Services

IN STUDIO PILATES OFFERINGS:

  • In Studio Small group Pilates Sessions-

    Single (private) or

    Duet Sessions (2 students)

    ONLINE PILATES CLASSES:

  • Live Online Classes via Zoom are offered on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10 A.M.

  • Building Bone Density Series is offered On Fridays

  • Back Relief, Fall Prevention, Strong Core, Toned Arms and Abdominals, Pilates for Beginners are classes offered on Tuesdays.

  • Video Recorded Classes are also available

Christina Specializes in:

PELVIC FLOOR

1 in 3 women suffer with some form of pelvic floor dysfunction, fewer than half seek help!

New to Pilates or haven’t exercised in years?

Have you been out of the exercise world for a very long time or are new to Pilates, no problem?  Do you want to be strong, balanced and have power over your pain? Then, it’s time to learn how to do core strengthening Pilates exercises.  Your best health insurance is caring for yourself. Engaging in a Pilates exercise program shows that you care for yourself and are proactive about your future health.  Learn safe exercise programs to obtain muscle strength and postural alignment so you can remain injury free. 

What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction refers to a group of clinical conditions that includes urinary and anal incontinence, urinary sensory urgency, sexual dysfunction, pelvic pain, organ prolapse, complications due to pregnancy and childbirth.

What Causes Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?

General lack of fitness and muscle tone, being overweight, poor posture and excessive sitting, pregnancy and childbirth, trauma following surgery such as an episiotomy, trauma to pelvis, hip or spine.

What are the Advantages of a healthy Pelvic Floor?

Ability to maintain control over urination and defecation, decreased likelihood of organ prolapse, improved sexual function and satisfaction, ease in pregnancy, labor, delivery and post natal recovery.

What is the Pelvic Floor?

The pelvic floor is made up of three muscle groups.  Each of these groups make up a distinct layer that consists of 5-6 bands. Ideally, these bands all work seamlessly together. When that’s the case they are like an incredibly strong, elastic trampoline that stretches from tailbone to the pubic bone (back to front) and from one sitting bone to the other (side to side).  These muscles provide support and structure to the abdominal and pelvic organs. 

How do I heal my Pelvic Floor?

Join in on my classes and I will teach you how to find your pelvic floor and engage it as well as release it.  A Pelvic floor can be too tight (hypertonic) which leads to frequent urination, low back pain, hip pain, poor posture.  If you have a hypertonic pelvic floor you have a holding or tension pattern that you must learn to release.  Once you learn to release that holding pattern we work on strengthening your pelvic floor with proper muscle engagement and alignment.

OSTEOPOROSIS

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Bone density building exercise programs

Osteoporosis is a preventable, treatable problem. At our facility you will learn to safely move and exercise to promote your bone density. We teach safe Pilates for Osteoporosis that helps:

  • Adds bone density

  • Improves posture

  • Adds body height

  • Relieves pain

  • Straightens your back

  • Makes you look and feel younger!

PINK RIBBON PROGRAM

Breast Cancer Recovery Exercise Program

The life-force of the Pink Ribbon Program is to ensure that every woman has the ability to regain a sense of well being that had been lost from diagnosis through surgery and into recovery. This can be achieved, in part, through an exercise therapy program designed specifically for the needs and challenges facing the growing number of breast cancer survivors. The Pink Ribbon Program has been created to enhance recovery for breast cancer patients. The program will help you stretch and strengthen specific muscle groups to regain full range of motion to those areas affected by breast cancer surgery and treatment. At our facility, we are dedicated to promoting a healthy lifestyle and positive body image to all breast cancer survivors.

  • Regain strength and mobility in affected shoulder and arm

  • Promotes lymphatic drainage, helping to prevent Lymphedema

  • Improves functional ability and quality of life

  • Enhances and restores energy levels

  • Assists in restoring posture

  • Decreases stress and anxiety

  • Alleviates pain and swelling

BALANCE & FALL RISK PREVENTION

The CDC states that 1 out of 4 seniors fall at least once a year often leading to serious injury or fractures.  

Falls happen during transitions, rapid movements or changes in direction.  Life is always in motion! Pilates provides an opportunity to practice adapting to change and building resistance.  Strengthening and working on stability through Pilates is the key to accident prevention. Good balance helps us with mundane tasks, like carrying groceries and reaching for an item on the top shelf and with more complex movements such as dancing. Come join Christina and learn how to find Balance and Stability in your body.