About Our Instructors

Ruby Baker, Owner The Pilates Place

Hi I'm Ruby Baker owner and founder of The Pilates Place. I started working in the fitness industry teaching aerobics and personal training in the early 1990’s, after receiving my aerobics and personal training certifications at Mission College in Santa Clara, CA. Before opening the Pilates Place I worked as an Information Technology business consultant. After personally experiencing the benefits of Pilates I knew that my love of fitness and my experience in business would finally come together. I was certified as a Pilates instructor in 2002 and loved teaching the Pilates method so much I decided to open The Pilates Place in 2003.

I also work as a business consultant for Pilates and Yoga studios helping other studio owners run a profitable and successful business.

Pialtes Certification and workshops through The Pilates Coach and Ellie Herman Studios

Movement Certification through Eric Franklin Method and Aston Patterning

Ty Johnson

I am a dedicated professional with more than ten years experience in Personal Training and teaching group exercise. I have extensive knowledge in developing exercise programs for weight loss and muscle gain, rehabilitation, improvement in functional movement, sport specific activities, and fulfilling the needs of my clients. I bring a vibrant passion to each session to facilitate reaching personal goals. I am certified in Personal Training and group exercise through A.C.E. and A.F.A.A., along with certifications in Pilates, Tomahawk cycling, Arthritis Foundation Special Populations, Nutrition Fundamentals, Personal Fit, BosuBall Fitness, Prenatal Exercise and Aquasize. I have managed and coordinated fitness programs and departments and currently work at a Diabetic Prevention clinic for the Nevada Urban Indians. I also earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration.

Abigail Schulz

As a former indoor and outdoor soccer player as well as a road cyclist, I focus on functional and strength training while maintaining a strong, controlled core. I have been practicing Pilates since 2006 and have been instructing since 2008. I currently hold a personal training certificate through AFAA, reformer and mat pilates certificates through The Pilates Coach, and a spinning certificate with Maddog Athletics. I am trained in PiYo, a fusion of yoga and pilates as well as the balance ball to add a little variety. Currently, I am working on a Bachelors degree in Health Ecology and hope to continue on to graduate school for a masters degree in physical therapy. Most of my spare time is spend riding on the road with my Cannondale bike and training for a metric century in the upcoming summer.

Tiina Mantyla

I moved from Helsinki, Finland to Reno Nevada in 1993. My husband an I came from Finland to study at the Univeristy of Nevada and to play on UNR's division-1 tennis team for 4 years......and 12 years later we are still here. While studying at the university I worked as a graduate student teaching assistant teaching movement classes and a lecture course called "Exercise and aging." I graduated from UNR (Department of Health Ecology) with my masters of science degree in 1999.

After graduating I worked as a personal trainer, tennis instructor, water aerobics instructor and yoga instructor at Double Diamond Althletic Club in Reno. My husband started working at Lakeridge Tennis Club as a tennis pro while I finished my studies.

I am now a stay at home mommy who teaches movement part time. My husband and I have 2 children: Mikael and Kristian.

I have been teaching Pilates on the reformer since 2003. I became interested in reformer pilates after my first son was born in 2002 and I wanted to get back into shape but was suffering from a knee injury. After just two reformer pilates classes I was feeling great and even sleeping better. I was so impressed with what reformer pilates did for me that I decided to ger certified to teach it to others. My purpose and passion is to help eveyone in my class to achieve a better level of fitness for a better life.