Just as you can’t ride Western style on an English saddle, it is paramount to use equipment with the correct measurements and spring tension to achieve the proper technique and desired results. Joe Pilates built his own apparatus with his brother Friedrich. All together Pilates had 26 patents. At Rebell Pilates, you get to experience first class equipment like the Contrology suite by Balanced Body, apparatus by Pilates Designs in the USA and by Arregon Pilates in Spain.  Each piece is hand-crafted and maintains Joe’s original vision and precise specifications.

Rebell Pilates is run by Alice R. Talkington from New York City. During her 1000-hour apprenticeship she trained with former students of Joe Pilates like Jay Grimes (1940-2024) und Edwina Fontaine (1928-2014). Since 2011 Alice has been an instructor in London, Vienna, and Boston just to name a few places. Her former clients include the late Christine Kaufmann, opera singer Albina Shagimuratova, actress Astrid Posner, and author Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre. For over a year and a half, Alice led a postpartum course in Munich. She organised Germany’s first Contrology conference in 2015 with Gratz Pilates as the equipment sponsor. Alice’s Pilates mentor during her four years in Berlin was Moses Urbano, a protégé of Romana Kryzanowska, the successor to Joe Pilates.  Alice was also introduced to ELDOA there, a revolutionary technique to decompress the joints, and she completed the first three levels in 2019.  Alice has practiced Ashtanga Yoga since 2002.

Rebell Pilates is located in the mixed-use office/residential area located on the other side of Wolfratshauser Straße from Waldgasthof Buchenhain and Tennispark Isartal. The studio is in the basement level and offers complete discretion to its clients. Parking is available on the street either in front of or behind the building. By car, the studio is easily reached from north or south by way of Wolfratshauser Str. The studio can also be reached by public transportation, as it is only a 5-minute walk from the S7 stop at Buchenhain. There is also ample parking for bicycles directly in front of the building. Large windows over the training space provide lots of natural daylight and brightness while still preserving customers‘ anonymity.

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Am Georgenstein 14
82065 Baierbrunn
Tel: 0174-8238738
by appointment only

David Alan Cooper, Musician

Pilates has helped me get focused and to stay centered and calm. I believe that doing Pilates gave me the competitive edge when I was gearing up for a big audition and to excel at work! It is a design for healthy living, which I can do consistently. It’s designed to strengthen your body and your mind, and it’s something you can do daily without being overly tired afterwards while still getting a great workout in! That’s the basic idea for Pilates in my life! I always come back to it and I’m so glad I do!

Kumar, Consultant

… Alice is clearly in the top three trainers  that I have ever had. She is patient, encouraging and unequivocally disciplined – she must have over a dozen eyes tucked away somewhere as she can spot several mistakes immediately, and she will not let them slide. She is very comfortable to talk with – and explains things very clearly, and challenges me constantly. She was a little serious to start with but she is much more fun now 🙂 I have improved significantly over the last three months…