Beth Cumberland

Beth first discovered Pilates Core Training as a client in 2002. In 2018 she completed Pilates Mat training certification and in 2020 completed her Comprehensive training, both with Barbara Bruni’s Pilates and Beyond Teacher Training.

Beth was born in Coldwater, Kansas as the first of four siblings. She was raised in Wisconsin and Omaha, Nebraska, where she completed high school. Beth graduated from William Woods College in Fulton, Missouri with a BA in Speech and Theatre. After graduation she was married; she and her husband resided in Illinois for four years before moving to Mobile, Alabama. While living in Mobile, she earned a BA degree in Nursing from the University of South Alabama, working initially as an RN in labor and delivery and home health. Beth has two children and three grandchildren.

I walked into Pilates Core Training in the Fall of 2002 and took my first mat class with Barbara. I had been peeking in the window of the studio for several weeks, fascinated with what I saw Barbara teaching, and one day she opened the door inviting me in; she encouraged me to try a class so I did. When I first started I could hardly move my neck, I had continuous lower back pain and pain in both knees when I walked. After 6 months of classes all of these issues were diminishing and within a year they were completely gone. I am addicted to Pilates because I believe it changes lives and is one of the most effective ways of significantly improving your strength and flexibility.