The Merrithew Mindful Movement World Tour comes back home to Toronto

Train in Toronto with the best in mind-body exercise

Reformer class in New York, the second stop on the Merrithew Mindful Movement World Tour

Toronto, August 27, 2013  – Merrithew^® (MH&F) has been going around the world celebrating the 25^th Anniversary of their premier brand, STOTT PILATES^®, with the Merrithew Mindful Movement World Tour (#mmm2013) and will return home to Canada this December. Coming to Toronto December 13 - 15, this symposium provides fitness professionals and enthusiasts alike with first-class training in mind-body modalities plus a rare opportunity to work with MH&F Master Instructor Trainers who are some of the fitness industry’s most respected and inspirational names.

“It’s incredible to see the growing interest in mind-body fitness across the world,” says Lindsay G. Merrithew, CEO & President of Merrithew. “In 1988 at the beginning of this journey, we were training clients out of our Toronto studio apartment. Now the company has evolved to having trained almost 38,000 instructors around the world, 4,400 of them from Canada. In addition to having an undisputed global presence, our Corporate Training Center in Toronto has grown to be an international leader attracting fitness professionals from every continent.”

“The Merrithew Mindful Movement World Tour is visiting 11 cities worldwide and the first half of the tour trained almost 500 instructors,” shares Moira Merrithew, Executive Director, Education. “Lindsay and I founded the company on the philosophy that effective and responsible exercise is the foundation to a better lifestyle. Twenty-five years of experience in evolving the STOTT PILATES method has allowed our team to develop three additional high-end branded education, Total Barre^®, CORE^™ Athletic Conditioning & Performance Training™ and ZEN•GA^®, all of which uphold that same philosophy while adapting to current trends in the industry. We look forward to sharing the most up-to-date training with the Canadian fitness community.”

The three-day symposium is one of the last chances for fitness professionals to earn CECs in 2013 and will offer more than 20 different workshops and foundational courses, allowing attendees to tailor the event to suit their needs. Programs are led by Moira Merrithew and her team of Master Instructor Trainers: John Garey, Kim Kraushar and PJ O'Clair. Registration for Toronto is now open at www.merrithew.com/worldtour2013. Prices range from $300 for four workshops to $810 to attend all three days with the early registration discount in effect until September 30, 2013.

All large hardware, including V2 Max Plus™ Reformers, Stability Barres™ and other equipment used during the courses and workshops will be available for sale at 25% off of the regular purchase. For more information please contact equipment@merrithew.com   

Merrithew Mindful Movement World Tour Itinerary*

• April 12 - 14, Cologne, Germany, Marriott Cologne
• April 26 - 28, New York City, Baryshnikov Arts Center
• May 17 - 19, Los Angeles, California, Marriott Manhattan Beach
• June 28 – 30, Shanghai, China, Radisson Blu Hotel Pudong Century Park
• July 5-7, Osaka, Japan, Hearton Hall
• September 20 - 22,  São Paulo, Brazil, Sheraton São Paulo WTC Hotel
• September 27 – 29, Mexico City, Mexico, Hilton Mexico City Reforma Hotel
• October 25 - 27, Melbourne, Australia, Crown Melbourne Entertainment Complex
• November 8 - 10, London, England, YMCA Central London
• TBD, Madrid, Spain
• December 13 – 15, Toronto, Canada, Radisson Admiral Toronto-Harbourfront

*Itinerary subject to change.

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