Giving
Pilates
To You
Straight
Giving Pilates To You Straight
THE PROBLEM
Pilates is very expensive
This is true whether you’re a beginner and have just taken your first few classes or you’re an advanced instructor.
For the beginner, it can be tough to wrap your head around Pilates and build momentum. The more study and practice you do, the more quickly you’ll advance. But the problem is, most people don’t have it in their budget for more than one class per week.
For the instructor, consistently going to workshops can cost a small fortune. And they often fall short on providing sufficient value for the price tag.
THE SOLUTION
A free online resource
ToneKnowledge is on a continuing mission to make Pilates more accessible and knowable.
This website is designed to complement in-person classes, helping you go further and faster in your Pilates journey.
Check out the Exercises page where hundreds of Pilates exercises are each treated to a comprehensive, multi-media breakdown (coming soon). On the Classes page, you’ll find hundreds of free online Pilates classes (coming soon). And on the Blog, you can read in-depth articles on all things Pilates.
Knowledge is power.
Creator
Oliver discovered Pilates as many do: through injury. But found himself and his calling through his practice.
In 2009, after running a half marathon, Oliver was stricken with tendinitis in one of his knees; which forced him to seek medical attention.
A visit to a physiotherapist opened his eyes to a humbling fact: the muscles surrounding his knees weren’t strong enough to withstand the amount of running he had been doing, so something had to change.
His physiotherapist recommended strength training as a solution; which set Oliver down a new path.
After finding a personal trainer, he began strength training. He loved the feeling of getting stronger, and his tendinitis didn’t return. But injury would strike him once again. This time affecting both of his arms. A direct result of the weights he had been lifting. It was here that Oliver found Pilates, after a friend suggested it to him.
Within a short time of starting Pilates classes, Oliver’s arms were back to normal; which gave him tremendous respect for the fitness system.
After two years of taking classes, he enrolled in the Advanced Teacher Training Program at Pilates from the Centre in North Vancouver, Canada. There he trained under the watchful eyes of Matilda Christensen, Veronica McClurg and Katherine Denham. He completed the 950-hour program in June of 2015—though he logged closer to 1,200 hours.
What started as a recommendation from a caring friend, transformed into a calling: to help people unlock their true physical potential and gain mastery over their body as Oliver had. He believes what Pilates brings to the table is 100% positive. To him, “there’s a kind of magic to it.”
Oliver Giving
Chief Pilates Officer
Oliver discovered Pilates as many do: through injury. But found himself and his calling through his practice.
In 2009, after running a half marathon, Oliver was stricken with tendinitis in one of his knees; which forced him to seek medical attention.
A visit to a physiotherapist opened his eyes to a humbling fact: the muscles surrounding his knees weren’t strong enough to withstand the amount of running he had been doing, so something had to change.
His physiotherapist recommended strength training as a solution; which set Oliver down a new path.
After finding a personal trainer, he began strength training. He loved the feeling of getting stronger, and his tendinitis didn’t return. But injury would strike him once again. This time affecting both of his arms. A direct result of the weights he had been lifting. It was here that Oliver found Pilates, after a friend suggested it to him.
Within a short time of starting Pilates classes, Oliver’s arms were back to normal; which gave him tremendous respect for the fitness system.
After two years of taking classes, he enrolled in the Advanced Teacher Training Program at Pilates from the Centre in North Vancouver, Canada. There he trained under the watchful eyes of Matilda Christensen, Veronica McClurg and Katherine Denham. He completed the 950-hour program in June of 2015—though he logged closer to 1,200 hours.
What started as a recommendation from a caring friend, transformed into a calling: to help people unlock their true physical potential and gain mastery over their body as Oliver had. He believes what Pilates brings to the table is 100% positive. To him, “there’s a kind of magic to it.”
History
ToneKnowledge begins as Tone Pilates, a mobile Pilates studio in Vancouver, BC.
Tone Pilates opens a studio within Le Physique, in Vancouver's False Creek South neighbourhood.
After two years of building it up, the studio is buzzing! Many classes are full and have wait lists.
COVID-19 takes the world by storm. The studio is renovated to make it 100 square feet larger, allowing for social distancing in group classes.
Tone Pilates receives more 5-star Google reviews than any other Pilates studio in Vancouver.
Due in part to a 90% drop in revenues because of COVID-19's Omicron variant, Tone Pilates closes. Oliver moves to Vancouver Island and starts ToneKnowledge.
Core Values
We create a welcoming environment within the pages of toneknowledge.com. We want users of the site to consider it a part of their online communities.
We have felt the physical and mental empowerment a Pilates practice brings. It’s this profound experience we want to share with our users.
We keep things light-hearted and fun so our users can meet their challenges with a smile.
We understand Pilates runs deep. We have admiration for it and work towards mastery in our knowledge and practise of it. We walk our talk.
We have an ownership mentality. We take initiative, take responsibility and take pride in our work.
We strive for sustainability: personal, professional and environmental.
We’re not afraid to put wild ideas on the table. We seek to serve our users better by getting creative.
Your body is capable of incredible things.
Learn how to master it.