About Personal Best Pilates Instructor Academy

Carrie Cohn Pilates Instructor Amanda Jessee Pilates Instructor

Pilates Teacher Training Based on Exercise Science

Congratulations for taking the first step on your journey to becoming a certified Pilates Instructor!  Teaching Pilates is a challenging and rewarding career.  Personal Best Pilates Instructor Academy™ understands the importance of choosing the right instructor training program. There are many options available for Pilates instructor certification, however, cost and quality of the programs can vary greatly. We appreciate your trust and are committed to providing the highest quality, contemporary Pilates instructor education available.

Along with your decision to begin your career in our beautiful 5,000 square foot, state-of-the-art studio in Overland Park, KS, comes an environment designed to be inclusive and supportive from the start. Led by a team of Master Pilates Instructors with over 60 years of combined experience in the fitness industry, rigorous academic standards mean our graduates are in high demand.

Our exercise science-based approach to teaching the mind/body discipline of Pilates is offered in a modular style, allowing you to tailor a program that's customized to fit within your lifestyle and economic framework. Following our college-level curriculum, you will develop the critical thinking skills to not just perform both classical and contemporary Pilates exercises, but to design safe, effective and fun private sessions and classes for clients of all ages and fitness levels.  PBPIA™ offers a challenging and complete apprenticeship, ensuring that you not only understand the exercises on an academic level, but have the communication, interpersonal and organizational skills to successfully build a client-based Pilates business.

Personal Best Pilates Instructor Academy™ is the center for Pilates education in the Midwest and is quickly building a presence nationally. Our coursework exceeds industry standards and is recognized by the premiere organizations in Pilates education, including PMA, AAAF, and NSCA*.

Please call us today to get started, or email us to provide some quick information, that we might better understand your needs and get in touch with you. We take your Pilates career as seriously as you do, and we're looking forward to working together!

*The Aerobics and Fitness Association of American (AFAA) the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA)