Welcome to KPTY

 
 

Experience Pilates in a State-of-the-Art Studio

At Kirsti Pilates to You (KPTY), I'm committed to helping you discover the transformative power of Pilates and Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilisation (DNS) in a beautiful, fully-equipped environment. I've evolved from a mobile instructor to offering classes in a stunning studio in Moorabbin—the only studio in Melbourne equipped with all the Classical Pilates apparatus.

Our Studio: Your Pilates Haven

The studio is spacious, light-filled, and designed to inspire. Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or new to Pilates, you'll have access to top-of-the-line Classical Pilates equipment, allowing for a comprehensive, authentic Pilates experience.

Personalised Attention, Group Energy

I believe in providing the best of both worlds—individualised attention in a supportive community setting. My small group classes are capped at four participants, ensuring you get the personalised guidance you need while enjoying the energy and camaraderie of a group environment.

Flexible Class Options

With classes running from early morning to late evening, 5 days a week, there's always a time that fits your schedule. Whether you're looking for a morning boost or an evening unwind, I’m here to help you find balance, strength, and flexibility in your busy life.

Join Us and Thrive

Pilates and DNS are more than just exercises—they're a way to build a strong foundation for your body, reduce pain, and enhance your overall well-being. I’m passionate about helping you achieve your goals, whether it’s improving your posture, increasing your mobility, or simply feeling better in your body.

Ready to Get Started?

Come visit us in Moorabbin, just opposite Moorabbin Station on South Rd, and experience the difference a dedicated, fully-equipped Pilates studio can make. Your journey to better health and movement starts here.

Meet Kirsti

In my old life, I worked nearly ten years in an awesome Government role where I was sure I would make my way up the corporate ladder, collecting sick leave and long service leave, have some holidays and do the standard work/life thing.

I was a longtime client at a Pilates studio at the time (as a lover of dance and movement my whole life, I was hooked after my very first Pilates session!) and my teacher would often say that I’d make a great teacher. I would laugh and scoff to myself at the idea of this. I’d worked my butt off to get this corporate job and I wasn’t going to “throw it all away” to wear leggings all day.

It was after an organisation-wide restructure that I started to (seriously) evaluate what I wanted from my professional working career. I always knew that I wanted to have kids and do more Pilates, and the teacher’s schedule suddenly looked more appealing to me family-wise.

I took the leap.

Fast forward several years and I quit my corporate job, completed my 600-hour classical Pilates teaching certification, had two sons (Maddox and Levy), and started KPTY.

I built my then, mobile Pilates business, out of my own experiences of finding it hard to get out of the house and do exercise once I had kids. I strongly believe that Pilates is for everybody, and I wanted to do whatever I could to take the guesswork and hassle out of it for my clients, whether they be stay at home Mums and Dads, corporate employees working long hours, or retired grandparents.

Fast forward to 2020 and COVID. Like the rest of the world, I had to stop my Pilates classes with my teacher at her studio. I wasn’t too sad though, I mean, I teach Pilates, I know Pilates, I know my body, I’ll just continue doing all my Pilates at home. But something wasn’t right, I was in pain, a lot. My shoulder and neck hurt, my back hurt. I thought I needed to do more Pilates, but more Pilates was making it worse. Something was missing, what wasn’t I getting from this exercise anymore? Enter DNS (Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilisation), the missing link, the functional puzzle piece that my body needed to get out of pain.

I’ve now been teaching Pilates for over 11 years, and have 4 years of experience with the DNS method. While there are good and bad days (as all small business owners and mothers know!), I wouldn’t trade what I’m doing for anything.

  • Authentic Pilates Education International (APEI) certified Pilates instructor

  • Diploma of Professional Pilates Instruction

  • Level 3 (5000+ hours teaching experience) member of the Pilates Alliance Australia

  • Certificate of DNS Exercise Trainer from Prague School of Rehabilitation