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Outside Air

I love all the instructors at Personal Euphoria, but I especially love them when they call me in the dead of winter after we’ve had two snow storms that dropped over a foot of snow like Jeannine did this morning and tell me the following:
“I think I’m going to move my stationary bike outside. I need to breath the outside air because it makes me feel good.”
Joe Pilates would love this. It’s so simple and so true. It’s one of the reasons that I really don’t mind shoveling, especially when time isn’t an obstacle. Last week after I finished shoveling on Thursday morning, I just laid down in the path I’d shoveled and looked up at the sky and took a few deep breaths. If my neighbors could have seen me they probably would have thought I was crazy, but I just didn’t want to go back inside right away. It felt so good to be out. I guess I have to admit it, I felt really good after I shoveled […]
Outside Air2017-09-12T19:31:58-04:00

Wednesday Challenge: Pilates

Many of our classes are on a break this week, but that doesn’t have to be an excuse to skip your pilates workout. Start or end each day this week with 10-minutes of pilates. Do your favorite exercises so that you’ll want to do it again the next day.

Need a good reason not to skip pilates? Here’s some recent research:

  • Pilates helped improved balance and autonomy in women age 60-78.

  • People who take pilates classes report having better sleep and a better mood

Wednesday Challenge: Pilates2017-09-12T19:32:02-04:00

Instructor Spotlight AnJeane

AnJeane currently teaches Personal Euphoria pilates classes in New Britain and Plainville. She loves pilates because it takes her mind off of everything else. She says, “I become totally consumed with performing the exercises correctly and for me it’s just a total mind, body, spirit connection.”

She has a bachelor’s degree in Special Education with a minor in Psychology from Saint Joseph College. In addition to being a pilates instructor, she has a background in ballet and gymnastics and has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years. AnJeane’s favorite book is Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice and she can never say no to any dessert that involves peanut butter.

Of her teaching style, AnJeane says, “I like to provide a lot of explanation so that the client truly understands what they should be feeling and doing. What’s most important to me as an instructor is that the client really performs the exercises correctly so that they get the full benefit of each and every class!”

Instructor Spotlight AnJeane2017-09-12T19:32:02-04:00

Wednesday Challenge: Effective Pilates

According to an article in Health Magazine, research has shown that Pilates exercise are more effective than crunches.

So this week everyday or every other day, practice the following four exercises:

  • The Roll Up
  • The Teaser
  • Obliques (Sometimes called Criss-Cross)
  • The One Hundred
Wednesday Challenge: Effective Pilates2014-08-04T18:02:57-04:00

Counting

If you’ve ever been in one of my classes, you know that counting isn’t my strongest skill. Well this week, I noticed that I can’t even count when I plan my own personal workouts. I was doing the 100 by myself when I realized, I’d lost count and made myself go back to thirty. By the time I was done, I was pretty sure I’d done a whole lot more than 100.

So even I sometimes suffer from my poor counting skills. You are not alone.
Counting2017-09-12T19:32:03-04:00
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