Phyllis Parker
owner,
Core Pilates Studio

Meet our owner Phyllis E Parker
Phyllis has been involved in the fitness industry for over twenty years, with experience in group exercise, personal training and management. She holds a bachelor's degree in exercise science and certifications from American College of Sports Medicine, Cooper, American Council on Exercise, Powerhouse Institute, Power Pilates and SCW Yoga fit. She is a member of Pilates Method Alliance and The yoga alliance.  

Phyllis's experience comes not only from the fitness field, but her professional experience carried over to the medical field.  She worked in physical therapy where she taught back school and rehabilitative exercise to patients.  She was certified thru the Saunders Institute for back and neck rehabilitation.

Adding to her list of credentials, Phyllis uttilized her teacher education to teach for Collin County Community College.  She taught for the American Red Cross as a CPR and First Aid instructor for five years.  Prior to opening her studio she was director of fitness at Stonebriar Country club for seven years.

In May 2008 she began studies in eastern healing and yoga.  The studies included Barbara Brennans work "Hands of light", Anodea Judith, PhD "Wheels of Life", Rosalyn Bruyere " Wheels of light".  Her Yoga studies are from the teachings of  IB.K.S. Iyengar and  Diane Long.   Successfully combining her talents in Pilates, Fitness, yoga, and spiritual , Phyllis has become a results oriented practicioner.

About Joseph Pilates
Founder of Pilates

Joseph H. Pilates is the founder of the Pilates method of body conditioning.  Joe was born in Germany in 1880.  As a child he suffered from asthma, rickets and rheumatic fever.  This was the beginning of his lifetime pursuit of physical fitness.  In his determination to strengthen his body, he observed different styles of exercise: Greek and Roman regimens along with Zen and yoga.  He believed "Physical fitness to be the first requisite of happiness".  And that, "our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind, fully capable of naturally, easily and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure."