About · Care·To Pilates
Movement, taught with care.
Care·To Pilates is a reformer-based Pilates studio in Boulder, Colorado, teaching small group classes, private sessions, and a 200-hour teacher training program for people who want to move well — strong, flexible, and without pain.
Our style
Strength, flexibility, and the balance between.
We help you find the balance of strength and flexibility in your body. Control and proper alignment keep you healthy and moving without pain.
What you learn here carries into everything else you do. We come back to three things:
Breath — the pace of the practice, and the thing you'll take home first.
Alignment — moving the way your body is built to move.
Control — strength you own, at every speed.
What we offer
What Care·To Pilates does.
Everything happens on the reformer. Classes are 50 minutes, and every one of them is built around breath, alignment, and control.
Group reformer classes
Five class types, each with its own focus: Foundations, Water, Fire, Air, and Stretch. Some build on each other and some stand alone, so you can pick what your body needs that day. Whichever you choose, your instructor sees you the whole time, not just the front row.
Private and semi-private sessions
1-on-1 or 2-on-1 time with an instructor whose full attention is on you. Every session is built around your body, your goals, and how you move that day.
Prenatal-safe classes
Most of our classes are safe through pregnancy, and your instructor will adjust as you go. Tell us when you book and we will point you to the right ones.
Small classes, every time
The studio has room for eleven, and that is the ceiling. You will never be one reformer in a room of thirty.
Why Care·To
What makes Care·To Pilates different.
No contracts
You buy a drop-in or a class pack and use it at your pace. Our unlimited membership renews monthly only if you choose it, and you can pause it when life gets busy. We are not one of those studios that locks you into a commitment.
Easy to start, hard to outgrow
Five class types at different intensities mean a first-timer and a ten-year practitioner can both find the right room. Tell us what you are looking for and we will point you to the class that fits.
Privates, prenatal, and postpartum
Group reformer is only part of what we do. We offer private and semi-private sessions, prenatal-safe programming in most classes, and postpartum work when you are ready to come back.
Fitness and health, not one or the other
We teach alignment and control before intensity, so you get stronger without getting hurt. The goal is a body that works well for decades, not just a hard hour.
A 20% student rate, all year
Currently enrolled students get 20% off class packs and the unlimited membership. It stays on your account, so there is nothing to remember at checkout.
The owner
From injury to practice.
Kerttu grew up in a small town in Estonia, raised in the arts, and moved to New York in 2011. Years of high-intensity movement asked a lot of her body. Then a serious back injury took her from a fully active life to almost none.
Rehabilitation introduced her to Pilates, and it changed everything. Here was a conscious way of moving, one that rebuilt the connection between her mind and body and got her moving again with little pain.
After eight years of teaching in New York, she brought her practice to Boulder. With the support of her clients, she built the studio and the team you'll meet below.
Why “Care·To”
Kerttu's Estonian name was hard for Americans to say, so she taught it as a question: “Care to grab coffee? Care to do Pilates?” The name stuck. It keeps her roots close, with the caring part built right in.
The team
Our instructors.
Haline
Ballet and modern dance from her childhood in Brazil shaped how she moves. She found Pilates in Portugal over 13 years ago, and it's been her daily practice since.
Alli
An elementary music teacher from Arlington Heights, Illinois, Alli found Pilates in 2022 and fell for how fun, functional, and empowering it felt. She completed our teacher training program under Kerttu's mentorship — and never left.
Amy
Amy moved to Boulder in 2015 for a BA in Dance at CU Boulder. A long-time client before joining the team, she completed our teacher training program and brings a dancer's precision and a real love of this community.
Who trains here
Who Care·To Pilates is for.
Our clients are mostly Boulder locals who want to get strong and stay that way. That includes:
- People who want a real workout and want to feel it, without the pounding of a high-intensity class.
- People who care about small class sizes and an instructor who actually watches how they move.
- Complete beginners who want a clear, unintimidating place to start.
- Runners, climbers, cyclists, and skiers using Pilates to stay strong and injury-free in their sport.
- Pregnant clients who want to keep training safely.
- Students, who get 20% off year-round.
At a glance
Key facts.
- Business name
- Care·To Pilates
- Type
- Reformer Pilates studio (group classes, private sessions, teacher training)
- Location
- 2795 Pearl Street, Suite 102, Boulder, CO 80302 — entrance on Spruce Street
- Founder
- Kerttu, owner and lead instructor
- Founded
- 2020, Boulder, Colorado
- Hours
- Monday–Friday 7:00am–6:30pm · Saturday and Sunday 9:00am–12:00pm
- Website
- caretopilates.com
- Contact
- info@caretopilates.com · 303-968-1020 (text)
- Booking
- Online through MindBody; classes and privates can be booked from the schedule page
- Classes
- Foundations, Water, Fire, Air (jumpboard), Stretch, BYOBaby — all on the reformer, 50 minutes (BYOBaby 45)
- First-timer offer
- Three group classes for $50
- Group pricing
- Drop-in $35 · 5-pack $150 · 10-pack $290 · Unlimited $350/month
- Private pricing
- Single session from $100 · Semi-private from $76 per person
- Contract terms
- No contracts. Class packs and drop-ins never lock you in; the unlimited membership renews monthly only by opt-in.
- Student discount
- 20% off packs and unlimited for currently enrolled students
- Cancellation policy
- 24 hours' notice; late cancels and no-shows forfeit the credit
- Teacher training
- 200-hour Reformer + Jumpboard certification, small cohorts
- @caretopilatesstudio
I've never done Pilates. Where do I start?
Start with Foundations. It teaches the principles and the reformer itself in a workout that is safe but not easy. We recommend five to ten Foundations classes before moving up to Water.
What do I wear, and do I need grip socks?
Comfortable workout clothes you can move in. Grip socks are required on the reformer for safety; regular socks won't work. We sell them at the studio if you forget.
I have an injury. Can I still come?
Almost always, yes. We work with clients through all kinds of injuries and can modify any exercise on the reformer. Talk to your instructor before class so they know what to watch for, and consider a private session if you want more individual attention.
I'm pregnant. Which classes are safe?
Foundations, Water, and Stretch are prenatal-safe throughout; Fire is safe through the second trimester; Air (jumpboard) is not.
What is your cancellation policy?
Cancel at least 24 hours before class through MindBody and your credit goes back on your account. Inside 24 hours, the credit is used. If you wake up sick, cancel right away and email us; we can usually help.
Where is the entrance, and where do I park?
The studio is at 2795 Pearl Street, Suite 102, but the door is on Spruce Street, not Pearl. Most clients park on the street along Spruce.