Smartbody Pilates Studio

How will you benefit from Pilates?
The ways are countless, but here are our current top 3:
1) Posture and grace: you will stand taller and move with more ease in your everyday activities
2) injury prevention and management: your body will be better capable handling your other fitness activities
3)your back will be stronger and more flexible which means longevity for your whole body

Start training with us. Don’t wait for the perfect time to be ready because that time will never come.

Announcing Smartbody’s first Wellness Retreat:

Looking for something to strengthen your entry into the Northern European winter 26-27? 🤒

Join and , two Pilates veterans with several decades of combined teaching experience, in this ocean-side Pilates getaway carefully designed to strengthen your body, focus your mind and renew your spirit. 🤸🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️

In the most southwest corner of Europe, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the cliffs of southern Portugal and within the natural reserve of Costa Vicentina, lies , a family-run eco retreat center.

It is there that we will be taking 10 Pilates enthusiasts (all levels welcome!) on a 4 night escape to nature, movement, quiet, nourishing vegan/vegetarian food and late October sunshine.

There will be a morning class to strengthen you, lengthen you and make you sweat, and a late afternoon class to center you, unwind you and help you relax for the night.

On top of that, time to hike, bike, walk on the beach, take saunas, 😅, sit in the garden, read, play board games, get to know people and do whatever else your heart makes you do in this gorgeous natural setting. 🌳🌺🌼

When: Saturday October 24 to Wednesday October 28

How much: 1495 Euros

What is included:
4 nights in double rooms
2 Pilates classes daily with Jelena and Marieke
3 vegetarian/vegan meals a day
Access to all retreat center indoor and outdoor spaces, including beautiful Yoga room with 360 degree views of nature

Not included: flight (closest airport is Faro)
Transportation from airport (shuttles can be organised through retreat center. The journey is about 1 hour and 15 minutes)
Saunas and massages (very affordable)
Bike rentals

We have room for 10 people (3 spots are taken, so 7 remain)

To book your spot, make a 300 Euro deposit to Smartbody:
NL09INGB0004862371

The remainder of your balance will be due within 30 days.

Come learn from us!

We have expertise, passion for Pilates, patience with beginners, love for good communication, a great community, and a stunning space in the center of Amsterdam where the sun shines most of the time!!

We offer private training on ALL Pilates equipment, small group classes on the Reformer, Springboard and mat, incredibly rigorous Teacher Trainings that have been running since 2008, retreats and mentorships for teachers.

We are inspired to keep learning ourselves and all follow regular trainings and workshops.

There is NEVER a perfect time to start, so just start!

Get in touch with us here or via our website: Smartbody.nl

Pilates teachers!

Are pregnant women showing up in your open level mat classes, causing you some safety distressing? Do you have newly postnatal clients and are not sure what to teach them and how to keep them safe from injury?

Founder of Smartbody Pilates Studio (and mom of 2) Jelena Petrovic teaches this 4 hour workshop for Pilates teachers which prepares them to work safely and effectively with healthy pregnant women and 6 week-1 year postnatal mothers.

What you will learn:
• basic physiology of pregnancy, by trimester
• how and which hormones fluctuate during pregnancy
• why and why postural changes occur in which trimester
• the benefits of doing Pilates in pregnancy and postnatally
• why movements to avoid and why
• safe substitute movements
•the use of props in your classes and private sessions
•basic information about miscarriage
•what is Diastasis Recti and how to spot it
•training guidelines and class plans for all three trimesters and postnatal

Saturday May 9, 13:30 to 17:30

Zoom attendance also possible.

195 Euros and certificate of attendance issued

Location: Smartbody Pilates Studio, Molenpad 15, Amsterdam center.

For the past seven months, and I have had the privilege to study with , a living legend in the world of Pilates.

Though he is several time zones away and looking at us through a computer screen, our sessions always bring the present moment to the very tip of of the spear and take everything out of us, in the best way possible.

Mariano sees everything, every tiny detail. He builds every class with compassion for where we are and expectation of what we can become. It feels incredible to experience.

Thank you for your artistry.
We are truly honoured to study with you.

Smartbody’s Mixed Equipment 10 week Teacher Training course is coming up on April 10.

We will be covering Classical Pilates exercises on the:

Cadillac
Wunda Chair
Springboard (the spring end of the Cadillac)
Ladder Barrel

This course is ideal for Pilates teachers already certified in mat and/or Reformer and want to level up in a small, supportive and learning-intensive environment.

We have one more spot for someone who is:
Enthusiastic
Disciplined
Curious
Has a growth mindset
Likes learning in a small group of likeminded people

If this is you, we would like to hear from you.

Announcing Smartbody’s annual Mixed Equipment Teach Training course.

We will be covering Classical exercises on:
The Cadillac
The Wunda Chair
The Springboard
The Ladder Barrel

If you are certified only on the Reformer and/or the mat, this will open your eyes to what a complete system the Pilates Method actually is, and how it cannot be reduced to one apparatus/piece of equipment.

We start on April 10.
Very limited spots.