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Pilates Digest is an online resource engaging the Pilates community all over the world. The website is filled with interviews, product reviews, training articles, sport-specific articles, video exercises, resources, products and tips for professionals and enthusiasts. Whether you are teaching or participating in Pilates, you are going to be immersed in the information this website provides. The training information is invaluable, the interviews are fascinating, the product reviews are informative and the resources are abundant.

New content is provided every month by contributors from all over. New resources are continually being developed to help you in your Pilates practice every day. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please let us know. We are constantly updating and adding to our site. Our goal is to help all of us be better Pilates instructors.

Beth Begelman, Co-Founder

Beth Begelman, Co-Founder of Pilates DigestBeth Begelman has been working in the fitness industry for over 10 years. Fitness and athletics have always been part of her life. After spending several years in the airline industry and in the corporate world, Beth began her career in the fitness industry.

She started as an aerobics instructor and went on to obtain training and certifications in personal training, mat Pilates, Pilates apparatus, yoga and golf specific fitness. Beth is certified as a Pilates apparatus instructor with the PhysicalMind Institute; her mat training was completed with STOTT PILATES®. Additionally she holds a certification with Mike Wright’s Golf Pilates as a Pilates for Golf trainer. She has obtained the highest level certification in golf specific fitness with Advantage Golf and is a Master Golf Fitness Instructor and a level 3 Golf Fitness Professional through the Titleist Performance Institute. Beth sits on the Advisory Board for Golf Fitness Magazine and is also a contributing writer.

Kelley Ranaudo, Co-Founder

Kelley Ranaudo, Co-Founder of Pilates DigestKelley Ranaudo has been in the fitness industry for 15 years and has been active her entire life. She started dancing when she was 4 and enjoyed the discipline until she graduated from high school. She received an undergraduate degree in Business Marketing and a graduate degree in Exercise Science from the University of Florida. Kelley also received her MBA from Webster University. She received her aerobic and personal training certification from AFAA while in college and also received her ACSM certification during graduate school. She realized her passion for fitness while teaching for the College of Health and Human Performance and for the University of Florida Recreation Center during college.

Her experience includes running the Women’s Wellness Center, a hospital based fitness center and managing the private spa and fitness center at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando. She has received certifications in Spinning, Kickboxing, and level 1 Golf Fitness Professional through the Titleist Performance Institute. She is a STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor and is trained on the MVe chair through Peak Pilates. Kelley sits on the Advisory Board for Golf Fitness Magazine and is also a contributing writer.

Kelley and her husband started The Fitness Studio of Orlando in March of 2003 as a personal training, golf-specific fitness training and Pilates studio. So much has been learned through the development and ongoing growth of the Studio. Kelley continually works to educate herself and help others entering the fitness industry. She believes if you have the passion for fitness and helping others, you should be working in the field. She does her best to help those with the passion to succeed in this industry.

John Ranaudo, CTO

John Ranaudo, CTO of Pilates DigestJohn Ranaudo has 12 years of a diversified background in information technology with experience in information architecture, web usability, web design, programming and Internet marketing. He holds a BS in Management Information Systems from the University of Central Florida and an AS in Computer Aided Design from Florida Metropolitan University.

He is the owner of InternetFramework a web design, development and Internet marketing company. John is responsible for the management, business strategies, marketing and customer relations of the Pilates Digest website.

In March 2003, John and his wife Kelley, opened The Fitness Studio of Orlando in March of 2003 as a personal training, golf-specific fitness training and Pilates studio. John is a certified level 1 Golf Fitness Professional through the Titleist Performance Institute.