Snow usually changes everything for most of us. A light early morning dusting can wreak havoc on any driving commute, for sure. But it simply made my morning all the more active, creative and intensive for a Mat and Wunda chair flexibility workout.
The day ended after a trip to MOMA, where unbeknownst to me at the time, the start of my morning would continually re-appear – in the form of red, abstract beauty – over and over and again.
But it started with the simplicity of snowfall at 7:00am and peering out thru my window, I had every intent of hitting the mat to stretch and lengthen. This was the first week of February and quoting McFadden & Whitehead, “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now,” on the trek to living everyday with a piece of Pilates involved.
Advanced mat coupled with advanced Wunda Chair will leave anybody in a hot sweaty mess oblivious to the elements and only cooled by the thought of walking in snow.
That is exactly what happened. Taking a page from Tiziana Trovati’s Mat & Wunda workout on Pilatesology, I added a few extra variations and moves she didn’t use, e.g., semi-circle, pushup #3, going up front, and in my own time and pace, worked the hell out of it while capturing just a few minutes to document the morning.
Hot, sweaty mess was finished and ready for coffee and eggs by 8:45am and a morning client at 10:30am.
Check out the images of my MOMA visit. Picasso, Hammons, Pollack, Rothko, Monet, Basquiat. Abstract and delightful, IMO.
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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.