Ploome Fitness Boutique

Ploome and REQ.1 took root in Philadelphia, PA in 2010 and quickly gained momentum. The fitness boutique and corresponding non-profit organization have existed in various forms and across three continents since 2006. Then, as a Dartmouth graduate, founder and president Christina M. Stoltz embarked on a career in international human rights advocacy with a focus on human trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation, and domestic and sexual violence. Following the publication of her Masters thesis in 2007 and with the support of her alma mater, the US State Department, UNIFEM, international outreach organizations, and state prisons, Christina organized and facilitated community campaigns, educational programs, and artistic projects in the United States, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan to raise awareness on the issue of gender-based violence

While working in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Christina survived a brutal assault and attempted abduction that left her feeling powerless. She was physically and psychologically broken, far from home, and unable to access the resources she needed to heal. As a community education coordinator and as a victim advocate in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital, Christina found support and understanding from the residents of the crisis centers where she worked. Her personal recuperation through fitness and commitment to body studies inspired her to develop a creative healing program in Bishkek for trauma survivors of bride kidnapping, human trafficking, and domestic and sexual violence. Together, she and the participants of this program utilized innovative fitness, response writing, and experiential art to transcend trauma and heal through movement.

WORK OUT

Ploome is a smart and chic fitness boutique. Our small group classes, private sessions, and virtual sweats are tailored to crush your goals. Our experienced instructors and custom equipment are world-renowned.

PILATES APPARATUS

pilates apparatusClassical Pilates apparatus is the sleek and chic love child of TRX and traditional gym machines. Our world-renowned and handcrafted Pilates equipment utilizes your body’s natural resistance and the weighted resistance of springs, pulleys, and bars to strengthen and sculpt your muscles. Move fluidly and dynamically in all planes of motion as you stretch your body from head to toe. Grip socks required. Flight School: Studio 101 required.

Balls Out: Strengthen your core with a target-toning workout that utilizes the stability ball and Tower Wall Unit to sculpt your abs, obliques, and glutes. As our Frequent Ploomers agree, we’ve got the biggest balls in Philly!Barreled Over: Open your heart and thoracic spine to a challenging combination of upper and lower body postures on a series of Pilates barrels and Bosu balance trainers that will leave you feeling lengthened and rejuvenated.

Jump On It: Give your workout a literal boost with a strength training circuit that combines the Jumpboard and trampoline to rev your metabolism, improve your circulation, and build your stamina.Rage Against the Machine: Build your muscular strength and cardiovascular endurance in this circuit interval workout on the  Tower Wall Unit, Wunda Chair, Barrel, and Ball. It’s guaranteed to rock your socks…and burn your buns. Sprung: A studio staple since 2011!  Combine Pilates mat work and weighted strength training exercises on the Tower Wall Unit to challenge your balance, stabilize your core, and elongate your muscles.Wunda Barre: Utilize the Wunda Chair, Tower Wall Unit, Barrel, and Ball to improve your muscular endurance as you strengthen and sculpt your arms, legs, and glutes. No two Wunda Barre Workouts are ever the same, so come to class prepared to kick some serious ass.