Jared Kaplan — personal training & pilates
Jared Kaplan (Co-Founder) graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a B.A. in Dance. He completed the anatomy-based Pilates certification at New York City’s renowned Kane School in 2004, and joined their staff as an Expert Teacher immediately thereafter. Promoted to Teacher Trainer in 2005, Jared led Kane School Teacher Training Equipment Certification workshops in all Pilates equipment and repertoire. Jared was selected in the first round of Balanced Body’s Passing the Torch Mentorship program with Madeline Black, is a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), and completed the TRX Suspension Training Course with 2010 IDEA Trainer of the Year Jonathan Ross.
A former professional dancer with nicholasleichterdance and Tiffany Mills Co. in New York City, he draws upon his movement training and his studies of Alexander Technique (Shelly Senter), Body-Mind-Centering (K.J. Holmes), and other somatic disciplines to assist clients in achieving their full potential through movement. Having used Pilates to rebound from his own athletic/dance injuries himself, Jared is proud to help other people recover. He has worked with clients with a wide range of injuries from scoliosis, osteoporosis, herniated discs, MS, Meniere’s disease, lower back pain and meniscus tears to pre-and post-natal clients and cancer survivors.
He has trained clients from ages 13 to 94, including executives, celebrities, editors, fitness and cover models, triathletes, chefs, body builders, gymnasts, professional dancers, other trainers and all kinds of weekend warriors. His specialty is creating tailored private workouts that are as functionally challenging as they are fun.
What Jared's clients are saying
In my quest to always find the most informed, safest and effective workouts, I have sought out some of the most celebrated trainers in the country and Jared Kaplan at Studio 26 is one of the most gifted I have ever encountered. His knowledge of the body is awe inspiring and his delivery of the information is made simple, attainable and with great encouragement. To say he is beyond calming, charismatic and nurturing would be the understatement. In an industry of pretenders, he is a master….he elevates his work to near art status.Bravo Jared and you are greatly appreciated!!
—David IngramJared Kaplan is hands down, the best pilates trainer I have worked with. He truly understands the body – what your body is and isn’t capable of. This fact makes training with him more than a unique experience. It is 100% customized to you. No two sessions are the same. He has an ease that allows you to push yourself and work your body in ways you didn’t think you were capable of. I am not a ‘gym’ person – but my passion for this is immense and it is all attributed to Jared’s training style.
—Erika W