I have been going to this studio for years now. I am not particularly athletic and suffer from numerous ailments related to joints and my back. Jan and all the instructors are so knowledgeable, rigorous, and kind. After working with all of them I have better mobility and strength. This is a great studio....best in the neighborhood!
Joseph Pilates' chosen successor, Romana Kryzanowska, trained
Jan Leahy, the owner of Henry Street Pilates. Jan was certified
after 700 hours training. Since then she has taught students and
trained teachers all over the world.
In Paris, she helped train the country’s first batch of
Kryzanowska-certified teachers, and in South Carolina she
implemented her own teacher-training program. Since moving to New
York, she has managed one of the most successful Pilates studios in
Manhattan.
Cut to 8 successful years later, she expanded HSP to corner
space on Henry and Warren. No matter where she is on Henry Street,
Jan remains a neighborhood fixture and a fitness rarity: a boutique
fitness owner expanding during an influx of fitness chains and a
master instructor who can make you laugh while she’s kicking your
butt.
Describing herself as a teacher she says: I am all about the
flow, the laugh and the next level. My vibe is part rock star and
part been there done that, let’s move on.
