MEET JOANN | PILATES & MELT COACH IN UNION, NJ
Rooted in experience, focused on you.
JoAnn DiFranzo is the owner of Jo-Lates Fitness Studio and has more than 20 years of experience in fitness and movement education.
Beginning in group exercise and expanding into personal training, she noticed that many people experienced recurring aches, stiffness, and movement challenges without understanding what might contribute to them. This led her to look beyond exercises alone and explore how movement habits, body awareness, Pilates, and the MELT Method complement one another.
“I wanted to give people tools and knowledge that could help them better understand their bodies and take an active role in their own care.”
Today, JoAnn works with clients navigating chronic pain, recovery after surgery, cancer treatment and the kind of physical challenges that don't always have easy answers. She takes the time to understand your full history and helps you make sense of it, clearly, calmly and without fear.
Her clients range from their 20s to their 90s. What they share is a desire to feel good in their bodies again, and the trust that JoAnn will help them get there.
TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
Trained to meet you where you are.
PERSONAL TRAINING
AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Also certified as an AFAA Group Exercise Instructor.
RECOVERY
Cancer Exercise Specialist
Advanced qualification through the Cancer Exercise Institute.
SELF-CARE
MELT Method Teacher
Gentle self-care with soft rollers and small balls to ease everyday tension.
PILATES
IM=X Certified Instructor
Integrated muscle movement focused on spinal decompression, and core stabilization.
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
STOTT PILATES · Jumpboard Series · Reformer for Osteoporosis · Functional Fitness for Golf
AFAA · Injury Prevention & Exercise Progressions · YogaFit Teacher · Floor, Core & More · Mat Science ·
IM=X Pilates = (Integrated Muscle Movement) · Spinal Decompression · Mat & Reformer Instructor ·
Mat Pilates with Ring & Body Bar
PHI Pilates · Tower/Cadillac & Post-Rehabilitation · Integrated Training
Also trained in · Spinning & TRX · Slow Flow Vinyasa Yoga · Will Power & Grace · Powerstrike ·
Associate Degree, Liberal Arts
INSIDE THE STUDIO
A look around Jo-Lates.
IN THEIR WORDS
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When I started with Jo-Ann I had lower back pain with sciatica pain. Using the melt method and Pilates she made that pain go away. I feel stronger and healthier. She does a different workout each time so it never gets boring. The studio is so clean. She has been disinfecting her equipment between clients for years, which I loved. Jo-Ann is the best!
- Maria H.