My name is Melissa Bartow, I'm a vibrant 28 year old and I've been teaching a variety of group fitness formats since 2021. I currently teach reformer pilates at New York Pilates where I also serve as the Instructor Onboarding Manager. As Instructor Onboarding Manager I lead trainings for all new hires and prepare them to teach exceptional brand standard classes that are accessible to all levels. I also work directly with the founder of New York Pilates, Heather Anderson, regularly auditing and improving our training and onboarding processes and digital LMS (Learning Management System) resources.
In addition to teaching Pilates at New York Pilates, I teach Lagree at a Megaformer studio called "Corefire." Before that, I got my start teaching group fitness as a Yoga Sculpt Instructor at Corepower Yoga. I also spent a year teaching Lagree (Megaformer) at a company called "SLT," which stands for "strengthen-lengthen-tone." I taught and managed for SLT in New York City and in their Hampton locations. I continued teaching Yoga Sculpt at Corepower all the while until last year.
I live/eat/sleep and breathe pilates both personally and professionally. Movement is my passion; nothing brings me more joy than being in the classroom setting everyday, inspiring others to live their best, healthiest life! Meanwhile I love to travel. I spent much of my time as a college student at NYU living and traveling abroad, and I chose to stay in New York because of the energy and opportunities it allows for fitness professionals. I try to travel as often as possible in the winter months and enjoy plenty of flexibility with my current employer.
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Last Login: Feb 22nd, 2025