The Pilates Loft Experience

MARIE E. ARTMAN M.ED.

Marie Artman has taught various dance and fitness classes for more than thirty years. Mrs. Artman holds a Bachelor of Education in dance therapy and a Master of Education in Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation. While Marie began her doctoral work in exercise physiology she continued to keep abreast of the current trends in dance and exercise techniques. 

During her undergraduate work, she was a member of the Valois Dance Company at the University of Toledo. The Dance Company performed two concerts a year; Mrs Artman also worked in local school systems as the resident “Creative Movement Instructor”. One of Marie’s more memorable positions she held in addition to the above mentioned was “head Instructor for Richard Simmons” at his studio in Toledo. While pursuing her Masters Degree, she owned and operated Fitness Design, Inc. for eleven years. The company provided corporations and hospitals a dance exerciseprogram for employees on site. 

In 1990, Marie relocated to Georgia with her husband Dr. Martin Artman, to start their new married life. As owner of the Pilates Loft on St. Simons Island, Marie has also been certified as a Pilates Rehabilitation Practitioner for the prestigious Polestar Education Company. She also holds a second certification in Floor Barre through Zena Romnett in New York City.

Marie is a sought after motivational speaker and has produced a successful DVD, Classical Alignment. The DVD is designed to bring dance conditioning into the wellness community. She has presented her work at the International Spa Association conventions in Italy, Wales and Florida. The legendary Forbes Five Star property “The Cloister Resort” on Sea Island in Georgia asked Marie to bring her Pilates practice to their fitness center several years ago. Marie opened and operated a successful fully equipped Pilates Studio and Program for the resort; prior to that Marie acted as a specialty instructor for the Fitness Center performing Pilates Mat classes, Group lectures, Zumba classes and water fitness classes for over 18 years.

Marie’s newest venture is relocating her Pilates Loft practice to a fully designed Wellness Center on Saint Simons Island. This fully equipped Wellness Center offers Marie’s reformer classes, dance and barre class, CoreAlign Classes, massages, and facials. It is because of her dedication to her profession that Sea Island members, Resort guests and the local community come back to her classes again and again. When it comes to expertise in her filed, Marie Artman is the consummate professional who strives for nothing short of perfection.

holley rogers

Holley Rogers has practiced Pilates for nearly 15 years, beginning as a client at the Pilates Loft of SSI. She earned her Classical Pilates Mat Certification from Power Pilates in 2012 and taught mat Pilates classes in Athens, GA until moving back to her hometown of St. Simons Island in 2016.

Holley completed her CoreAlign® Instructor certification through Balanced Body in 2018 and joined the Pilates Loft to lead and expand the CoreAlign® program. Since then, she has also completed the Polestar Pilates’ Comprehensive Teacher Training program in 2019.

Livi Elliott