Make sure to call Flo Pilates to schedule your appointment for our Master Class!
Spaces are filling up FAST. Friday privates are all booked!
Saturday’s Master Class for Clients is still open but getting full fast!
Don’t hesitate to call and see what is available and best for you…
Flo Pilates Studio
757.321.4398
OR email us!
flopilatesstudio@gmail.com
Pilates Heritage Master Class
Conducted by: Michael Rooks
Hosted by: Flo Pilates Studio
Space is LIMITED. Call Flo Pilates Studio Today to make your appointment!
Dates & Times:
Friday October 14th, 2011
Privates/Duets: 9 am-1 pm & 2 pm-5 pm
Master Class for Teachers/Apprentices: 5 pm-6:45 pm
Saturday October 15th, 2011
Privates/Duets: 8 am-10 am*
Master Class for Clients: 10 am-11:20 am
Mini Workshop for Teachers/Apprentices: To be determined..
Rates:
Privates– $125
$120 for current students
20% discount for teachers and apprentices
Duets– $65 per person
$60pp for current students
20% discount for teachers and apprentices
Master Class for Clients– $35 per person
Master Class for Teachers/Apprentices– $45 per person
Mini Workshop for Teachers/Apprentices– $140 per person
*Our regularly scheduled 9am Saturday mat class will be cancelled.
Appointments must be scheduled and paid in full by September 30th, 2011
Please Call Flo Pilates Studio 757.321.4398
Mat work is a series of pilates exercises done without the help of the machines. With the machines there are straps, pulleys and springs to help guide your body, but when done on a mat your body becomes that machine. Many find that while doing mat work they must have a strong mind-body connection, and in doing so they achieve toned muscles, core strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and spine health. Mat work can be modified for every one. Especially those with back issues will find that pilates mat work will help improve the overall strength of their back.
Mat classes at Flo Pilates Studio are taught in a group setting, first come first serve.
Stop by the studio and pick up a Free Pilates Mat card! Good for one free pilates mat class, one per customer.
Mat Class Schedule:
Tuesdays at 7pm
Wednesdays at 7pm
Saturdays at 9am
*Instructors tend to change depending on their schedule, so call ahead or stop by the studio to see who will be teaching your class!
Pilates is an exercise discipline that strengthens and lengthens the muscles creating long, lean, and toned muscle. Along with that comes total body awareness that can benefit cross-fit, biking, running, lifting, or everyday life.
Client Testimonial
“Pilates has allowed me to concentrate on each muscle as we move through the Pilates series. I have been able to take this concentration to other classes I take. I used to just go through the moves in a step or sculpting class but now I think a lot about what muscle I am trying to target. The individual attention I receive at Flo Pilates has allowed to take that to an even higher level. Ursula at Flo Pilates has made sure I perform each move correctly and in the most efficient way. It has been a wonderful experience.”
-Margaret
Even if you’ve never tried it, pilates is for everyone so don’t hesitate to come in and check it out!
Push Through Teaser on Cadillac Long Back Stretch on Reformer
Mat classes are taught in a group setting and instead of being on a machine, your body becomes the machine.
Mat class schedule:
Tuesdays @ 7pm
Wednesdays @ 7pm
Saturdays @ 9am
Believe it or not, Toesox are in fact BETTER for your feet!
But how?
Regular athletic socks draw your toes together and make them act as one unit. The purpose of our toes is to balance our body by spreading and anchoring them to the floor. Wearing Toesox can help achieve that by giving each toe an individual pocket and creating a small space between each one, which increases blood circulation, and activates other muscles!
Pilates exercises are supposed to create awareness of every muscle in your body, so why leave out your toes?
Pick up a pair at Flo Pilates Studio for $15!
New colors and sizes coming soon!
Michael Rooks from Pure Joe Studios will be conducting a MASTER CLASS October 14th & 15th @ Flo Pilates Studio! Space is limited so register now!
Private Classes are also available.
For times and registration, please contact Teresa Floyd (757) 321-4398
Don’t miss this GREAT DEAL for Pilates Mat classes!!
$120 UNLIMITED monthly
– $10 discount from Privates (normally $65 per session) with purchase of unlimited monthly mat! *Expires 30 days from purchase of unlimited mat.
AUGUST MAT CLASS SCHEDULE
Tuesdays @ 7pm
Wednesdays @ 7pm
Saturdays @ 9am
Over the past few years I have fallen head over heels in love with Pilates. Don’t get me wrong, I tried to play coy in the beginning. I would look for reasons why I should save my precious $65.00 instead of taking a weekly private session (after all I was a public school teacher getting paid pennies to teach 43 five-year-olds every day). But, nevertheless, Pilates always won.
If I played hard-to-get and managed to avoid Pilates for a week or two, I would just find myself only yearning for it more. However, the more I let my guard down and just accepted the fact that I needed and WANTED Pilates in my life the more joy and fulfillment I felt.
Sounds like the beginning of a cheesy Nicholas Sparks novel or something that you would see as a success story for an acclaimed dating site, huh? Interestingly enough, the more I delve into the world of Pilates the more I discover that there are SO many people out there who have a story similar to mine–A deep and passionate love affair with Pilates.
Classic story of girl meets reformer, girl falls in love??
This past April, I spent my spring break in New York City. While I was there, I did not spend my day sight seeing, shopping or visiting local coffee shops. Instead, I was in the True Pilates Studio watching, practicing and hoping that I would be able to absorb the knowledge of Joseph Pilates simply by using the historic equipment that he built with his own two hands. I found my way to the Upper West Side True Pilates Studio because I had officially begun my journey as an apprentice.
I was at a cross-roads in my career as a public school teacher because my zest and joy for teaching was fading. I was considering the unthinkable…giving up a “safe” career in this economy to pursue Pilates.–If you know me, you also know that I have ALWAYS had a five-year plan. ALWAYS. I was the Kindergartener who came to school with a list of expectations and goals for herself.–The consideration of even entertaining this risky choice was big HUGE for me!
While in New York I met others who had been bitten by the same love bug–resulting in discomfort and colossal life changes. These BRIGHT, vibrant and EDUCATED women all were doing the same thing. Giving up a career that deemed them “successful” in our “Corporate America” culture. For example, I met one girl who, like me, was a graduate of the University of Virginia. She worked with a successful contracting company for 11 years, when she decided to forgo her comfortable pay check and esteemed title to pursue her passion for Pilates. Similarly, I met a young woman who graduated from Brown University with a degree in business. She entered into the business world upon graduation, but found it cold and heartless. But, perhaps, the MOST intriguing Pilates love affair I discovered while in NYC was from a young woman named Gabby. Gabby is a very accomplished 27-year old. In fact, she holds a law degree from a well established university and upon completion of law school was scooped up by a successful law firm in NYC. After working there for a few years, she realized that it was draining her of her light and happiness and she kept finding herself at the local Pilates studio. She battled with the decision for a few months, but ultimately she decided to take a leap of faith and pursue something that brought her joy, peace and fulfillment. Can you guess what it was?–You got it, Pilates!
The stories go on and on. It seems that EVERYONE I meet in the world of Pilates has a similar tale of falling in love with the practice of Pilates and forgoing another career (and different tax bracket) to pursue what they are passionate about.
Crazy???–Perhaps, but you only get one life.
“Life is either a great adventure or nothing.”~Helen Keller
~Live Well, Be Well~
Kristin
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