About Us

Absolute Pilates Studio, located in Brookfield, WI since 2004, is a state-of-the-art studio featuring 18-foot ceilings and top-of-the-line Gratz & Pilates Designs by Basil apparatus, built from the original design and mechanics of Joseph Pilate’s own equipment. We also use additional props and tools, like the Oov, to customize to our client’s needs.

Our focus on personalized sessions (private lessons, duets, trios & small groups) allows for us to create transformative workouts customized to the body in front of us. With an emphasis on safety and correctness, our hands-on approach ensures you will get the optimal authentic Pilates experience, as Joseph Pilates intended. Whatever your goals are – whether you want to get stronger, gain flexibility, run faster, golf better, or overall get around without pain – Absolute Pilates is committed to helping you move better, with ease, efficiency and power.

MEET OUR

Qualified Instructors

Kristin Olson

Kristin’s fascination with human movement and athletics inspired her field of study at UW- Eau Claire. After graduating with a degree in Kinesiology, Kristin worked as a personal trainer at a local health club where she discovered the ultimate total body workout, Pilates. Kristin pursued a Romana’s Pilates Certification in 2004 from Romana Kryzanowska, heir to Joseph Pilates work. Eternally a student, Kristin attends conferences, workshops, and lessons from leveled teachers to further her knowledge and experience. She also works closely with local physical therapists, chiropractors, and doctors to provide the best care for clients looking to move forward from injury or simply in need of general body conditioning. Teaching the Pilates method is her life’s passion, because Kristin has seen it improve and transform lives. Each and every body walking through the door of her studio has a unique story to tell, and when that body exits, Kristin ensures it walks out into the world stronger and healthier.

“Whatever improvements you are seeking- whether you want to get stronger, gain flexibility, improve mobility, run faster, golf better, or decrease pain, the Pilates method has something to offer you. With over 14 years of experience, I am committed to bringing you the highest quality of instruction so you can experience the countless benefits the Pilates method can provide you.” – Kristin Olson

  • Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology/Exercise Management
  • Personal Trainer Certification through American Council of Exercise (ACE)
  • Hatha Yoga Certification – Yoga Fit
  • Guild Certification through Romana’s Pilates of New York (800 hour apprenticeship)
  • Oov Education Courses – 1,2,3, Oov Apparatus, Balansit

Becky Fiorenza

For Becky, movement is life. She can be found playing competitive soccer, skiing, mountain biking and sailing with her family on the infamous Wisconsin lakes, and running on the local trails year-round. With the rigors of this movement, Becky immediately realized the difference the Pilates method has to offer and immediately dedicated herself to becoming a life-long Pilates student.

Embracing the discipline Pilates demanded and its focus on the full body, Becky completed the Peak Pilates Full Comprehensive Certification program, a classical Pilates education program distinguished by an emphasis on Pilates as an integrated movement system as Joseph Pilates intended, under Master Instructor Trey Fry. With over 500 hours of formal training, Becky eagerly encourages her clients to connect with their mind, body and spirit to develop their best practice in the studio and at home.

Sheila Smith

Sheila has always loved sports and staying active. She has been a teacher of exercise classes since 1988. She found Pilates to keep her body strong and healthy to keep teaching classes until she is 80 years old, she hopes. She received her Pilates certification through The Pilates Center, Boulder CO in 2006. She has a commitment to learning and growth and also studied Pilates through Romana’s Pilates, Chicago, IL and The Franklin Method of movement.

Sheila met Kristin when she attended an Oov certification workshop. She loves utilizing the Oov to help clients move more efficiently. Ask Sheila to teach you the Zombie, you will love this stretch.

Bonnie Johnson

Bonnie began her Classical Pilates practice journey in 2014, working under Peak Pilates Level 3 Master Instructor, Trey Fry. Once the Peak Pilates Comprehensive Teacher Training Program was formalized in WI, she enrolled, completed, and has never looked back. Bonnie completed her Comprehensive Training in May, 2021 under the guidance of Trey Fry, Zoey Trapp (Executive Director Education – Peak Pilates), and Kathryn Coyle (Senior Master Instructor & Mentor – Peak Pilates).

Regular Pilates workouts have returned improvement of muscular strength and defined movement patterns. Pilates components are both peaceful, yet dynamic and remains her favorite form of movement.

Bonnie continues to be a student of Pilates, investing in her own practice and continued studies. She looks forward to sharing her love of the Classical Pilates method through her teaching; currently teaching privates, duets, and group classes at Absolute Pilates.

Don’t let the beauty of Pilates fool you, it’s a safe, healthy workout – you’ll feel it, you won’t regret it.

Reach out to schedule an appointment, Bonnie looks forward to meeting you.

Sarah Leonard

Sarah Leonard’s deep love of Pilates began in the early 2000s, when she discovered that a weekly Pilates mat class worked wonders in relieving chronic back pain. After practicing Pilates regularly for ten years, she decided to enroll in The Pilates Center’s teacher training program, which she completed in 2014. Since this time, she has continued to teach and study Pilates with instructors from The Pilates Center, BASI Pilates, and Romana’s Pilates. She is a lifelong student of Pilates and movement therapy, and she is particularly interested in using Pilates as a tool to relieve occasional pain and stiffness, and maintain lifelong wellness.

Tamara Burkett

Tamara started her Pilates journey as a practice body for a friend going through certification a few years ago. After three private sessions, she felt stronger, her flexibility and her ability to focus increased. Tamara quickly realized Pilates had an immediate impact on her mental, spiritual and physiological self. No other exercise had the same effect. Now, as a lifelong student, Tamara studies Pilates on her journey to be the best version of herself. Tamara is a Peak Pilates® Level 1 &2 certified teacher and is currently completing her Level 3 certification. Tamara’s teaching style challenges her students and focuses on building stronger mind-body connection.

Marina Franca

Marina has been a mover since childhood, having danced ballet for many years. After graduating with a degree in Physiotherapy, she began her journey in Pilates. In 2010, she obtained her first Pilates Certification in Brazil and taught for a couple of years. Years later, in 2023, Marina started her Pilates Certification under Master Instructor Trey Fly and completed The Peak Pilates Full Comprehensive Certification Program.

Marina regularly maintains her own practice, understanding the importance of experiencing the benefits of Pilates in her body and passing that knowledge on to her clients. As a continuing student of movement, Marina is committed to learning and growing as a Pilates instructor.

“Here at Absolute Pilates, we never stop learning, and nor should you!”

Discover the Oov

What is the Oov?

A revolutionary device, the Oov is ergonomically designed to complement the 3 curves of the spine and mimic natural movement. It was developed by Australian Osteopath and Neuroscientist Daniel Vladeta who saw a need for a self- correcting device that would embed motor learning. The Oov is an unstable, proprioceptive, bio-feedback tool, that re-patterns and enhances efficient movement.

How do we use the Oov?

Our Pilates instructors use the Oov in many ways to provide better joint mobility and stability, endurance, strength, and proper alignment. There are also many Oov exercises that are complementary to Pilates which provides our clients the ability to achieve their goals. The Oov can be used to help make Pilates exercises more challenging or easier. We encourage you to come and experience how the Oov provides the necessary feedback for your body and mind to improve movement patterns.

Absolute Pilates is a host site for Oov Education Courses. All Absolute Pilates instructors have attended multiple Oov Courses to enrich your movement experience. Learn more about Oov Education Courses.

“Contrology is designed to give you suppleness, natural grace, and skill that will be unmistakably reflected in the way you walk, in the way you play, and in the way you work.”
Joseph Hubertus Pilates

“Whatever improvements you are seeking- whether you want to get stronger, gain flexibility, improve mobility, run faster, golf better, or decrease pain, the Pilates method has something to offer you. With over 14 years of experience, I am committed to bringing you the highest quality of instruction so you can experience the countless benefits the Pilates method can provide you.”

Kristin Olson, Absolute Pilates
“Don’t let the beauty of Pilates fool you, it’s a safe, healthy workout – you’ll feel it, you won’t regret it.”
Bonnie Johnson, Absolute Pilates

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