The Movement Specialists of Taylor Pilates And Fitness
At Taylor Pilates and Fitness, we provide movement experiences appropriate to each client. Your exercises are tailored to your body, your activities, and your goals. All of our instructors maintain current certification in their respective movement fields and stay engaged in their teaching through frequent continuing education.
Ashley Taylor
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- 303-472-6743
Ashley is passionate about helping people move well. She believes moving well leads to feeling well which ultimately translates to living well. She is committed to moving people out of chronic pain and back to the activities they enjoy most. Ashley enjoys teaching all ages and abilities and has experience working with low back pain, joint replacements, shoulder injuries, pregnancy, cancer recovery, and gait training.
When Ashley is not at the studio you will find her hiking, running, skiing, spending time with family, and spoiling her Great Dane.
OOV Fundamentals & OOV Pilates Apparatus Educator (2017-2024)
Polestar Pilates Advanced Teacher Training Program
Polestar Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training Program
Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher, NCPC formerly PMA
American Council on Exercise Senior Fitness Specialist
American Council Exercise Group Fitness Instructor
Balanced Body CoreAlign Instructor I & II
Balanced Body MOTR Instructor
University of Colorado at Boulder, BA in Communication
Michael Mathews
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- (303) 472-6743
Michael is dedicated to helping people improve their health through Pilates and functional training. He believes that movement training is essential to improving people’s comfort, counteracting overuse injuries, and remaining active while aging. Michael has over 20 years experience working with individuals recovering from injury including neck, shoulder, hip, knee, and low back pain. He has a detailed understanding of anatomy as he originally practiced as a massage therapist before focusing on Pilates, functional training, and acupuncture. Michael's background includes working with orthopedic and spine injuries as an aide in a physical therapy clinic (2 years) and chiropractic clinic (3 years).i
When Michael is not at the studio you will find him with family and friends, road and mountain biking, skiing, and riding his longboard.
Physical Mind Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training Program
American Council on Exercise Personal Trainer
Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Masters in Acupuncture
Boulder School of Massage Therapy, Graduate
Metropolitan State University of Denver, AA Science
Stacey Sloan (available on Saturdays only)
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- 303-472-6743
Stacey was introduced to Pilates in 2006 when she was recovering from a series of injuries and quickly recognized the healing benefits of the method. As a Physical Therapy Assistant, she felt that Pilates was an important addition to her repertoire. In 2013, Stacey completed her comprehensive training with Polestar Pilates followed by Oov Fundamentals and Oov + the Pilates Apparatus coursework in 2018. She enjoys helping her clients feel strong and prepared for life, sports, and outdoor adventures. Stacey excels at reducing and eliminating low back pain for individuals of all ages and fitness abilities. If you are looking to improve your comfort and mechanics on the golf course, that is a specialty of Stacey's as well as rotational sports like tennis and pickleball.
In her free time, Stacey loves to be outside enjoying Colorado and teeing off for a round off golf.
Polestar Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training Program
Oov Fundamentals & Oov Apparatus Instructor
Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Health Coach
Nebraska Wesleyan, BA in Exercise Science
Clarkson College, AA in Physical Therapy
Rachel Algra (not taking new clients)
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- 303.472.6743
Rachel was first introduced to Pilates after experiencing years of chronic pain and undergoing multiple surgeries. Her success with Pilates soon turned into a passion and she became a Polestar Pilates Practitioner in 2007. Since then she has obtained extensive training in multiple areas of the Pilates industry including women’s health, neurological rehabilitation, joint replacement, disc pathologies, scoliosis, and chronic pain. She is also certified through RockTape in Fascial Movement Taping as well as Rock Blades Fascial Movement Techniques.
Originally from Minnesota, Rachel made Colorado her home in 2005 where she and her husband spend every free minute hiking, camping, and photographing their many outdoor adventures!
Polestar Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training Program
Polestar Pilates Mentorship Program
OOV Instructor
Neurological Rehabilitation Education (multiple sclerosis, Lou Gehrig’s disease, stroke recovery, Parkinson’s disease)
Women’s Health Education (pregnancy, postpartum, pelvic floor dysfunction)
Lower Extremity Joint Replacement (hip/knee)
Rock Tape Fascial Movement Taping Education I & II (Kinesiology taping)
Rock Blades Fascial Movement Techniques Advanced Education