Meet our teachers.
Elyse’s earliest memory of doing Pilates is from her teen years, following along to a Mari Windsor VHS in her living room. Fast forward to a sedentary job in her 20s and trying an in studio class to help her strength and posture. She was hooked!
Elyse has been teaching Pilates for over 12 years, having begun her matwork certification with Body Harmonics in 2013. She is also Body Harmonics certified on the reformer, chair and cadillac, and has taken many continuing education courses through the years.
After meeting Cheryle at a reformer class she was teaching, Elyse trained Cheryle on the matwork and reformer. They teamed up to create Pilates on Crescent as a place for people to come and learn Pilates in an open, welcoming and no-nonsense studio…with a few laughs along the way.
Elyse has experience, and success working with all types of clients: injured, seniors, prenatal and postnatal, athletes, those with back pain, and everything else in between. You can expect to be heard, guided and challenged toward any movement goals you may have. Her favourite exercise? Anything with rotation!
When Elyse isn’t at the studio, she loves to spend time with her family, exploring the outdoors and watching wildlife. She is grateful to live in such a beautiful place.
Elyse Stangl
Cheryle is an intuitive, passionate personal trainer. She received her certification from Poliquin Performance, and has been working with clients of all ages and body types for 12 years. She was first introduced to mat Pilates in the 1990’s and quickly realized the benefits. Many years passed and she heard of reformer classes being offered in Huntsville and was intrigued. In her first reformer class, she could see how much potential the reformer had to help her clients with rehabilitation, strength, mobility and flexibility. After learning the matwork and reformer repertoire, Cheryle wanted to offer a studio space for clients to come and enjoy both private sessions and classes. She teamed up with Elyse and together they created Pilates on Crescent.
Outside of helping clients to achieve their fitness goals, Cheryle likes to run trails, camp, cook and bake. She is most grateful for the people who share in her journey and love of fitness.