Did you know you can practice a little bit of #Pilates everyday and really change the way you feel? Seriously! Teachers, students and practitioners alike can find a way to do a “little something” for themselves everyday to completely change and challenge the self.
Who would expect me, a non-dancer, a woman more than a few years over 50, who was never a cheerleader, gymnast or an athlete to be able to do splits on the Reformer? I never stop moaning or moving with my breath [there’s quite a bit of sound not being heard in this video ;)] but practice baby, makes everything deliciously possible.
When a client cancels, I hit the #Pilates apparatus and practice. When I get up in the morning, to open and stretch my back and shoulders, I hit the mat and #Rollup and #Rollover. In between client sessions, I nibble a bit and use the #PediPull or do single leg pumps on the #WundaChair.
The work of Pilates is so deep and comprehensive that there is always space, time and room to develop a daily Pilates practice. There are some things I avoid (and honestly wait for my teacher’s to push me through) there are somethings I simply cannot do, as my body doesn’t allow the complete movement with ease. It’s never going to be perfect, so I just encourage continual practice.
Practice means we are always working on it. #Justsayin’
Gina Jackson, is a classically trained Pilates Teacher and has been teaching along the Gold Coast of Hudson and Bergen County, NJ for the past fifteen+ years.
Certified by Power Pilates of New York, Gina has trained with Master Teachers Bob Liekens, Susan Moran and Brett Howard; loved workshop training with Cary Regan and Blossom Leilani-Crawford and has particularly enjoyed listening to the personal stories as told by Pilates Elders, Kathy Grant and Lolita San Miguel.
An active teacher and blogger, Gina manages a private personal training business supporting a myriad of clients, teaching all to honor their health, strength and life with the principles of Pilates at its core.