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Biography

Petra Weitzel, Founder & Owner of the PILATESZENTRUM

Personal Trainer
Certified STOTT Pilates Instructor – Merrithew Health & Fitness
Trained by Moira (Stott) Merrithew, PJ O’Clair, Jennifer Dahl, Wayne Seeto, and Michaela Bimbi-Dresp.
Ped-o-Pull training with Pilates Powers (R. Grootenhuis)
Premium Member of the German Pilates Association (Deutscher Pilates Verband e.V.)
Bone Health and Exercise for Osteoporosis Specialist – STOTT Pilates Academy
Shoulder Complex Professional – STOTT Pilates Academy
Pilates Reformer Instructor – STOTT Pilates Academy
Pilates Dance Specialist – STOTT Pilates Academy
Pilates Athletic Specialist – STOTT Pilates Academy
Pilates Group Mat Specialist – STOTT Pilates Academy
Halo Instructor – STOTT Pilates Academy
Core Instructor – STOTT Pilates Academy
Fascial Movement Instructor – STOTT Pilates Academy
Licensed and certified TRX Instructor
Fitness Instructor – BSA
Workshops with Robert Schleip & Tom Myers
Federal Sports Academy (BundesSportAkademie) courses: Weight Management Consultant, Osteoporosis Trainer, Competitive Sports Body Trainer, Nutrition Consultant, Health Trainer, Cardio Fitness Trainer, Sports Rehabilitation Trainer.
Certified FLEXI-BAR Trainer
DOSB-certified Instructor for Rehabilitation Sports and Internal Medicine
Certified JG Spinning Trainer
Les Mills Group Fitness Trainer
Bredenkamp Trainer Training
Customer Support and Key Account Manager at First Data International, specializing in credit card acquiring
Administrative employee for LWV Hessen at the Friedberg School for the Blind; Head of the Early Intervention Department (Back Office)
Advanced training:
Medical Technical Assistant (MTA) specializing in left and right heart catheterization
Second vocational training: Medical Assistant in a general practice
Advanced training:
Photographer
Initial vocational training: Specialist Retailer for Photography Products

She found her way to the gym through strength training and Taekwondo. She soon transitioned from participant to trainer on the gym floor. As an instructor, she successfully taught classes such as Spinning, Bodypump, Bodyvive, and spinal health exercises for many years, and repeatedly came into contact with Pilates.

As luck would have it, she met [someone] at the international trade fair "FIBO" ...met the instructors from Merrithew/STOTT Pilates. It was love at first sight. "It is exactly what I had always been looking for. Pilates complements other sports so perfectly," she says today.

Lengthening the muscles, moving the spine in all directions, stretching the body... simply wonderful.

Alongside her full-time career, she successfully completed her training as a fitness instructor at the Federal Sports Academy.

Before founding the PILATES ZENTRUM in Friedberg, Hesse, in 2011, Petra Weitzel had already been working part-time as an instructor in gyms and clubs, as well as a personal trainer. She is a trained and licensed fitness instructor, a certified STOTT Pilates instructor, and a premium member of the German Pilates Association.

I am curious and question everything. I don't simply follow anyone blindly. If something proves to be right for me, I integrate it into my practice.

I have achieved my goal:

when a person feels connected to their body (again); goes home feeling elongated, upright, and in good spirits; and sees improvements in their posture and mobility.
when someone who is not particularly athletic attends Pilates sessions consistently and regularly.
when I hear from clients that they missed Pilates because they couldn't make it to a session.

Pilates is not just my job. Pilates is my calling.

Beyond the Pilates principles, success in Pilates requires discipline and perseverance. You have to truly want it. That is why I expect a certain level of self-discipline and willpower from all my Pilates clients, as well as active participation and the practice of exercises at home.

You cannot undo years of neglect with just one hour of Pilates a week! It might soothe your conscience, though.