Abby

PILATES INSTRUCTOR

Abby has been teaching Pilates for 17 years. She was a Dance minor at West Chester University in 1997, and began doing Pilates after a terrible car accident nearly halted her dancing forever. Within 2 months, Abby was back on stage and choreographing for her annual Dance Production Workshop. This inspired her to want to become a teacher to share with others the amazing benefits Pilates brought to her life and her body.

Abby participated in the very first Body Precision Teacher Training Program, graduating in 2001 and completing over 700 hours. That same year, she received her Master’s degree in Dance Movement Therapy at Drexel University. Abby worked at Body Precision until she moved to Delaware and opened her own business, Bodies in Balance Pilates Studio, which became a successful studio that was even voted “Best of Delaware”.

Abby moved back to Pennsylvania in 2006, in order to work towards her second Master’s degree in Education, which she completed in 2012 at Holy Family University.

Abby’s passion for helping others and her education, have made her able to use Pilates, something that saved her own body, to help others become strong, balanced, pain free, and pursue what Joseph Pilates called the “prerequisite to happiness”: physical fitness.

Abby instructs the following:

PILATES MAT FOUNDATIONS

Pilates mat exercises that will emphasize proper form Develop strong core and strong back.

Pilates mat exercises that emphasize and challenge the CORE!

~ All levels are welcome.

PILATES EQUIP - CORE FOUNDATIONS *Add'l Fee

Core Foundations of Pilates. A non-leveled class tailored to meet each individual where he or she is utilizing the Pilates Equipment to deepen muscle strength and flexibility . Gain a deeper understanding of how the body gets strong toned and flexible using spring tension against the body’s deepest muscles. . All levels welcome.

Anytime you are using equipment in Pilates, it is a tool to help you find the right muscles while using proper breathwork. Our equipment classes will Increase flexibility, strength and stamina, while improving body alignment, coordination, and balance. The result of this workout on a regular basis is a uniformly developed body with stronger core and back muscles.

PILATES EQUIPMENT CLASS * Xtra Fee

The Reformer, like the Mat, strengthens the core muscles and also provides non-impact spring resistance to align and strengthen the body. The exercises will tone your stomach, hips, buttocks and legs, improve posture and give you long lean muscle.

A combination of Intermediate Mat work and Equipment/Reformer Class (tower or reformer).

Experience is required. Anyone wanting to try this program for the first time, 3 private pilates sessions are required or complete the 4 week Introduction to Pilates Equipment Series.