The Inside
Pilates
- Awareness
- Intention
- Connection
- Understanding
I'm Brett, a fitness coach based in Dallas, Texas, teaching my inside-out method.
Pilates and strength training each have their own value. Used intentionally together, they build strength and connection from the inside out.
The Outside
Strength Training
- Capacity
- Challenge
- Confidence
- Strength
The Inside-Out
Pilates + Strength Training
- Awareness + Capacity
- Intention + Challenge
- Connection + Confidence
- Understanding + Strength
You may already be more capable than you believe you are. Sometimes the biggest limitation isn’t your body — it’s the story you’ve already told yourself about what your body can do. Movement gives you a chance to test those stories, challenge what you thought was possible, and build confidence in what you are actually capable of.
You don’t always know what you’re capable of until you try.
Movement is about more than what we see in the mirror. It’s about how we connect to ourselves and how that connection changes the way we show up in the world around us. It’s about recognizing the small things — the breath, the position, the movement that might feel almost too easy to matter — and understanding that those small things are the foundation for something bigger, both in and out of the studio.
Every session matters, even when it feels mundane or routine. What we do consistently today can help us build toward things we may not yet believe are possible.
Ready when you are.
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About Me
Hi, I’m Brett.
I’m from Amarillo, Texas, and moved to Dallas after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Fashion Merchandising. I would have never known at the time that maybe I should have studied something like kinesiology instead, but either way, here we are — a fashion major turned fitness enthusiast.
I dealt with a lot of insecurity in college and post-grad. Instead of going through the slow and sometimes painful process of long-lasting change, I found myself constantly reaching for quick solutions that never actually helped in the long run. Pilates came into my life and the long-lasting change started. Strength training came into my life and I realized that there would never really be an end to the process of growing.
I don’t know exactly how to explain it, but I feel like the most confident version of myself when I’m moving or teaching others to move. The insecurities are still there; they don’t just go away. But something just feels right, like I have finally found “my thing” that makes me feel more like myself than I ever have. The goofy, raw, imperfect, off-script Brett comes out when I give myself permission to be the unedited version of myself. Movement gives me a little freedom from being trapped in my own head, and I can feel some of those barriers start to come down.
Movement can be all of our “thing.”
I still have a long way to go, but after finding something that helps me get a little more out of my shell, I have a desire to help other people find their version of that, too. I know how frustrating it can feel to constantly hold yourself back, and I want to help you find the movement that makes you feel a little more like yourself. It will look different for all of us, but movement can be all of our “thing,” if we find the movement that keeps us excited to come back.
Work with me
The Inside
Pilates.
Where my love for health and fitness first began. Pilates helped me shift from exercise feeling like something I had to do, to something I get to do.
Change starts with awareness.
How can we change or develop something if we are unaware of it?
You’re no longer moving just to exercise; you’re moving to learn about your body and how you can better take care of it.
You begin to ask
- Where is my body in space?
- How am I moving?
- What am I feeling?
- Could I position myself differently to make an exercise more effective?
Be present where you are.
Listen to the world around you on your next walk rather than music, listen intentionally to people in conversation rather than planning your next reply. Practice in the studio and watch your awareness grow outside the studio.
Awareness in the studioAwareness outside of the studio
Pilates teaches you to understand your own body.
How often have you heard the cue “tuck your tail” or “find a neutral spine,” and had no idea what that actually means or if that cue even relates to you?
Pilates can be its own language that takes time to understand, especially because every body is different and moves differently. I don’t want you to simply hear a cue and do what you’re told. I want you to understand what you’re doing, why you’re doing it and what it feels like in your own body.
The goal=Autonomy.
Learn to cue yourself as you become more aware of your body and take ownership of your movement.
It all becomes the adult playground.
Pilates is a system with many different apparatuses. From mat work, bodyweight, and props — and don’t be fooled, intentional bodyweight work can be the hardest of them all — to the different equipment options, the opportunities to feel and learn are endless.
You can do the same exercise on different pieces of equipment and find that its purpose or experience changes dramatically. I’m almost giddy just writing this, thinking about all the ways there are to explore, understand, and learn.
I’m constantly learning. Come learn with me.
Book Pilates
The Outside
Strength.
My love for strength training came a little later, but once it started, I was hooked.
Build your capacity.
Strength training is where I let myself stop overthinking every movement.
Or at least I try — with a background in Pilates, it can be a little difficult. Form still matters, but the focus begins to shift as the load and demands increase.
The questions begin to shift.
- Where is my body in space?
- What can my body do?
We still need that awareness and understanding. We use what we’ve learned about our bodies to challenge them and see what they can do.
Trust yourself to try.
The more we show up for ourselves in the gym and prove we’re capable of more than we once thought, the more we begin to do the same in our own lives. Maybe you’re scared or feel unequipped. Maybe the doubts start rushing in. But you’ve given yourself enough evidence to know that doubt doesn’t mean you can’t try.
Strength in the gymStrength outside of the gym
Sometimes you need someone to push you.
As a coach, I need a coach for the very same reason — someone to look at in utter disbelief when they say “add more weight” after I barely made it through the last set.
A lot of the time, I shock myself with my ability to do it, and I never would have known had I not been encouraged (sometimes, forced) to try. And maybe I can’t finish the set. But now I have a threshold. I know what I was capable of that day.
Today’s threshold:Tomorrow’s start.
The bar keeps rising.
What I love most about strength training is that I am constantly being surprised by what my body can do. I’m once again giddy with excitement thinking about my own strength five years from now, or getting to be a small part of a client’s same journey.
And that strength isn’t only physical. It’s the mental strength of learning to believe that you can do hard things. The more we challenge ourselves in the gym, the more experiences we have to look back on when something outside the gym feels unfamiliar or uncomfortable. We have a little more reason to believe we can face it.
You’re stronger than you think. Come find out.
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The Inside-Out Method
Pilates + Strength.
My body needs to be challenged, but it also needs to be taken care of.
My body needs both.
Taking care of my body doesn’t mean never challenging it.
It means learning how to listen to my body and respond to what it needs in that season.
Listening to my body
- Some days, that means pushing myself and seeing what I’m capable of.
- Other days, it means giving my body space to recover, so I can come back stronger.
Not always more. Not always less.
Sometimes it’s about knowing when to push, when to slow down, and how to prepare yourself for what comes next.
Two modalities, each kept whole.
I want to allow Pilates to be Pilates, and strength training to be strength training, and experience the things that make each so valuable.
Your movement can shift with the season you’re in. Maybe it’s mostly Pilates as you prioritize strength from within, or mostly strength training as you crave the challenge of seeing just how much your body can do. There doesn’t have to be one perfect combination, and it doesn’t have to stay the same forever.
Combine themDon’t blend them.
So, why both?
I once wrestled with the question of whether I’d rather be the best at one thing or good at many different things. At the beginning of my fitness journey and career, I would have chosen the first. I loved Pilates and saw so much value in its teachings, so I thought I needed to narrow my focus to become the best instructor possible.
Then I started strength training, right around the time I began to feel a little stagnant. Pilates was teaching me so much about my body, but I wanted to see what else my body could do. Strength training changed the way I thought about that question. Maybe I didn’t need to narrow my focus to keep growing. Maybe I needed to stay willing to learn, try new things, and let different forms of movement grow me in different ways.
So maybe the real question isn’t, “Why both?”But why not both?
Book Pilates + Strength
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Let’s begin.
I don’t have one type of client or one reason someone needs to move. We figure out what movement looks like for you right now, and keep challenging and adapting the plan as you grow.
I love the challenge of working with different people and the way it pushes me to keep learning alongside you. Whether you want to build muscle, learn to move with more awareness, or find the best of both worlds, we’ll create a plan around your goals and the ways you enjoy moving most.
All I need from you is a willingness to try, keep trying, and be patient with the process.
We’ll focus on building consistency, taking it day by day, and learning to appreciate where you are now rather than focusing only on the end goal. Eventually, you’ll be able to look back and see how far you’ve come.
Private training
Brett’s Body Shop
My home garage studio
More individualized attention, where the session is built entirely around you, your goals, and what your body needs that day.
- Single session
- $90
- 8-pack
- $680
Pilates or strength, your choice each session.
Pilates Unlimited + The Barbell Club
Small groups give you the individualized attention of personal training with the energy and accountability of training alongside others.
| Single session | 8-pack | |
|---|---|---|
| Duet | $80 | $600 |
| Trio | $65 | $496 |
| Quad | $55 | $416 |
Prices are per person. Every session can be Pilates or strength.
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Come try a session with me.
Don’t feel like you need to know exactly what you need before contacting me. Tell me where you are, come take an initial session where I can watch you move, and let’s figure it out together.
Contact / Inquire| Group size | Try Pilates or Strength | Try both2 sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Private | $50 | $115 |
| Duet2 people | $40/person | $75/person |
| Trio3 people | $35/person | $65/person |
| Quad4 people | $30/person | $55/person |
“Try both” means two separate sessions: one Pilates and one strength session.
Group classes.
Find me at O2 Dallas and Pilates Unlimited teaching group classes in Pilates and strength. Check out my current schedule and come move with me.
Contact
Let’s talk.
Don’t feel like you need to know exactly what you need. Tell me where you are and what you’re hoping for, and I’ll be in touch to find a time for your first session.
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