Personal Profile

Mary M. Gordon, Founder

Plus Size Pilates® Matwork Program

Mary M. Gordon’s fitness and medical experience, and insightful observations make Plus Size Pilates® Matwork unique. Her years of operating room nurse experience have given her a background in human anatomy. Her knowledge of the breath as the result of years of ventilator nursing has guided her in teaching students to focus on their breathing techniques.

Mary’s 30 years of personal athletics, including over fifty competitive events, mostly triathlons, and her experience as a personal trainer, a Pilates and yoga instructor significantly contribute to her knowledge as an innovative mat Pilates instructor. She is an armchair fan of all forms of adventure, and adventure racing, and she enjoys the fine arts, and popular culture.  

The groundbreaking Plus Size Pilates® Matwork program, steps beyond the traditional three level classic mat Pilates system, to a format that safely instructs large groups of Pilates exercisers of varying body size, and degree of fitness.

Mary M. Gordon, the founder of Plus Size Pilates® Matwork, is a certified Pilates instructor, and an American a Certified Personal Trainer (A.C.E.). As a nurse, Mary maintains active nursing licenses in Florida and Arizona. She teaches Pilates at various locations in Tucson, Arizona.