History
The franchise owners of ChaiseFitness Maplewood, NJ are Claudia Aarts-Schreiber and Felix Aarts, who live in South Orange, NJ with their daughter Emilia. They make up the wife/husband power couple behind ChaiseFitness in New Jersey. Claudia and Felix met in Europe while both dancing professionally at highly acclaimed ballet companies. After moving to New York City, Felix pursued an MFA at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, while Claudia became one of the original Chaisettes at ChaiseFitness in New York City during the birth of the Reinvention Method. Claudia is certified in a multitude of body conditioning methods. They are excited to bring this cutting edge new workout to New Jersey
Specialties
ChaiseFitness is a unique, fun workout originated in New York City. Created by health and fitness experts Lauren Piskin and Rachel Piskin. At ChaiseFitness, all our classes are based on the Reinvention Method which blends Pilates and strength training with elements of dance to make a unique fun group fitness class. Our signature Reinvention class uses our patented over head bungee system for resistance training coupled with our modernized Pilates chair. Our other fun classes include resistance bands and TRX suspension training among others. All our classes focus on core strengthening, improving posture for spinal health, and creating long lean dancer-like muscles in a fun supportive environment. We also offer private sessions.