Yuko otani

Pilates Instructor

Yuko was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She moved to the U.S. and received her B.S. in Athletic Training from California State University, Long Beach. She became a certified athletic trainer in 2018. She completed her Pilates certification with Dance Specialization through BASI. 

Yuko grew up dancing and had been working as an athletic trainer in professional and school performing arts settings for dancers and performing artists, providing Pilates exercises for fitness, injury prevention and rehabilitation for over 5 years. Additionally, she has been teaching Pilates to people who are going through chronic pain and injuries in physical therapy clinic. She has been learning about Women's Health and working with prenatal and postpartum women, as well as people who have pelvic floor issues.

She enjoys traveling, exploring new foods, and hiking to see waterfalls in her free time.