“I love to feel the continual changes in my body since starting Pilates. When someone compliments me on my posture, I know that I am standing taller, walking straighter and moving with grace. I have always been athletic; cycling, skiing, and swimming, but I never felt stronger and leaner than I do now. More satisfying is seeing those changes in my clients.

Alena Derby de Paz grew up in upstate New York, spent several winters in Colorado before she became a southern girl. She has her undergraduate degree in International Relations from University of Rochester, and her Masters in Maritime History from East Carolina University. She is certified to teach Pilates through Power Pilates and participates in Continuing Ed. She lives in Lake Worth with her husband Nelson.