Tucson Pilates Instructors

Geneviève Nedder is a certified Pilates Instructor with nearly 20 years of Movement teaching experience. She is certified in Pilates Post-Rehabilitation, as well as being trained and certified through Shapes™ with Barbara Huttner, and Essential Motion Inc. with Diana Bailey in Denver, Colorado. A certified teacher of the Ron Fletcher Work™, she has been trained and certified directly by Ron Fletcher. Geneviève continues to advance her Pilates and Movement knowledge through educational workshops and in individual training sessions with peers in complementary disciplines.

Geneviève began her transformation from performer to Pilates Instructor and Movement Coach in the early 1990s. After auto accidents left her with severe neck, back and jaw injuries, she turned to Pilates for rehabilitation and surgery prevention. Geneviève's success inspired her to dive headlong into a Pilates career, ambitiously achieving certifications in five comprehensive and highly intensive training programs in merely six years.

Since founding Body Fundamentals in 1996, Geneviève has continued to develop her own style of Pilates program, integrating nearly a dozen years of Pilates training and an extensive background in Dance and Movement. Her specially designed programs combine key principles from various disciplines and reflect an ongoing commitment to help others reach their fitness potential, regardless of previous injuries or chronic conditions.

Geneviève's popular customized Pilates and Movement workshops are not only a natural complement to her practice, but also a natural result of years creating and presenting such for theatre, dance and improvisational groups. As a guest instructor and presenter, she focuses on incorporating mind and body awareness learning into each Pilates and Movement event.

In addition to multiple Pilates and Movement Certifications, Geneviève has a B.F.A. in Theatre and Dance from the University of Arizona. She's trained and studied at Pepperdine University, The National Theatre Conservatory and The Oxford School of Drama. Genevieve has directed professionally and performed on stage, in television, film and video in London and Oxford, England; Edinburgh, Scotland; Los Angeles, California; Denver, Colorado and Phoenix, Arizona, among others. She is a member of IDEA Health & Fitness Association, the Screen Actors Guild, and the Pilates Method Alliance.

Stevie certified in Classical Pilates through Master Teacher John White and The John White Movement Program. In addition, she completed a three year apprenticeship with Geneviève Nedder at Body Fundamentals. During her apprenticeship she studied Pre-Pilates and Post-Rehabilitation techniques as well as Restorative Foam Roller exercises.

In addition to teaching full time, Stevie is also the Administrative Assistant at Body Fundamentals; responsible for client customer services, marketing, and organizing studio events and seminars.

Stevie has a B.S. in Family Studies and Human Development from the University of Arizona. A lifetime passion of Dance and a strong background in cheerleading, coaching and choreography influenced her to study Pilates. It was an instant and perfect fit!

Hilary is a graduate from the University of Arizona with a BS in Retailing and Consumer Science.

Some long-time clients may remember Hilary from when she worked as an Administrative Assistant at Body Fundamentals back in 2000. While never formally trained or certified to teach Pilates, Hilary has joyfully been a student for over 10 years. After working for a decade in sales and marketing, she is thrilled to return to the Body Fundamentals team as a Project Manager with an emphasis on creative projects, event planning and marketing.

Robert spent eleven years in Denver, Colorado in private practice, and the past eight years at Body Fundamentals. He specializes in relief of chronic pain and injuries through the utilization of multiple modalities including; Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage, Advanced Cranial Sacral Therapy, and Acupressure.

Each session is customized based on the clients needs. Robert holds a Medical Massage License through the Ohio State Board of Medical Massage.

Richard G. Hofstad, LMT, was first introduced to Pilates in 1999. Through his practice of Pilates and by applying the principles of Pilates into everyday movements, he has significantly increased his flexibility and core strength as well as eliminated chronic low back pain sustained in an auto accident over 20 years ago. Richard received his advanced certification in Pilates with master teacher John White as well as completing an apprenticeship program at Body Fundamentals Studio.

He has completed over 1600 hours of comprehensive massage training in Anatomy, Physiology, and Therapeutic modalities. Richard is a member of the Pilates Method Alliance and The American Massage Therapy Association. Richard has worked with internationally acclaimed resorts and spas including Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Tucson, Arizona.