Kelly Keesler

Kelly Keesler is the owner and lead instructor of Pilates by Kelly. She is a classically trained private Pilates instructor, celebrity trainer and group fitness instructor living in the Hudson Valley, New York. She teaches private and semi-private sessions at her studio in New Windsor and connects with her far away clients virtually from home. You can also find Kelly on the schedule at Barre Body Soul where she teaches her Pilates Fusion class weekly.

Kelly began her fitness career in New York City after discovering that long hours sitting at a desk at her design job did not bode well for her physical or mental health. Kelly has been an athlete practicing movement since her early days as a gymnast as a young girl. It was only natural, then, that she gravitated towards Pilates as her preferred exercise method, as the focus on precise, proper movement and the mind-body connection appealed to her senses.

Kelly is comprehensively certified through Core Pilates NYC, a Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) accredited program that traces its Pilates lineage back to Romana Kryzanowska’s original Pilates studio. There, she gained her knowledge of the Pilates method but also her casual, caring, yet challenging teaching style that her clients rave about. Kelly believes that every client is different and every body is different–which allows her to continuously learn from and be inspired by each client on her schedule, daily. She values not only improving her clients' strength and overall body functionality, but also helping others gain an invaluable mind/body connection. Kelly’s teaching style has been described as caring yet challenging and silly yet serious. Kelly is also pre and postnatally certified and enjoys safely training new and soon-to-be Mommas.

On the weekend, you can find Kelly chasing her 3 year old around the park or visiting breweries with her husband, Bryan. Pilates and pints, anyone?!

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