Located in the heart of Milwaukee’s Lower East Side, Kinetic MKE opened in the spring of 2017, and has quickly become the premier Pilates studio in Milwaukee, and beyond. The collaborative brainchild of co-owners Trey Fry & Meg Hopkins, the studio serves as a space for clients to receive personalized instruction in the Classical/Authentic Pilates Method through private training, semi-private training, virtual group classes, Peak Pilates® certification, and workshops in both Pilates and the Franklin Method.

Kinetic MKE is also a collective of teachers, and a rental space for certified Pilates teachers to be able to build & operate their own thriving businesses within our fully-equipped studio.

Our Pilates apparatus, including pieces from Contrology by Balanced Body, Peak Pilates, Gratz, Pilates Designs, and Deborah Lessen Pilates are made as closely as possible to the exact specifications of Mr. Pilates’ original design…ensuring the vitality & power of the original work continues to transform bodies & lives as it has for over a century. KineticMKE is a warm, inviting, & intimate studio open to everyone from all walks of life and is the perfect space for body/mind/spirit transformation.

We cater to a wide variety of populations, and create programs that set our clients up for complete success. Whether coming to see us for body conditioning, toning/stretching, relief from chronic pain & injury, enhancing a dedicated sport (dance, running, golf, baseball, football, soccer, lifting) you are in the most confident and skilled hands with our team of talented teachers.

Trey Fry

(Co-Owner, Peak Pilates® Master Instructor & Franklin Method® Educator)

Trey began practicing the Pilates Method in the late nineties and has been teaching since 2003. He holds multiple Pilates certifications spanning the classical breadth of the work and is a Level III Peak Pilates® Master Instructor and Mentor. Deeply informed by somatic work, anatomy, and biomechanics, Trey is also a Level III Franklin Method® educator. Dedicated to upholding the integrity of the traditional body of work, his approach in teaching is to fully and intuitively honor the unique body in front of him, give each person what they need, and use the Pilates Method to return his students to profound health in body, mind, and spirit.

Meg Hopkins

(Co-Owner)

Meg comes to the studio with deep business and management experience. She has held many executive positions in the retail industry, most recently as the head of sales for Allen Edmonds.

She met Trey over ten years ago as a Pilates client.  As a runner with a strong Type A personality and the tight hip flexors that came along for the ride, Meg saw enormous physical transformation under Trey's guidance. The practice of the Classical Pilates Method has opened Meg's body and mind to movement and flexibility she did not think possible.

Meg is beyond thrilled to partner with Trey in co-owning Kinetic MKE and in sharing with others her discovery of power of the Pilates Method.

Lindsay Burke

(Certified Pilates Teacher)

Lindsay first began her Pilates practice during college under the instruction of a DVD guide- okay, maybe a VHS. Immediately realizing the difference the Pilates method felt compared to other forms of exercise Lindsay became a life long student. Lindsay Comprehensively Certified Peak Pilates® teacher, and completed all three levels of certification under Master Instructor Trey Fry, with over 650 hours of formal training under her belt. Lindsay's teaching style both encourages and challenges her clients to develop their best Pilates practice, in the studio and at home.

Stacey Extence

(Certified Pilates Teacher)

Stacey began her Pilates practice in 2011 and quickly became hooked. She found that Pilates allowed her to clear her mind, focus on movement, and help with daily activities.

Stacey completed all three levels of her Peak Pilates® Comprehensive certification, with Master Instructor Trey Fry, in August 2021.

She is also an affiliate for Core Compassion Pilates which provides Pilates lessons, fitness bras and lymphedema sleeves to people affected by breast cancer.

Passionate about helping clients gain & maintain mobility, she provides a positive & encouraging environment to all.

Samantha Kay

(Certified Pilates Teacher)

Samantha is a Comprehensively Trained Pilates Instructor, NASM CPT, Certified Yoga Instructor, and Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist. After her contemporary training, she fell in love with the Classical method and she continues to dive deeper into the Classical repertoire in her personal practice and education. She is passionate about helping others feel connected to their bodies throughout all stages of life. Above all, she loves seeing clients feel empowered and comfortable in their bodies. 

Joy Letourneau

(Certified Pilates Teacher)

Passionate and committed to helping her clients live better in their bodies, Joy leads dynamic group classes and teaches intuitive private lessons designed to align and balance the body. Always enamored with movement for both its physical and mental benefits, she sought out and practiced various mind/body modalities over the years, including yoga, and martial arts. Upon taking her first classical Pilates class, she immediately recognized its life-changing benefits, and knew that she had found a life-long endeavor. Embracing the discipline it demanded and its focus on full-body, functional movement, Joy pursued training for her Advanced Teaching Degree through The Pilates Center, one of the most rigorous and widely respected teacher training programs in the world, upon which she graduated in 2014. She continues to further her understanding of Pilates and body mechanics by studying and practicing extensively, attending workshops and exchanging knowledge with others.

She continues to further her own studies with the Franklin Method® and often incorporates this somatic method into her teaching. Joy strives to make every lesson both fun and challenging. She endeavors to tailor each session to the specific needs and abilities of her students with the goals of maximizing potential, improvement over time, and enjoyment of the great mind body benefits of movement.

Christine Manna

(Certified Pilates Teacher)

Christine Manna has been living in Milwaukee for the past twenty years. Her path & practice with Pilates began in Chicago in the nineties, alongside her yoga practice & teaching. While practicing pilates, she found it helps her to feel strong and centered, which she hopes to cultivate for others in her teaching.  Christine is a comprehensively certified Level III teacher through Peak Pilates®.