Liz & Andrea, Co-Founders

Within Speir Pilates, we also have work to do. We will never stop prioritizing diverse hiring practices, we will remain an inclusive and welcoming environment for our staff and clientele and we will continue to engage in our efforts to effectuate change in a manner that is authentic and honest, without engaging in tokenism or conveniently succumbing to the pressures of the industry. 

There’s lots of great potential in all of us. Let’s sweat, have fun and spread these good vibes. We all deserve it!    

I began to dive into the business of Pilates and learn more about the fitness industry as a whole — including the pay inequities, the costly certifications, the implicit and explicit biases, and other gating factors that make pilates inaccessible. This lit up my desire to find ways that we, a boutique fitness studio, can influence change in a field that struggles with diversity.

The importance of inclusion and diverse representation in the fitness industry goes beyond the value of having diverse teachers, it builds a foundation for the recognition that everyone deserves to feel happy, healthy and fit, regardless of their shape, size or race. 

At Speir, we’ve focused our energy on the pipeline and, in 2019, we began sponsoring Pilates Certification for passionate candidates from underrepresented groups in this industry, with financial need and a desire to make this a career.

“I had been testing every new fitness trend for years, but when I discovered Pilates, I fell in love with this extraordinary exercise methodology. I wanted to dive in but, in LA, I often felt like an outsider when I entered fitness studios, so I searched high and low for the best pilates instructor and hoped they’d also share my values around body positivity and inclusion. I was introduced to celebrity pilates trainer and innovator, Andrea Speir, and the synergy was so real that we co-founded Speir Pilates." 

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