about that girl

I’m Megan, that girl behind That Girl Pilates.

Everything changed with a mat Pilates class I had to take for a college credit. Personally, I felt better & saw more progress from a handful of Pilates than years of grueling, traditional gym workouts.

Later, I was fitness instructing in a big gym when I noticed something: women were flocking to my Pilates classes after burning out & not achieving their goals in traditional gym workouts. Clients were coming up every week to tell me how they suddenly felt and looked better after adding Pilates, and in many cases, subtracting most of the rest. Even a triathloner reported being able to suddenly achieve new personal bests.

Was there a way to marry feeling good with an effective full body workout? The stories of my diverse clients seemed to indicate yes! Meanwhile, research surrounding our nervous system and its interplay with our body composition began to affirm what I was noticing in my individual clients.

In 2025, I added reformer in response to the fast-paced, group reformer trend. My goal is to slow down reformer work and help my clients flow with this beautiful and effective machine.

Inspired by the independent That Girl heroine of the 1960s New York sitcom, That Girl Pilates is all about feel-good, effective workouts especially designed for empowering women. It’s intentionally minimalist and wonderfully sustainable — more “smart effort” than “no pain, no gain.”

This might just be the workout you enjoy.