ABOUT US

Our staff includes some of Houston’s finest Certified Pilates Instructors and Physical Therapists, who are also Certified Pilates Instructors. Our staff is highly credentialed and competent to bring you through the Pilates workout you want, accommodating you for your special needs, while keeping you safe at the same time! We are dedicated to you achieving the results you desire.

In addition to our fine instructors, we offer you state-of-the-art equipment; our studio is equipped with Balanced Body; the quality of workmanship and design, following in Joseph Pilates footsteps, is exceptional. This equipment is designed to provide the best Pilates experience. It is safe, effective, efficient, and beautiful. It’s adjustable, allowing the perfect fit for each client with a silent and smooth carriage ride that makes the reformer feel like an extension of your body!

We have 6 Pilates reformer machines, 3 towers(included in photo), 3 chairs(included in photo), jump boards, boxes and all kinds of props to make your workout fun and different!

Both our Certified Pilates Instructors and Physical Therapists, with Masters and Doctorates in the medical field, who are also Certified Pilates Instructors work together in your best interest.

With a collaborative team effort, we will ensure your well-being, take proper precautions as needed, and progress you at a pace best suited for you and your needs to achieve your desired results.

Our entire staff is committed to ongoing continuing education, quality instruction, and attention to detail.

We all come together through diverse backgrounds but we share the passion we have for our work! Our backgrounds include dance, competitive gymnastics, marathons, triathlons, and other competitive sports.

All of us enjoy helping you achieve your desired results as you unlock your potential of achieving health and happiness through exercise, movement, connecting your mind to your body, and nutrition that provides your body with what needs to function well.

Our Instructors

Jennifer Klein

Physical Therapist, Certified Pilates Instructor, Owner

Jennifer is a native Houstonian & Heights resident since 1995 and has been practicing Physical Therapy in Houston since 1987 and Pilates since 2003. She graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch, B.S. in Physical Therapy, in 1987. In 1995 she completed her Master’s in Business Administration from Our lady of the Lake. Her interest in health, fitness, and helping others, led to her pursuit of a career in Physical Therapy. Over time, she developed her services to include Pilates, Physical Therapy (Jennifer Klein Physical Therapy), and cardio/interval heart rate testing (VO2MaxHouston). She obtained her Pilates certification through Balanced Body, a 500 + comprehensive, acquired in 2011. As a certified Pilates instructor, with a license in Physical Therapy, she is able to teach Pilates with expertise and safety, aware of proper precautions and contraindications, to those with special needs or concerns due to surgical histories, osteoporosis, arthritis, incontinence, stroke recovery, pre and postpartum, and other medical conditions including pain. Her personal background as a former competitive gymnast and triathlete, allows her to teach Pilates with expertise to athletes addressing their flexibility and strength needs, fine tune their coordination, enhance their agility and further develop their core stability. She coached for Bela and Marta Karolyi, the coaches of Olympian’s Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton, in 1983-84 and was an avid participant and supporter of the Houston Racing Triathlon Club throughout the ‘90’s. As a licensed Physical Therapist, my services include helping those with therapy needs in the following areas: sports medicine, orthopedics, injury recovery, pre and post surgical rehab, neurological disorders, stroke rehab, and women’s health issues. I strive to provide, with compassion, the highest quality and most efficient plan of care through individualized, one-on-one treatment sessions. She is a guest Pilates instructor at The Westin in Beaver Creek, Colorado and was a seasonal Physical Therapist in the winter of 2012 at the world-renowned Howard Head Sports Medicine Clinic/Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado. Jennifer is continually updating and advancing her education through these type of opportunities as well as through workshops and conferences to bring the newest cutting edge to her studio. She is a member of the Houston Pilates Association and the American Physical Therapy Association.

Mima Leal

Certified Pilates Instructor

Originally from Venezuela, Mima came to the USA in 1996. As a gymnast and dancer most of her youth, Mima went back to her native country and became involved in Competitive Aerobics while pursuing a career in Fashion Design. She was also a finalist in the in the individual female and mixed pairs categories in the World Aerobics Championships in 1993, 1995, and 1996! Mima has over 20 years experience in the fitness industry and is an AFAA Certified Group Exercise Instructor, ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Polestar Certified Pilates Instructor, and a Spinning Star 3 Certified Instructor. Mima believes that it’s never too late to start gaining body awareness and becoming a fitter individual!

Katie Christian

Certified Pilates Instructor

Katie is a native Texan from Ft. Worth who grew up dancing and running cross country. She’s an Industrial Distribution graduate from Texas A&M where she was first introduced to Pilates in 2002. In 2013, Katie became a Certified PEAK Pilates Instructor. She resigned from the Corporate World after 11 years in 2017 to refocus her energy and pursue Pilates full time. Katie loves working with clients to inspire and empower them as they progress in their own practice. She’s an avid believer that the power of Pilates will not only strengthen the body but also strengthen the mind to build a more well rounded life. Her hobbies include running, traveling, painting, attending music festivals and discovering new hot spots around Houston!

Our Administrators

Teresa Lozano

Administrator

Introducing Teresa Lozano, A.K.A. Terry! She has been with Jennifer Klein Physical Therapy and AATB Pilates since 2012. She started as a volunteer, entered the internship program and thereafter became an employee. Terry desires to go to PT school. She earned her undergraduate degree at Houston Baptist University and will proudly graduate from HBU’s business master’s program in August of 2019. In the meantime, she keeps herself very busy as the clinic studio administrator.

Kaitlin Foytik

Administrative Assistant

Introducing Kaitlin Foytik! She has been with Jennifer Klein Physical Therapy and AATB Pilates since 2018. She started as a volunteer, entered in the internship program and thereafter bacame an emplyee. She graduated from the University of Houston with her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology in August 2018. Kaitlin is pursuing a career in Physical Therapy and is in the process of applying to Physical Therapy programs across the United States! In her free time she loves to go to sporting events and play with her dog Kora.