Tonka Cascais has a passion for transforming bodies and changing lives. In a world of sedentary lifestyles and fast food diets, she has made it her mission to help optimize her clients’ health, regardless of age, physical, or emotional limitations. A second-generation Pilates Instructor trained in New York by Romana Krizanowska (Joseph Pilates’ assistant for over 50 years), Tonka opened ProPilates in 2000 in Fort Lauderdale, which expanded into ProPilates Lifestyle Solutions, offering a comprehensive lifestyle approach to health, aging, and vitality.
The ProPilates Method: Pilates Evolved
Developed from her 15 years of experience and study of the human body, Tonka recently launched the ProPilates Method as a ‘anti-aging’ approach to joint health utilizing results-proven techniques in body conditioning. Taking into account a client’s goals and expectations, Tonka expertly detects underlying joint limitations and works with them to strengthen and increase flexibility while reducing stress on the body. Under a gradual and safe framework, combined with tailored nutritional solutions, her clients achieve weight loss and fitness goals, leading to dramatic life and health transformations.
Her innovative and successful work has recently found its way to athletes like baseball players Cliff Floyd and Rondell White, basketball player-and-wife team Scottie and Larsa Pippen, and to celebrity Alec Baldwin.
The ProPilates Approach
Tonka addresses her clients’ health goals by providing proactive lifestyle solutions to achieve their goals that include the following:
ProPilates Method
ProPilates Privates
ProPilates Classes
Gyrotonic
Physical Therapy
ProPilates Acupuncture
General Acupuncture
Facial Rejuvenation
InjectionTherapy: Biopuncture
InjectionTherapy: Cosmetic Biopuncture
InjectionTherapy: Vitamin Injections
Cupping Therapy
Massage/Manual Therapy
ProBeauty
Organic Facials
Ionithermie
Organic Skin Care Products
Infrared Sauna
Wax-Free Hair Removal
ProBeauty Makeup
ProNutrition
Supplements
Detox
Weight Loss
Nutrition Consultations
GroupFit
Cardio Ballet
ProYoga
Zumba
Pilates Mat
ProStyle Boutique
Tonka is continuously studying new techniques and looking for innovative ways to help her clients enjoy healthier lifestyles, in mind and body. With an individualized approach that is truly inspiring, Tonka brings her unique blend of creativity, motivation, intuition, and fun into every session.
Certifications / Qualifications
• Classical Pilates Certification through Romana’s Pilates
• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Health & Fitness Instructor Certification
• Gyrotonic® Certification
• Resistance Training Specialist
• Trained in the Fitness Institute Program, under the tutelage of nationally known fitness expert Dr. Anthony Abbott
• Completed the advanced system of “Back to Golf,” expanding her knowledge of the biomechanics of the golf swing, understanding correct body alignment and injury prevention.
• Completed Muscle Activation Technique: Jumpstart Program
• Currently developing the ProPilates Method
Contact Information
Tonka Cascais
ProPilates Lifestyle Solutions
1861 Harbor Shops Drive East
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
www.propilates.com
(954) 767-8005 | info@propilates.com