IM=X Pilates Certified Staff are Qualified To Help

Our team of professionals cares about your experience and results! Each IM=X Pilates Studio has certified instructors and personal trainers who have gone through the IM=X Pilates and Fitness Certifications. Our Master Trainers are available to ensure that you are achieving your goals. Whether you need to lose weight, reduce back pain, improve performance, reduce age-related incontinence or just feel strong, our trainers are available to help.

Steve Smith, Owner, IM=X Pilates Advanced Instructor

Steve is the owner of the IM=X Pilates Studio in San Ramon. As an avid cyclist and triathlete, Steve discovered the benefit of IM=X Pilates during his triathlon training where the development of functional strength, flexibility, and injury prevention are paramount. Opening an IM=X Pilates Studio provided Steve the opportunity to marry his business background and experience with his passion for fitness and endurance training. In addition to being an IM=X Certified Pilates Instructor, Steve is a Certified USA Cycling Coach and Certified Spinning Instructor. Steve lives in Dublin with his wife Laurie, daughters Samantha and Erica, their dog Grace, and their two horses Tango and Lance.

Vanessa Naja, Manager, IM=X Pilates Advanced Instructor

Vanessa is a respected world fusion dance instructor and performer. Her dance/movement background includes ballet, jazz, hip hop, salsa, flamenco, Indonesian , Indian, Middle Eastern and North African dance as well as yoga, pilates, qigong and the Alexander Technique. Vanessa has taught and performed dance throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. An interest in alignment, body mechanics and therapeutic application of movement led her to the advanced studies teacher training at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco and later to Pilates. Vanessa is an IM=X Pilates Advanced instructor and is also certified in Pilates mat, reformer and apparatus through Balanced Body University. She truly enjoys sharing the knowledge she has gained through her extensive work with various movement disciplines and applying this knowledge to help her clients achieve their goals.

Betty Neal, IM=X Pilates Advanced Instructor

Betty is nationally certified through the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) as a Pilates Instructor. She has received her training through IM=X, Polestar Pilates, Turning Poing Studio in Walnut Creek, Balanced Body University and Stott. She is continuing her education in Rehabilitation Pilates with the Turning Point Studio's Movement Medicine program and attends conferences on a regular basis. She is an Affiliate Purna Yoga Teacher at the 500 hour level certified in Bellevue, Washington.

Nicole Bagguley, IM=X Pilates Instructor

Nicole has B.S. in Kinesiology and a minor in Psychology from Arizona State University. From a very young age Nicole structured her life around health and fitness, so it is no wonder to her friends and family that she has such a desire to pass on her fitness knowledge to others. Nicole is also an ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) certified personal trainer and incorporates her knowledge of IM=X Pilates into her every day training. IM=X Pilates has not only helped her to become more in tune with her own body, but it has also helped her become more efficient in her distance running and strength training.

Beth Hada, IM=X Pilates Instructor

Beth Hada is a professional belly dancer, dance teacher, soccer coach and certified pilates instructor. Her dance background spans ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, fusion and many styles of Middle Eastern dance. Obsessed with the improved strength and over all recovery she gained through Pilates after an ACL injury, Beth sought out IMX Pilates to satisfy her quest for progressive pilates disciplines and to share her positive experience with others. Beth also teaches Belly Dance in Lafayette and was recently featured in Diablo Magazine’s “Best of the East Bay” for her dance performances. She has won several dance and music awards and performs and teaches internationally.

Timberly Enders, IM=X Pilates Instructor

Timberly is an exercise enthusiast who has traveled a crazy road! She has always had love for fitness. She has run a marathon and participated in the Avon 40 mile walk. However, 15 years ago when she had her second child, she broke her tailbone. This caused major back problems ever since. Eight years ago after the Avon 30 mile walk she threw her back out. She was couch bound, helpless, and in pain. After two back surgeries, her physical therapist recommended that she give IM=X Pilates a try. He thought it would be just what she needed to get moving again. After 15 private sessions with Vanessa. She could not believe the progress. And the changes in her back and body were astounding! Her attitude and body were changing. She was working out 2-3 hours EVERYDAY! And the staff took notice. She lost 30 lbs in five months!!! Getting certified in Pilates was on obvious decision. She looks forward to sharing this excitement and passion with others. So many people are needlessly suffering through pain. Her hope is to share her story, her knowledge, and her passion! Timberly is certified in IM=X Pilates, Zumba, TRX and Spinning

Marylin Rainville, IM=X Pilates Instructor

Marilyn has been in fitness and dance most of her life. As a personal trainer, Marilyn realized there had to be a better way to work with people, especially for rehabilitation. This is when she found C.H.E.K. (Corrective High-performance Exercise Kinesiologist) Institute. As her love for helping people in the rehab area grew she found IM=X Pilates. Marilyn fell in love with IM=X Pilates because of the strong connection to body mechanics/alignment and rehabilitation. As a certified IM=X instructor, she plans on continuing her education in the Pilates Rehab area. Marilyn is affiliated with IM=X, C.H.E.K. Institute, BioHealth, Metabolic Typing Education Center, HealthQuest (Paul St. John Neuromuscular Therapy) and NASM.

Amy Clark, IM=X Pilates Instructor

Amy’s love of fitness started in early childhood, partaking in activities such as soccer, softball, tennis, and many forms of dance. After graduating with a BS in Exercise Physiology from CSU Chico, she began taking Pilates classes. This became a life-changing choice for her, correcting certain body imbalances that had ailed her for many years. Amy looks forward to enriching the lives of others through IM=X Pilates and her overall passion for wellness.

Alexis Martinez

Alexis Martinez is a Certified Spinning Instructor, Certified AFAA Group Fitness Instructor and Certified TRX Group Suspension Training Instructor. Alexis has had a love for fitness which started with dance and competitive cheerleading through high school. Alexis loves motivating people to find their inner strength and reach their goals and full potential. Alexis enjoys teaching all types of classes, but especially enjoys sports conditioning, TRX, and indoor cycling. When working with Alexis, you will improve your fitness level, meet your goals and most of all, have a good time doing it.

Alex Higueros

Alex is a licensed Zumba instructor with an intense passion for dance, fitness, and health. Born in Guatemala and brought to the U.S. at the age of 7, he was raised with a deep love and appreciation for all types of music, dance, and peoples. Always with a smile on his face, he enjoys bringing that same admiration of all the flavors of the world to each class. He's an active member of the community who takes joy in participating in many charitable events such as The American Cancer Society's Rely for Life in Concord, LIVERight at the Asian Liver Center in Stanford University, Party in Pink Breast Cancer Awareness in Walnut Creek, American Heart Association's Party Hearty in San Francisco, and many more! His desire is to continue to motivate and inspire people to live healthy and stay active in a fun, positive enviornment with Zumba! "Zumba has completely changed my life!" Alex says, " Zumba is a party where you can get lost in the music and just dance! You have so much fun that before you know it, class is over and you've burned up to 1000 calories!"

Dora Jih

Dora is a triathlete and loves training. She lives in Danville with her husband, 2 daughters, and 1 son. Dora is a member of the Forward Motion Racing Club’s Elite Team. Her focus is on racing Ironman distance events (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run), but she also races half Ironman and Olympic distances. Last year, Dora placed 2nd in her age group at the Wildflower Long Course triathlon (half Ironman distance), 1st in her age group at the Pacific Grove Olympic distance triathlon, and 10th in her age group at Ironman Coeur d’Alene. Dora’s athletic pursuits started with marathon racing in 1993 – racing the Marine Corp Marathon in Washington, DC, then Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and Los Angeles. A desire to cross-train brought Dora into a spinning class in the mid-90s. She fell in love with it and found it helped with her running too. Her passion for these classes motivated her to get certified to teach indoor cycling classes in 2002. Dora has been teaching indoor cycling in the Bay Area for 9 years and is excited about being a part of the IMX team.