Rana McDonald

Rana McDonald discovered her passion for teaching fitness her senior year of high school. Teaching group exercise has been part of her weekly routine for 35 years. A friend introduced her to pilates 26 years ago and it was love at first sight.

Her pilates journey began with matwork in a small group setting. She loved and continues to love the concentration pilates requires. She added pilates equipment classes to her weekly routine. Following in her instructor’s footsteps, she began an apprenticeship at The Ron Fletcher Studio in Los Angeles. She learned to teach the matwork and reformer repertoire from Jillian Hessel, also in Los Angeles. She has taught group and private pilates classes for 25 years and earnestly attends IDEA fitness conventions, local workshops and subscribes to several fitness organizations for fitness inspiration.

Why should you work with Rana?  Her enthusiasm for the work is contagious. She constantly creates new routines and passionately plans music that supports the goals for every type of class she teaches. Her classes are challenging. She expects you to come willing to work. Her body is the best example of why pilates works. She smiles often because she genuinely loves to exercise. She wants  to help you get stronger and feel more confident with every workout. With 35 years devoted to fitness, Rana has helped hundreds of clients rehab injuries and will happily offer modifications throughout her group classes.

“Rana is a motivating, caring, and fun pilates instructor. She individualizes her class to her clients’ needs every time- it’s never the same class twice. Rana always makes her clients-both new and old feel comfortable and welcome, providing just the right amount of challenge for each one.”  -Kathy

“I am so glad that I found Rana when I decided to try Pilates Reformer. She is welcoming and helpful, the exercises are varied and designed for all levels. The classes are fun, so the time just flies. I actually look forward to exercising for the first time in many years and after just a few weeks I am already starting to see a difference in my body. “ - Carol

Rana has called Santa Clarita home for 20 years. Patrick, her husband of 25 years, Emma(21) and Megan(18) are her greatest accomplishments. When she isn’t teaching , she enjoys listening to podcasts while walking her dog, binge watching tv series and YouTube videos and reading bestsellers!