Pilates
Pilates is a transformative exercise method designed to stretch, strengthen, and tone your body, creating long, lean muscles while improving posture, body awareness, and core strength. By focusing on your “powerhouse”—the core muscles of the back, hips, and abdominals—Pilates promotes balance, alignment, and overall well-being.
At Seattle Athletic Club Northgate, our state-of-the-art Pilates Studio is equipped with top-tier equipment, including Gratz Universal Reformers, Wunda Chairs, a Ladder Barrel, and a Peak Cadillac (trapeze table). These tools, combined with expert instruction, provide a truly unparalleled Pilates experience.
Our Certified Pilates Instructors are among the best in the industry, having completed rigorous training to achieve the highest credentials. Our instructors have specialized training in functional movement, pre/post-natal Pilates and injury rehabilitation.
Why Practice Pilates?
Pilates is a versatile and effective addition to any fitness routine, offering benefits for everyone—from seasoned athletes to beginners just starting their wellness journey. Whether you’re a strength trainer, swimmer, runner, yogi, golfer, tennis player, or even new to fitness, Pilates provides a low-impact, total-body workout that complements your existing activities and helps keep your body aligned and injury-free.
For those seeking rehabilitation, Pilates offers a safe, controlled format to regain strength and mobility. As Joseph Pilates himself said:
“Anybody can do it. You can be young and athletic or old and recovering. It doesn’t matter.”
Discover the empowering, life-enhancing benefits of Pilates and unlock your body’s full potential in a supportive, inspiring environment.
Helen Bates-Green - Pilates Director
hbatesgreen@sacng.com
206-522-9400 ext. 269
About Helen
Feel good movement is Helen’s passion. A nerd at heart, sessions with Helen might include a TED Talk on the anatomy of the hip or a spirited lecture on the state of Dungeons and Dragons. Either way, she’ll make sure that you laugh, move, and feel great the whole time.
More about Helen
After completing her initial STOTT Pilates Certification, she dove deep into specialized courses for Postural Analysis and Functional Movement, only furthering her ability to totally geek out on biomechanics. And then in 2022 when she learned she was pregnant, she turned that same interest in functional movement into a specialization in both Pre- and Post-natal Pilates.
In addition to her Stott Pilates training and specializations, Helen has studied the Gyrotonic Expansion System and Myofascial-Release Techniques and is a certified Barre Instructor. She lives in north Seattle with her husband, daughter, and two house rabbits; she’ll probably show you pictures.
Education/Certifications
STOTT Pilates | Wellround Myofascial Release — Level 1 & 2 | Gyrotonic Expansion System – Level 1 & Archway | Barre Bohemian Teacher Training | The University of Michigan, School of Music, Theater, and Dance — Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
Specialty
Postural assessment for Functional Movement | Programming for Functional Movement — Mat & Reformer | Pre- and Post-Natal Pilates | Chronic Pain Management | Injury Rehabilitation
Jennifer Hiatt - Pilates Instructor
About Jennifer
Jennifer loves to move, and is passionate about staying active at any age and any size. She switched careers to become a Pilates instructor because she enjoys making exercise approachable and helping others feel good in their bodies.
More about Jennifer
Initially intimidated by MAT classes, she instead gravitated to yoga, cardio, and weight lifting workouts. But an intro reformer session at Seattle Athletic Club hooked her on Pilates for its mindfulness, alignment, and core stability focus and she’s been practicing ever since. Her appreciation for the practice deepened as it helped her continue exercising and regain balance while healing from joint issues that limited other activity (a lifelong challenge for hyper-mobile humans). She loves that Pilates can be tailored to a variety of mobility issues, life stages, and energy levels, while still building strength and confidence.
Jennifer enjoys meeting people where they are with their movement goals and encouraging them to explore further. She hopes to share tools that create ease of everyday movement both in and outside of the studio.
Education/Certifications
STOTT Pilates | University of Puget Sound – B.S. in Math
Specialty
Postural Assessment | Functional Movement | Hypermobility Management | Athletic Conditioning
Jessica Joyce - Pilates Instructor
About Jessica
Jessica is a professional ballerina who began training at age 3 in San Francisco and started teaching children as a teenager. Through dance, she was introduced to Pilates at age 20 by a ballet teacher who was a certified instructor at the time. She began the EHS Pilates teacher training program in 2008 and became certified in 2010. Jessica is currently the owner and artistic director of Charmagne Ballet Company and regularly directs and performs in many productions. She also teaches ballet at West Seattle Health Club and spends her weekends as a balloon twister and Disney Cosplayer at children’s parties. She also helps her husband run a dog training and pet sitting business. Her outside hobbies include knitting, kayaking, and studying other languages.
More about Jessica
Education/Certifications
Ellie Herman Pilates | Star Dance Studio | Lines Ballet School | ODC | Shawl Anderson | Peninsula Ballet School | Pacific Northwest Ballet | Academy of Ballet in San Francisco | Oakland Ballet School
Specialty
Dance Conditioning | Cross Training | Injury Rehabilitation | Flexibility, Balance, & Strength
