Shed Pilates and Fitness

Stretching for the weekend 🙌🏼
One opens the backline while the other opens up the front line. They both access the 🌀 line 🌀
Deep twists create a nice “tug” of release allll down the side of the leg, the hips, obliques, arms, back, and ribs. It’s the full body “gold” level of stretch 👌🏼

Client ❤️
With so much gratitude, thank you! 🙏🏼

A lotta triceps today.. in every way 💪🏼💪🏼

Reaching for that looong weekend!
Happy 4th y’all 🎆
Modified weekend schedule
until we pick it back up on Monday 💪🏼
Stay safe, friends!

Late night classes, you here for it or nahhh?
Personally, I find it incredibly hard to muster up the motivation and discipline to get a sweat in after work. I very much prefer to be half asleep during a morning class 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ By the time I perk up, the class is almost over.
Morning, afternoon, or night classes y’all are inspiring!! Be proud of your unique journey and whatever works best for you. Wellness is a lifestyle.

Thank youuuu!!
Every referral and client review means more to me than I could ever articulate into words. Besides the fact that I tear up a bit every 🥹 dang 🥹 time 🥹 I read your words, it reaffirms what I have already known to be my path - to help people get out of pain and to become a stronger version of themselves.

Money can’t buy the hard work each of you put in because that grit’n s**t is grown from the inside out. It’s priceless! You witnessing your own growth is my greatest gift and fuels my motivation to become a better version of my own self.

Thank you for being here 🙏🏼

Thankful this beautiful bride-to-be trusted me throughout the process. She came in with back pain, foot pain, and a lack of energy. She works looong hours involving a lot of manual labor throughout the day.

This was August 2020 - Jan 2021. Wedding was May 2021.

Before and after Progress photo (yes, she gave me permission 😊). Besides that snatched waist 💁🏻‍♀️ we completely got rid of LBP, upper trap pain, overall energy improved .. plus she was freaking blown away during her final fitting and SEEING the difference between her before/after progress photos 🥹

Unwinding the fascia one mvmt at a time.
Invigorating the body breath by breath.
Opening up the spiral line one twist at a time
Opening the hips bend by bend.
specialist

Cozy sweater Merch Drop!

Sign up!! Link below & in bio.
I’m hosting a Free class
This Sunday!! 1/7/24
11AM
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🥳 Happy New Year! First event of the year has me incredibly excited to personally be out in our Austin community. I’ll be teaching a FREE mat pilates class this Sunday!!
* This class is ok for clients who are prenatal/postnatal, Diastasis Recti and prolapse*
This class will be an active workout with a mix of stretch and strengthening through the Pilates Method. During our 1 hour Free Mat Pilates class we will cover proper breath work and core engagement. You’ll be lead through a series of strengthening back exercises and posture positions. You’ll leave having a new understanding and tools for simple adjustments in alignment that can quickly remedy aching knee and hip pain.
Free Mat Pilates Class!
This Sunday! 1/7/24
11AM

Link in bio:
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Pilates is finding strength within length. A dynamic mix of mvmts to not only improve mobility but to strengthen within the range of flexibility.

Floor to Core
Feet play an important role in the connection to your pelvis. We work the feet a lot in our Reformer classes. Ankle and foot openers, toe spread, knee tracking and how the femur glides back into the hip socket properly.
When the foot is locked, it becomes rigid for shock absorption during activities like running, jumping, and this calf raise box squat 🔥 This is known as supination (or high arches).
excessive movement in either direction (pronation/supination) can also lead to back pain and can be a factor in your pelvic floor dysfunction.
When working postpartum fitness it’s important to not only focus on proper regulation of the abdominal pressure/core engagement but also how the feet and posture up the chain might be playing a role.
For ex: too much supination (high arches) means your foot is very rigid and unable to “conform” to the surface you’re walking on. This also leads to less efficient shock absorption and for your legs to rotate. This can put your glute muscles in a short, tight position increasing the tension of the pelvic floor. As a trainer who specializes in fitness it’s important to know the reason behind your program and how you can feed into the dysfunction or create relief, connection and strength.
Interested in the foot to core connection? , , ? Book a Foundations small group class or private.

Client ❤️
My favorite part about this review is how Pilates has helped improve her daily life- goals! 🙌🏼 I don’t want to replace the things you enjoy doing, but add to them. Add power. Add speed. Add more pain free living so you can continue to do the things you enjoy.

Kicking week One’s 🍑
Our 12 class challenge is underway. Goal is to get 3 classes/week all month long. Each week you get a prize💪🏼
It you hit the BIG 1-2 class goal you get a major prize at the end of the month!
Privates, weight lifting, and group pilates classes all qualify for this competition.
I mean who doesn’t want free massages, Chiro Body assessments, facials, candles, mayo facial release tools, free classes, local restaurant gift cards, merchandise and more? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Client Love ❤️
Agreed - Pilates is a great cross training tool. Strength training helps keep your body out of pain caused by poor breathing, posture, and mvmt patterns.
If you’re looking for that personal touch we cap our classes at 4 machines max. This allows for a ton of hands on corrections and a more individualized approach to training.

In just ONE session:
The magic behind strategic release work, proper breathing techniques, and the equalization of abdominal pressure.
Today’s hour long private session focused on the Diaphragm, lats, QL, hip opening mvmts and core activation work.

Client Spotlight: Shed Pilates and Fitness

We had the pleasure of developing the overall brand for our friend Robin over at Shed Pilates, a Dynamic Pilates + MVMT Studio here in Austin. Among those brand assets, we also got to provide some merch. If you’d like to support the local community right now, head on over to Shed Pilates and Fitness to purchase. In addition, all of Shed's proceeds from the month of June will go toward The Loveland Foundation and their continuous “effort to bring opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls.”
Shed Pilates: https://www.shedpilates.com/

Building Better Humans

❤️ Client ❤️
Shout out to our trainer Liz 👏🏼
Our small but mighty team is all about continuing education, providing a friendly environment, and creating routines that are not only effective but have you feeling amazing.
We specialize in



your feet to your recovery

Summer MVMVT Series!
Little bit of Pilates. Little bit of yoga. The best of both worlds!
This time starting next Sunday 9am and will be hosting a free community PiYo class.
Registration:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/piyo-at-body-collective-w-live-dj-tickets-391323137037?aff=erelpanelorg

Client Love ❤️
The best way
to wake up on a Monday 🙏🏼

Getting ready for our very first day of classes tomorrow at our beautiful new North Lamar location! I cannot explain how thankful and excited we are to be welcomed into the family. From a business standpoint they are incredibly creative, talented, and generous. From a personal standpoint they are so kind, inspiring, and have greeted us with so much warmth- I just know this is the right fit. We’ve been patiently waiting for the perfect spot that had good vibes and I’m proud to announce our official opening!
is excited to bring both mat and reformer classes like breathe + stretch, scoliosis and back care, prenatal and postpartum friendly classes, diastasis recti friendly routines, foundational classes, general mvmt, and of course the Total Shred class that will leave you with that infamous “assquake!”
Cheers to building an all inclusive community! Catch us in the BREATHE room.

It’s a Good Friday
💪🏼 Back and B***y 🍑

5 Birds one stone
S/A Full Body work:
✔️ upper body
✔️ core
✔️glute & thighs
✔️ ❤️ rate 👆🏼
✔️ balance
Finding strength in length/
Length in strength 🔥

Flex Friday 💪🏼

Pilates.
Finding Strength in Length ~
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What’s your favorite active rest day activity?
Mental Health, y’all. When the weather is just so perfect here in Austin 👌🏼

Upper Trap Release Work
Tight Upper Traps “Shrug Muscle” often overwork throughout times of chronic stress even after the “stressor” has subsided.
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As a trainer my job is to see visible cues:
• poor posture habits
• tendencies to turn head one direction
• restricted ROM when looking to the side
• improper short chest “stress” breaths
• visible front/back of neck tension during exercises
• back of neck pain throughout the day
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Client had an overworking upper trap during kneeling forearm planks and back workouts along with forward head position.
We released the chest & front neck muscles first.
-> then upper trap, levator, rhomboid, sub-occipital
-> added nerve gliding to release the shoulder girdle & gain even better mvmt.
-> then added lower trap focused exercises cueing the zipper effect of the upper trapezius, levator scapula, and rhomboid. All hard to do with tight chest and anterior deltoid muscles.
Result: no pain, greater ROM, successful muscle activation to perform the exercise. Also still seeing a huge gain in back muscle strength with less scapular winging and better alignment overall👌🏼.