Transform Pilates

I am so excited to announce that the County Executive has issued a blanket release for all gyms to reopen. I have been contact with the Health Department and requested to be inspected to be reopening on September 1st. I will be reaching out with more information and the protocols that will have to be followed as we get closer to our reopening date!! So excited to see everyone again soon!

Eight years ago I began a fitness journey without an inkling where it was going to lead... I started like most. Intimidated by those around me, not quite sure I... could keep up and scared of being sore. I was a stay at home mom for 4 children and I needed to get healthy for my family. I was very insecure at this time, especially when it came to my body image. Working out in public with others intimidated me. Would they judge me? Were they watching me? What if I looked stupid? Those and many other thoughts went through my head, but I knew I still had to get healthy for my family. I wanted to be able to play with them without losing my breath, pick them up without hurting my back and be there to watch them grow up. At my peak I weighed in at 325lbs. In February of 2014 I committed to make a lifestyle change. I lost 100lbs and became a new healthier version of myself. I was so excited. I decided to become a certified Pilates instructor and began teaching at the gym where I had learned how to take care of my body and found success. Little did I know I was going to learn the hard way in 2018 that everything happens for a reason. The owner of the gym decided to eliminate Pilates and eventually asked me to leave his gym. I was devastated. I temporarily forgot what I had learned and gained some of the weight back. With the help and support of my husband, Rob, and my children we decided to open Transform Pilates. Since then I have also found a new home at another local gym and continued on my journey of finding fitness and health. I have learned even more about food and sugars and the reactions they can cause in our bodies. But are exercising and eating right enough to be healthy? Our skin is the biggest organ of our body. It absorbs the good and the bad. If I am going to be careful about what I put into my body, it makes sense that I am also aware and careful of what I put ON my body. Did you know that the U.S. has not passed a federal law regulating cosmetic-personal care industry since 1938? Also, there are nearly 1400 ingredients that have been banned in the European Union but are used in North America every day. The U.S. only bans about 30 ingredients. I have found and fallen in love with a skincare company that is fighting for stricter laws and regulations to keep all of us SAFER. Their products are amazing and I am joining a movement paving a way for a better future in the industry. I am excited to educate those that also feel clean beauty products are important within a clean lifestyle. Message me if you'd like some information. I'd be more than happy to help you!

Just a check in with everyone to be sure we are all coping and getting through! Reach out if you need anything!

This is my spot in the house where I can go in order to keep my sanity right now. I can lift my weights or do some cardio or even focus on some pilates mat work. Where are you going or what are you doing to keep yourself on an even keel during this time?

The spine corrector is very quickly becoming my favorite apparatus. While home I am able to keep up my practice on the mat and the spine corrector! We are going to be using this a lot when the studio reopens!!

In the same line of thought with the studio. The studio has been cleaned and will be open. If you are sick and don't feel well, please stay home and get better! Following the CDC guidelines will benefit everyone.

Thinking about starting pilates? Here are the reasons you should!!

Anatomy of a Pilates Instructor :D

Very good read if you are thinking about starting Pilates.

The studio will be reopened tomorrow morning!The studio will be reopened tomorrow morning!

Just a reminder that the studio is closed tomorrow July 22nd through Sunday August 4th while I am away with my family.

https://www.clubpilates.com/mat-vs-reformer-pilates/

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