This direct, concise powerful routine completely restores your movement, power and physique for now and decades to come.
This direct, concise powerful routine completely restores your movement, power and physique for now and decades to come.
Created by a Chiropractor and Pilates Instructor to confront the problem of accelerated aging. Ladder Bokss is an elite training system engineered to create a highly physically capable body expanding strength right now and for the decades to come. Combining the precision of Medical Gymnastics on Stall Bars with the best training ideas from Pilates, yoga, rock climbing, BJJ, wrestling, and kickboxing, we train your body to move the way it was designed to, strong, resilient, and pain-free.
Effective & Efficient
Full Body Fitness
for a Lifetime
There are more stresses causing our bodies to compress. Sitting, screen time, repetitive movement, inactivity, injuries, trauma, disease, the wrong exercises, poor sleep, little rest, always “pushing through pain”, ignoring our problems, environmental pollutants, poor eating habits, chemical food additives, not drinking enough water all cause your body to stiffen, tighten and compress.
Losing freedom of movement not only makes your life more difficult. It makes exercise difficult, uncomfortable, unproductive and harmful.
Medical Gymnastics performed on Stall Bars is the quickest and most effective way to decompress your entire body and then progressively train it for more balance, coordination, flexibility, strength and stamina. Stall Bars are also the most effective and efficient way to keep your physicality at high levels for the decades to come.
Stall Bars are a multi-dimensional fitness tool providing a multitude of benefits.
Gently elongates the spine and opens all joints.
Unlocking a level of freedom that other exercises simply cannot touch
Mobilizes tight muscles and restores natural athletic movement.
Builds deep flexibility, a bulletproof core, and superior strength and power.
Accomplishes more in 35 minutes than other 60 minute training methods.
Any age, any body type, any limiting condition can train and progress to greater levels of body control, strength and endurance.
Never strain. Modify to your immediate ability. Progressing at your own pace ensures ever expanding physical gains.
Challenging movements trigger feelings of curiosity, self-discovery, play and fun.
To achieve true physical longevity, you must understand the difference between two types of training:
Absolute strength = training a single muscle to move the heaviest weight possible.
Relative strength = training your entire body to move its own weight with flawless balance, control, strength and endurance.
Which is more important to healthy aging? Strong individual muscles, or a highly capable, unified body? Ladder Bokss prioritizes Relative Strength.
Stall Bars are the ultimate launchpad to start your path to increased Relative Strength and longevity. Along with your Stall Bar progressions we add training ideas from these disciplines to expand your Relative Strength.
Core strength, posture, stability, and efficient movement through the entire body.
Flexibility, breath, mobility, balance, and deeper body awareness.
Grip strength, pulling power, coordination, and control through space.
Ground-based control, leverage, pressure, and full-body movement intelligence.
Athletic movement, strength, resilience, balance, and force absorption.
Power, rotation, rhythm, coordination, and explosive athletic movement.
Engaging movement that makes training feel challenging, creative, and genuinely fun.
Stall Bars are new to most people. View these videos to see the movement style, intensity, flexibility progressions, and unique training environment before you book your free first class.

Restore movement, mobility and freedom through decompression-first training on Stall Bars.

Develop strength, athleticism and resilience with a relative-strength foundation.

Reduce pain and improve flexibility with guided, low-impact decompression work.
Rather than focusing on one style of training, Ladder Bokss combines the most effective movement principles from Medical Gymnastics, Pilates, Yoga, Rock Climbing, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Kickboxing into one practical system designed for everyday life.
| Benefits | Traditional Gym | Yoga | Pilates | BJJ / Martial Arts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Builds Strength | ✓ | − | − | ✓ | ✓ |
| Improves Mobility | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spine Decompression | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ |
| Functional Movement | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Joint Friendly | − | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ |
| Stress Relief / Unwind | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | − | ✓ |
| Full Body Integration | − | − | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Our system combines decompression, flexibility, functional strength, and athletic movement to rebuild your foundation from the inside out.
Instead of simply making muscles bigger, Ladder Bokss helps your body generate and absorb force more efficiently, improving how you move every day.

Build strength that improves real-life movement—not just gym performance.

Increase flexibility, improve posture, and move with greater freedom.

Develop balance, coordination, power, and efficient movement.

Create a body that stays stronger, healthier, and more capable for years to come.
Co-Founder – Pilates Instructor – Endermologist
By Jackee & Maris Ermansons
The story of Ladder Bokss began with a shared obsession to decode the ultimate potential of the human body.
As a chiropractor and lifelong athlete, Maris Ermansons studied dozens of disciplines—from wrestling and martial arts to pulsed magnetism and calisthenics—blending them into his treatments to help patients move better. Meanwhile, his wife Jackee was tackling the physical toll of stress and aging. She became a Pilates instructor to restore tissue elasticity, and an Endermologist, using multi-dimensional stimulation to heal deep tissue and relieve chronic pain.
When they combined their expertise, they realized the fitness world was missing a concept that was both highly efficient and built for long-term longevity. They transformed their guest room into a movement laboratory, spending five years prototyping and refining their vision.
By fusing explosive, multi-planar athletic movements with precise, restorative tissue alignment, they created Ladder Bokss.
Today, they have brought their age-defying fitness concept out of the home and into the world at their first location in Waxhaw, North Carolina.
Thousands of hours on the bars. Here’s what our members have to say.
EXCELLENT Based on 4 reviews Posted on Google Elizabeth GarciaTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had a great experience in class today! Maris is so knowledgeable and patient as an instructor. The small class size makes lots of one on one attention and modification for each student possible. I came in with pain and I now feel so much better after stretching in such a controlled and thoughtful way.Posted on Google joy eastmanTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Had the coolest experience here! The owner, Maris, is so knowledgeable about the body. I have a lower back injury and the entire class felt amazing! All the movements, stretches, exercises worked my whole body! Cannot wait to go back!Posted on Google Melanie VoltzTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Working with Maris and Jackee with their unique-yet-effective ladder and fitness routines has been a game changer for my health. My posture is better, my back pain is virtually gone, I’m stronger, and the most valuable part to me was gaining a deeper understanding of my body and the mechanics of how it works. I totally recommend giving Ladder Bokss a try! The lengthening and strengthening worked wonders for me!Posted on Google DEREK STRADLEYTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Five years ago, I was living in a tremendous amount of pain—until I met Maris and Jackie. Honestly, they completely changed my life. Their sheer knowledge and genuine passion for helping people is incredible. Between their lymphatic drainage massages and the Ladder Bokss workouts, I feel like a totally different person. I am so grateful for their expertise and everything they've taught me.Verified by TrustindexTrustindex verified badge is the Universal Symbol of Trust. Only the greatest companies can get the verified badge who has a review score above 4.5, based on customer reviews over the past 12 months. Read more
We offer a free first class so you can experience the power of Stall Bars firsthand and feel what true full-body decompression and strength training feel like.
To ensure elite coaching and safety, every single class is semi-private and strictly limited to 4 people.