About Ellen Croft

Ellen Croft's experience as a pilates and fitness professional spans over 25 years. Her one of a kind training and instinct for achieving results has lead to a client roster that includes celebrities, professional athletes, and high-profile executives.  Ellen embarked on a mission to invent the first at-home Pilates apparatus based on Joseph Pilates' elite creation, the Cadillac.  In keeping with the same elegance and performance, Ellen developed a highly effective pilates training machine that delivers the results of an in-studio pilates resistance workout.  Ellen currently runs a private pilates studio in Santa Barbara, California.

Throughout her youth, Ellen Croft was actively competing in such sports as Mogul Skiing, and English Horse Riding, but in her early 20's Ellen was diagnosed Hodgkins Lymphoma which placed her dreams on hold. Ellen went through 3 years of treatment including radiation therapy, which put her in remission, but soon after that Ellen developed Grave's Disease. When additional raditaion therapy failed to cure her, Ellen turned to alternative medicine, which saved her life. Ellen overcame Grave's Disease through a health and wellness program that included, proper nutrition, exercise, and relaxation through meditation. After going through this experience with her health Ellen wrote, produced, and starred in a Canadian documentary on the worldwide shortage of radiation therapy technicians.

While studying at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, Ellen began training at a private womens club on 5th ave. Some of Ellen's clients included Carol Alt and many others.

In the early 90's Ellen became a private trainer again and found pilates. Shortly after this she opened her first Studio, The Pilates Warehouse in Santa Barbara, and began conducting private & semi-private training sessions as well as classes. Some of her private clientele included fortune 500 executives, wives, and stars such as David Rasche, Julie Christie, Sandra Church & Peter Noon.

Later while Ellen was setting up a studio at Lake Arrowhead Olympic Training Center she began working with Rehabilitation Technology Works where Michelle Kwan attended sports rehab. As a result of these relationships, Ellen has worked with olympic hopefuls and continues to do so.

Ellen saw a need for people to have affordable pilates equipment in their home and created the home pilates machine used in the Supreme Pilates Infomercials by Guthy Renker that aired worldwide. Ellen also starred in these infomercials along side clients Patrick Duffy and Elle Macpherson as well as other celebrity clients.

Ellen's message to everyone is to keep hope, alleviate the stress in life & when life gets tough there is always a brighter tomorrow.

Prior to beginning any exercise or nutrition program it is advised to consult with your physician to ensure the program is suitable to your individual health requirements.