Why STOTT Pilates?

Moira Stott is the founder of what is now the STOTT Pilates Academy, headquartered in Toronto, Canada. There are training centers worldwide, and the Pilates Center is one of them!
Moira herself trained in New York under dancer and Pilates instructor Romana Kryzanowska, who continued Joseph Pilates' work at the original New York studio following Joseph Pilates' death.
Moira was a principal dancer with the City Ballet of Toronto and the Atlantic Ballet Company. She was forced to give up dancing at the age of 24 due to injuries. After being advised to practice Pilates, she traveled to New York to train with Romana Kryzanowska. Following her own rehabilitation, she began her Pilates instructor training under Romana.

Working closely with physicians, physiotherapists, scientists, and athletes, Moira Merrithew modified, refined, and perfected Pilates exercises based on the original Pilates method. These scientific insights are continuously updated. This combination of scientific knowledge and practical experience creates a comprehensive body of expertise that we are happy to share with students and clients alike.

Together with her husband, Lindsay Merrithew, she founded the company Merrithew.
Merrithew is synonymous with high-quality, excellent equipment. Everything—from small props like the Pilates ring and foam roller to large apparatus such as the Reformer and Chair—is of the highest quality.