The Pilates Absession is a Rockville Centre-based fitness studio owned and operated by Pilates trainers and enthusiasts Karen Riccio and Michele Martino. Pilates can be performed with the added resistance of machines, or by working on the floor with only a mat. The Pilates Absession offers both equipment-based and mat-based classes with additional teen and pre-teen classes as well as private sessions for individuals and groups.