. Pilates exercises are often linked together in flowing sequences. This helps to keep the workout dynamic and challenging, and it also helps to improve coordination and balance.
Precision:
Performing an exercise with deliberate accuracy is more important than doing lots of repetitions with sloppier form. Pilates emphasizes quality over quantity. It's important to focus on performing each exercise correctly, even if you can only do a few repetitions at first. As you get stronger and more comfortable with the exercises, you can gradually increase the number of repetitions.