Chelsea Peck
Chelsea Peck grew up both on the West Coast and in Honolulu surfing, swimming, running, hiking, cycling, dancing (ballet, hula, belly dance, West African dance), and practicing Yoga. She started practicing Yoga at age 9, instantly seeing the benefit of mental clarity through physical control. After suffering from chronic back pain and having to undergo multiple surgeries, Chelsea discovered Pilates through physical therapy and it changed her life. She has now been teaching Pilates for over 12 years and focuses on helping her clients develop deep core strength, effortless posture, and proper alignment through the classical Pilates Method. Chelsea has been training Gold Medal Winner and 5 x World Surfing Champion Carissa Moore for several years and helped her prepare for the Olympics. She has also worked with several other professional athletes, and the UH Football team. Chelsea was first certified to teach Pilates through the Pilates Place in Santa Monica, California, where she was trained in both the Classical and Contemporary/West-Coast Pilates styles. Her specialties include: Pre- & Post-Natal, Sports Conditioning, Teen Athletes, and Classical Mat Pilates. Clients have described her as perceptive, precise, determined, and thoughtful. Her workouts are always challenging and insightful, with impeccable sequencing and upward progression. She thrives on challenging clients to work hard, think about fitness differently, and feel amazing! As Joseph Pilates famously said: “Physical fitness is the first requisite of happiness”. For Chelsea, health and fitness training allows her to help clients find their own genuine happiness.
Notable moments
2014: Launched Pilates O Ka Lā
2016: Expanded the studio and opened a 2nd location
2016: Partnered with the Surfjack Hotel in Waikiki to offer "Penthouse Pilates", and later “Pilates and Palomas” a Pilates mat class at the hotel which became one of Honolulu's hottest fitness events
2017: Lululemon Ambassador for the Waikiki store
2019: Presenter at The Wanderlust Festival at Turtle Bay
2020: Studied with Jay Grimes - one of the last living students of Joseph Pilates at Vintage Pilates in Los Angeles
2021: Expanded the studio and opened a 3rd location with 2 separate studios
2021: Pilates O Ka Lā is honored to be a host studio for Vintage Pilates in Hawaii
CERTIFICATIONS
Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) Instructor Certification
Pilates Place 450 Hour Instructor Certification (Mat, All Pilates Apparatus, Pre- & Post-Natal, Special Conditions)
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Personal Trainer Certification
Yoga Collective 200 Hour Yoga Instructor Certification
Yogaworks Pre-Natal Yoga Instructor Certification
Certificate from The School for International Training, Senegal
