Greater Lansing Pilates & Wellness Experience
The first annual Greater Lansing Area Fitness Expo:
Where Wellness Gets Social
The 2026 Greater Lansing Pilates & Wellness Experience is a day to move, discover, taste, connect and maybe find your new favorite way to feel good. Explore what the Greater Lansing Area Fitness world has to offer!
Join us Sunday, September 27 from 10:00 AM–4:00 PM at High Caliber Karting in Okemos for a one-day social wellness experience bringing together fitness and movement, recovery and self-care, tasty food and drinks, wellness brands, local businesses, giveaways, and plenty of things to actually try along the way.
Take a class. Discover a new workout. Sample something delicious. Explore recovery tools. Meet the people behind local brands. Enter to win prizes. Or simply grab a friend and wander around to see what Greater Lansing’s wellness community has to offer.
You don’t have to be a “fitness person” to belong here. Whether you train every day, love Pilates, are getting back into movement, or are simply curious about feeling better and having some fun while you’re at it—come as you are. Tickets are $20 for pre-registration & $28 at the door day-of event.
WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?
Your $20 ticket includes:
- Admission to the full Pilates & Wellness Experience
- Up to (3) 30-minute instructor-led demo class
- All day axe throwing at High Caliber
- Complimentary smoothies
- Samples, giveaways, & interactive experiences throughout the event
Try Something New
Jump into 30-minute instructor-led demo classes and sample different ways to move, stretch, strengthen and recharge. No experience required.
Sip, Sample & Discover
Enjoy a complimentary smoothie while you explore coffee, snacks, wellness goodies, & tasty samples from local favorites
Explore Local Fitness & Wellness
Meet instructors, studios, fitness professionals, wellness experts and recovery providers from across Greater Lansing—and discover workouts, services and products you might not even know exist locally.
Make a Day of It
Bring your friends and build your own experience. Take a class. Browse the vendors. Throw some axes. Try an interactive experience. Grab something delicious. Or do something completely outside your comfort zone.
Giveaways, Swag & Surprises
Look for prizes, giveaways, special offers, samples, swag and surprises throughout the day.
Come curious. Leave with something new. 
Your next favorite workout, studio, product or wellness obsession might be waiting for you.
Interested in sponsoring or vending? Email our events team at events@highcaliberkarting.com
Class Schedule:
**Please note: if you are participating in a demo class, you MUST bring your own mat or beach towel, they will NOT be provided**
10:15am – Movement Collective with Allison Walacavage: Gyrokinesis
A gentle, flowing movement experience performed seated on folding chairs. Explore rhythmic, circular, & spiraling movements designed to improve mobility, posture, flexibility, & whole-body connection. All levels welcome!
10:30am – Recharged Pilates with Heather Hagan: STOTT Mat Pilates
Our STOTT PILATES® comprehensively certified Lead Instructor, Heather Hagan, will lead you through exercises combining modern exercise science with Joseph Pilates’ mat repertoire to create a class that improves core strength, flexibility, and posture while challenging coordination and mind-muscle connection. This class is for all experience levels and will meet you where you’re at in your Pilates practice. This also gives you a taste of the repertoire you’d learn as an instructor trainee in our upcoming STOTT PILATES® Intensive Mat Plus course.
11:15am – Pure Barre: Pure Barre Express
A fast-paced, full body barre workout featuring low-impact, high-intensity movements designed to strengthen & tone your entire body. Get a taste of the Pure Barre
11:30am – East Lansing Hot Yoga with Drew Dudley: Arms, Abs, & Assets
This fitness-inspired class will be sure to tone your triceps, strengthen your six-pack, & kick your booty in the right way! A fusion of yoga, strength-training, & cardio-inspired movement will blend in each session. Expect some upbeat, inspiring music & instruction…and of course that feel-good, left it on the mat afterglow!
12:15pm – Rundevouz with Marie: No Equipment, No Excuses: Full-Body Strength
No equipment? Short on time? You can still get a great workout! Join Rundezvous for a 30-minute, bodyweight-only strength class broken into quick lower-body, upper-body and core blocks. You’ll get a full-body workout plus simple ideas for turning just 10 minutes into an effective strength session at home or on your busiest days. All fitness levels are welcome, with options to make each movement work for you.
12:30pm – Pilates Dwell with Kevin Lartigue: Intermediate – Classical Mat Class (emphasis on Strength and Control)
An intermediate, classical Mat Pilates class that is moderately challenging, featuring faster
transitions, some choreography, and higher physical intensity than a beginner session. Participants should be comfortable with movements such as the ROLL OVER, OPEN LEG
ROCKER, and TEASER series. These specific movements could be problematic for those with
neck, shoulder, and lower back issues (some modifications will be cued). Let’s do this. . . bring your MIND, BODY, and MAT!
1:15pm – Yoga is Medicine
1:30pm – Old Town Pilates with Debra Dawsey & Jennifer Hanna: Classical Mat Pilates
Experience Pilates in its original form with a flowing sequence of classical mat exercises designed to strengthen the core, improve flexibility, enhance posture, and build full-body control. No equipment or prior Pilates experience required.
2:15pm – CrossFit AFK: Intro to CrossFit – Squat Therapy
This 30-minute beginner-friendly class covers squat fundamentals, mobility, and technique in a supportive environment. Finish with a short, scalable workout that gives you a taste of CrossFit, no experience or fitness level required. Modifications are available for injuries, mobility limitations, or anything that feels uncomfortable. Come ready to move, learn, and have fun!
2:30pm – Yoga State
3:15pm – Yoga Connect
3:30pm – Nurture Studios with Bri: Somatic Yoga
A gentle, mindful movement class designed to release tension, improve body awareness, and reconnect you with how your body feels through slow, intentional movement and breath.
NEW YEAR, NEW HOURS
Heads Up, High Caliber Fans! 
Here’s how it’s going down:
