Our team of professionals cares about your experience and results! Each IM=X Pilates Studio has certified instructors and personal trainers who have gone through the IM=X Pilates and Fitness Certifications. Our Master Trainers are available to ensure that you are achieving your goals. Whether you need to lose weight, reduce back pain, improve performance, reduce age-related incontinence or just feel strong, our trainers are available to help.

IM=X Pilates founder, Elyse McNergney, studied and was certified by Romana Kryzanowska at The Pilates Studio in NYC before obtaining a certification in the Alexander Technique and two Masters Degrees (M.A. in Movement Science and an M.Ed. in Exercise Physiology at Columbia University). Impressed with the versatility and overall benefits of Pilates-style training, Elyse created the IM=X Pilates program to reflect the changes and research of today's fitness and rehabilitation markets.

Karin Shetler, IM=X Master Trainer
Karin is currently supporting the certification department at IM=X Pilates. She is also helping new franchise owners achieve their studio/business goals. Her background includes 15 years of fitness training. Karin was a "quick study" as she passed through all of the IM=X Pilates Certifications and followed it with the Master Trainer studies.

Anita Naegeli, IM=X Master Trainer
Anita received her BFA in Musical Theater Performance, and has studies ballet, modern and jazz since childhood. Besides her interest in movement and fitness, Anita is also a writer. She received her MFA in Creative Writing in 2003, and her poetry, translations, and visual art, have been published online and in literary magazines. Anita is an IM=X Master Trainer and is involved in franchise support including instructor quality support.

Chanda Fetter, IM=X Pilates Master Trainer
Chanda owns an IM=X Pilates Studio in Santa Barbara, CA. She brought IM=X Pilates to Santa Barbara, became certified in all their programming and loved it so much she eventually became a Master Trainer. Chanda’s educational background includes a BS in Sociology and Minor in Physical Education through UCSB, she has also attended all course work in relation to Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine. A former Professional Ballet Dancer with the Sacrament Ballet, her experiences in dance naturally progressed into the Fitness Industry where she took a job with Gold’s Gym / Spectrum Health Clubs both as Group Exercise Instructor, and eventually, Group Exercise Director for all the clubs in the Santa Barbara area. Chanda was the Director of Group Exercise for over 10 years and during that time built a relationship with IM=X Pilates Inc.

Jennifer Coleman, IM=X Pilates Master Trainer
Jennifer Coleman, Owner - Jennifer is the owner of the IM=X Pilates studio. She has been involved with fitness for a number of years. She is a certified group fitness instructor, a certified personal trainer and a certified IM=X pilates instructor. She is now a Master Trainer for IM=X Pilates. She was introduced to IM=X pilates through a friend and loved the workout from the very first day. She loves the combination of pilates and resistance training that IM=X pilates offers. She decided to open an IM=X pilates studio to introduce the benefits of this workout to other people. She also dances with a local dance company and the dance ministry at her church. She is married with 2 young boys.

Renee Raiche , IM=X Pilates Master Trainer
Renee began studying pilates with Elyse McNergney at IM=X® Pilates, Inc. in 2001.   Under her tutelage, Renee was certified in the IM=X® Pilates technique and became a Master Trainer for the program in 2003 in order to certify instructors and personal trainers in the northeast.   She has represented the company all over the New York metropolitan area and nationally.   She has also worked extensively as an IM=X Pilates personal trainer and coordinator for many prominent New York City health and fitness clubs. Renee originally moved to New York City in 1994 to study Jazz Dance exclusively with the legendary Luigi.   Her talent as a dancer earned her a full scholarship to the Luigi Jazz Center where she has been studying and teaching for sixteen years. Renee currently performs choreography and has a documentary on Luigi's life in development. Renee is also a competitive runner participating in many races including the NYC Marathons of 2008 and 2009. Renee loves teaching the IM=X® programs as she feels they are the perfect synthesis of rehabilitation, strength training and choreographed movement.

Joann Spencer, IM=X Pilates Master Trainer
Joann is co-owner of the IM=X Pilates Studio in North Pittsburgh with her husband Brad and business partner Rena Abbate. Joann, a certified IM=X Pilates Instructor, spent three years as a personal trainer in NYC where she was awarded "Top Trainer" with Bally Sports Club. Joann is known in the NYC fitness training circles for her success with her clients who have won the Bally's 30-Day Weight Loss Challenge. Joann holds certifications with IFPA, AFPA and AFAA for Personal Training, Pre/Postnatal Training, Kickboxing and Stretch. She is also certified in Mat Pilates by Power Pilates and has completed the two year process of becoming an IM=X Pilates Master Trainer. IM=X Pilates, which is known for its contemporary and strength-training approach to traditional pilates, requires Master Trainers to complete eight certifications. Joann, a native of the Pittsburgh area, resides in Gibsonia with her husband and is the proud mother of two lovely children.