Malibu is synonymous with celebrity and those superstar bodies know it. Carroll Krieff has long been training people so famous she can't mention names, but suffice to say they have all become loyal Malibu Pilates® Studio fans. For over a decade, Carroll's "little studio by the sea" has been the place where film, television, music and runway VIPs all come to lengthen, strengthen and tone their muscles for a shape we all covet. But interestingly enough, beyond her high-profile clientele, Carroll's goal has always been to bring her super results-oriented workout to everyone.

Growing up in Malibu, Carroll was naturally athletic: a champion equestrian, surfer, gymnast, and marathon runner. Fascinated by the human body and its potential, she started her fitness career as a neuromuscular therapist where she was introduced to Pilates. She found that with Pilates, her own body quickly transformed from being bigger, bulkier and more body-builder like to long, lithe, and lean, like a dancer's body. Plus, the workout inspired an unmatched sense of well-being. She was immediately hooked and decided to become a Pilates trainer.

Carroll began her training with famed Pilates guru Romana Kryzanowska in New York and continued her training at the Performing Arts Physical Therapy Studio in Los Angeles. Upon graduating she opened her first Malibu Pilates® Studio. With no advertising, Carroll rapidly became the talk of Malibu and the stellar word of mouth has kept her in large demand. Her current studio was the first full-service Pilates studio in Malibu, founded over a decade ago.

Carroll's Malibu Pilates® Studio is filled with other top-of-the-line Pilates equipment which Carroll uses to maximum advantage. In addition, Carroll's vivacious personality and ability to connect with her clients allows them to entrust her with their most important possession, their bodies. Carroll's warmth and encouragement has her clients effortlessly working their hardest, enabling each of them to reach their maximum and best result.

"Working out shouldn't be a chore," says Carroll. "I want the time during my training sessions to fly by. With that in mind, the journey for me is about taking Pilates farther and wider so that more people can appreciate the benefits, enhancing their bodies and their lives.

While remaining dedicated and true to traditional Pilates, Carroll has also expanded on the workout by developing her own equipment, namely the exclusive Malibu Pilates® Chair. Inspired by the original Pilates Wunda Chair, Carroll created this highly-effective, streamlined chair-shaped apparatus which offers the best results in the shortest amount of time. The Malibu Pilates® Chair allows for a fast-paced, yet safe, aerobic work-out promoting weight loss and fat burning benefits. As the Number One apparatus in her studio, the Malibu Pilates® Chair gets everyone in shape – from female celebrities who need fast, dramatic results for a movie or photo shoot, to men, who are generally a tougher sell when it comes to Pilates.

Carroll currently lives in Malibu with her three sons. It was a result of their births that truly drove home the beneficial effects of Pilates to Carroll; After the birth of her first child, she jumped into Pilates with her whole heart and soul. She found that Pilates, indeed, transformed her body in record time. By following her own Pilates regimen, Carroll shed her baby weight in no time, and always found herself looking and feeling even better than she had before her pregnancies.

Carroll has choreographed numerous Pilates videos and continues to work on a host of other fitness videos and DVD projects. Carroll has worked with top exercise specialists, including Winsor Pilates and a fitness editor and manager of an exclusive studio in Woodland Hills, Improve Fitness. Carroll is also the "go to" Pilates trainer for countless fitness publications.

Carroll's passion for Pilates and the desire to make people stronger, fitter and healthier, through the introduction of her Malibu Pilates® Chair, is a dream come true and a constant fulfillment of one of her lifelong dreams.