Movement Is Medicine: Chanda Fetter on Pilates, Resilience, and Community

How does a locally owned fitness studio endure for nearly 20 years—and emerge stronger after one of the industry’s most difficult periods?In this episode of Local Fitness Leaders, Chanda Fetter shares how injuries during her professional ballet career led her to Pilates, why she built her Santa Barbara studio around individualized movement, and how her clients developed into a community that supports one another far beyond exercise.Chanda also explains why consistency matters more than perfection, how Pilates can welcome people who feel intimidated by fitness, why maintaining strength becomes increasingly important with age, and what she means when she says, “Movement is medicine.”This is a conversation about resilience, belonging, personal attention, and helping people feel capable of participating more fully in their lives.Presented by Fitness Living Magazine™.