Pilates has Put Me Back on Track!

My name is Meg, and I have been taking the Beginner/Intermediate reformer class with my mom since June. My mother was theinspiration to finally make the financial commitment and start taking weekly classes. She has had amazing results in her posture and strength not to mention a boost in self-confidence. I have always been a very active person from taking dance classes since I was 3 to competing in running and field hockey at the collegiate level. I was blessed in not experiencing any major injuries during my lifetime and believe this was due to the strength training I received in dance. When I moved to Portland three years ago, I didn’t run consistently and stopped taking dance classes. This resulted in losing a great deal of the strength and flexibility that helped keep me injury free.

It was a wake up call for me back in March when I broke my ankle while playing an indoor soccer game. I had never broken a bone before or had to use crutches, and I realized that I had been taking my physical health for granted. The healing process has been long and painful, but I took the necessary steps to get things back on track. The reformer classes have been a huge part of my rehabilitation and I feel that my ankles are now stronger than they ever were. I have also finally gotten back into running again and due to my injury have a entire new appreciate for my ability to do so. I am running faster and stronger than I did during the years in was in the best shape of my life and I truly believe that pilates has made the difference. I had a very successful relay race performance about a month ago and will run my first 10K road race at the end of October. I have a feeling I will perform well due to my increased strength and flexibility.
I look forward to going to my reformer class each week and can’t thank Pacific Northwest Pilates enough for bringing about this personal transformation.

Thanks, Meg