About Us
Purely Pilates Studio is the proud Northern Nevada host site for Balanced Body Education. Our instructors are comprehensively trained and committed to continued education. Truly unique to any other fitness studios in the area our knowledgeable instructors balance both theoretical knowledge and the practical study to offer an exceptional Pilates session every time. Our Pilates sessions focus on proper form, balanced muscle use, full body challenge, and individual goals. We program each session in a way that allows everyone to move at their own pace/level, while encouraging each student to reach their personal best. Purely Pilates will leave you feeling stronger, leaner, longer and keep you moving with less pain and more ease. We aim to exceed the expectations of every client and thoroughly enjoy sharing the many benefits Pilates has to offer. Our clients have had success with weight loss, muscle gain, improved athletic performance, reducing pain and much more! We offer group, private, and semi-private Pilates instruction on the Reformer, Pilates chairs, Trapeze Table, Barrels/Arcs, Orbits and more. These Apparatus’ allow each client to experience the full benefits Pilates has to offer. We take the time to listen to your specific goals to encourage you and work within your lifestyle. Call today or contact us to schedule your first session and you’ll love how you feel!
Our Team
Christy Atencio • Instructor
Christy is a native Reno gal who has grown up with the cities growth. Growing up in Reno provided such great opportunities for outdoor sports and recreation. Her greatest loves were skiing and golf. She eventually left for college and graduated from the University of Nebraska. In college, she made my spending money teaching various group exercise classes. It was not until Christy endured a compound spiral fracture of her tibia and fibula, that her doctor introduced her to Pilates. It was three months after surgery until she could start bearing weight on her leg and that’s when she started Pilates. After her time in Pilates to rehabilitate her leg and knee, she was hooked and wanted to teach Pilates. Christy went to Purely Pilates Studio’s training program 10 years ago and has been teaching ever since.
She loves the strength and flexibility it provides and the ability to work with individuals who want to work through the issues they are experiencing. The group setting creates an environment to make friends and learn new ideas. Pilates has enhanced her body awareness and given her another environment to teach group exercise. Practicing Pilates helped her get stronger, increase my range of motion, and keeps her happy and moving. Christy want to share Pilates with anyone else who is looking for the same. All are welcome her my classes. She looks forward to seeing you in the studio!
Keri Manson • instructor
Keri was born and raised in Reno where she was able to enjoy an active lifestyle year round- hiking, jogging, snow skiing, water skiing, camping and group fitness classes (hello Jazzercise and step aerobics!). She attended Oregon State University and Pacific University where she continued enjoying the outdoors despite a “little bit” of rain. She has a deep appreciation for how amazing our bodies work and the empowerment that comes with independent mobility, which led her to pursue a career in physical therapy.
Her Pilates journey began in 2011 when she started attending group reformer classes and immediately felt the benefits in her core strength. posture, muscle balance, flexibility and overall mobility. Keri completed her initial Pilates instructor training in 2017. teaching for five years before adding to her Pilates education in 2023 with the Balanced Body Reformer training program here at Purely Pilates. She fell in love with the studio, the incredible instructors and the wonderful clients who make Purely Pilates such a special place. Keri truly enjoys Pilates because of the variety of movement options, the accessibility for people of all ages and levels of physical fitness and the ability to continuously challenge/improve strength. stability and flexibility.
Keri and her husband Dave, raised their two children in Sparks, NV, where they still live with their dog, Lulubelle.
laura cooper • Instructor
With an upbringing in dance and gymnastics, Laura has been sharpening her Pilates skills for 10+ years. Starting out as a recreational passion, she always knew she would eventually take the leap to becoming a Pilates instructor herself. As a lover of learning, her degrees in French & Political Science from UNR have taken her down career paths of teaching, marketing, and graphic design, eventually leading her down the path of nursing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Laura is currently a Labor & Delivery nurse here in Reno (you could say she knows a thing or two about your pelvic floor), and she loves serving her community—caring for people in some of their best and worst times. The knowledge and skills she has honed as an L&D nurse pair seamlessly with her Pilates philosophy and instruction.
Laura brings high-energy and enthusiasm to every class, creating unique flows that challenge the whole body. She is a form fanatic, protecting against injury and ensuring that her students leave every class feeling taller and more aligned. Laura believes that lives can truly change through Pilates when a deep mind-body connection is formed and that we should never stop moving. As she would say, “Movement is lubement”! While healing her own spinal injury, Laura is making her professional Pilates journey official through the Balanced Body instructor certification program, and she is thrilled to get to be a part of the Purely Pilates team!