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00:00:07.280Core and spinal strength, which is you know just music to my ears because I preach it every day to my patients.
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00:00:13.439They can come here and get aligned, they can get their adjustments, but they need to keep that core strength.
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00:00:34.079Hello and welcome to Posture and Purpose.
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00:00:41.359Today I have Miss Angel with me that actually owns her own Pilates studio here in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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00:00:46.159Well, I'm Angel Whitaker.
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00:00:50.640I own IMX Pilates, and my certifications are super advanced.
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00:01:00.320Um, tower training, bar training, um mat training, reformer training, um, all of the IMX certifications.
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00:01:02.079I'm just not quite master.
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00:01:05.439You uh wear many hats then.
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00:01:08.799Quite a bit of experience to talk about there.
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00:01:15.920I know one question a lot of people do ask me in my practice is what is the difference between Pilates and yoga?
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00:01:22.000There's a lot of things that align, but they're completely totally two totally different practices.
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00:01:30.879Um yoga is uh more breathwork and it focuses on alignment there as well, flexibility.
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00:01:43.760Um Pilates, however, we use apparatuses such as the reformer, uh, the tower and the matten, the ring, things like that, um, to help focus on our core and spinal strength.
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00:01:49.359Um, because if we don't have a strong core or spine, then we can't move our limbs effectively and safely.
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00:02:00.239Core and spinal strength, which is you know just music to my ears because I preach it every day to my patients.
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00:02:06.480They can come here and get aligned, they can get their adjustments, but they need to keep that core strength.
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00:02:09.680And Pilates is such a good way to do that.
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00:02:10.159Absolutely.
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00:02:18.560So, how did you first find Pilates as an interest and what led you to become a super certified advanced trainer?
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00:02:21.280Well, I've been in health and wellness for a really long time.
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00:02:29.680I've I've always loved group fitness, and um I actually have a health administration background, so it all kind of you know correlates there.
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00:02:44.000Um, but I started going to IMX Pilates as a client, and so um I took over the studio probably two years after I started and um got my certification.
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00:02:47.439So it's been about eight years since I started the certification process.
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00:03:15.120Um I was doing a lot of weightlifting and feeling a lot of pain and aches all the time, and so that's why I went to IMX to see if it was something for me because it they focus on strength and flexibility, and um I found that I felt longer and leaner and I didn't hurt as much anymore, and I still got um the strengthening benefits um as I was getting with weightlifting, so I just felt better.
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00:03:19.680Yes, and so that's what um I had a passion for it for myself.
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00:03:21.520I wanted to share it with everybody else.
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00:03:26.800So, yes, pain is an indicator that will make people take notice quickly.
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00:03:40.240You know, everyone now wants a quick fix, everything instant, and chiropractic isn't an instant fix, and Pilates isn't, and it's a buildup, it's a maintaining and it's uh persistence.
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00:03:46.960You have to stay on top of it to get ahead of it and be preventative with your core strength and exercises.
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00:03:50.080So, what does super certified mean?
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00:03:55.919And to someone who might not actually understand the depth of this training, how would you explain it to them?
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00:04:04.719Yeah, there's multiple certifications through IMX Um Corporation, and um this is one of the more advanced certifications.
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00:04:19.120So um super these specifically the super advanced certification incorporates special audiences, such as people with spinal issues, um, people that play golf, um, athletes, and pre- and postnatal.
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00:04:22.240So that's certificate, that's what that certification includes.
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00:04:30.399And then right below that, there's an advanced certification that includes all the similar workouts, but that doesn't focus on the special audiences.
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00:04:32.879And then it kind of digresses from there.
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00:04:36.720But it it's like you have to take one before you can take take the next.
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00:04:40.079So it's obvious that your passion was in this.
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00:04:45.519What made you take that leap of faith to not just being a trainer but to owning the business?
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00:04:46.639How did that come about?
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00:04:47.759Um, it was funny.
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00:04:54.160The old owner, um, we were literally laying down next to each other on the machines working out, and she turned around and looked at me.
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00:05:01.199I'm like, shouldn't we be looking at the ceiling, lengthening our neck, like thinking, and she goes, Angel, you would be perfect.
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00:05:02.560I was like, What are you talking about?
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00:05:04.480She's like, You want to buy the studio?
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00:05:07.680And I was like, wait a minute, what are you talking about?
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00:05:12.480I was like, let's finish working out and let's talk after class.
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00:05:21.120And so we went through the negotiations and whatnot, and all the stars aligned, and I took over a few months after that and started my certification.
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00:05:31.519I had about 90 days to get it done, and that was just the first little bit of kernel, and then from there, over the past eight years, I've been, you know, completing all the other certifications.
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00:05:34.399So you so you've been quite busy, um, I assume.
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00:05:43.360And so, how is uh the IMX Pilates different from like a classical Pilates or matte Pilates, what people are most, I think, familiar with?
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00:05:46.720Um, so IMX does incorporate matte.
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00:05:51.199Um, the difference in it is that we we we incorporate uh resistance in the mat.
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00:05:59.439We use a what we call a body bar, um, anywhere from five to maybe 12 pounds, if that, um, to add the resistance for the mat work.
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00:06:08.800And then um our machine is patented by um Elise McNergy and the IMX Corporation, and it's a stronger, sturdier machine.
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00:06:18.639It's made out of steel and aluminum, and it can um it can fit anywhere from probably someone around four foot two to anyone from I've had somebody almost seven foot tall use it.
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00:06:22.000Oh wow, I've had someone um over 400 pounds use it.
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00:06:24.720So it's a it's a very adjustable machine.
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00:06:30.240So that's a lot, um, a lot of the differences there is the machine is a little bit sturdier, has more resistance.
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00:06:33.360So we focus more on strength training and cardio.
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00:06:36.160Um, and we focus on five fundamentals.
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00:06:44.639Um, and the five fundamentals are spinal elongation, pelvic stabilization, rib case stabilization, and um the forceful exhalation.
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00:06:51.600That is right up my alley, and it's meshes so well with chiropractic care.
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00:06:56.480Um, it makes my chiropractic heart very happy to hear you saying all this.
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00:07:03.759More people need to know about it and need to know what you do and what you can offer because it sounds like you can help a lot of people.
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00:07:16.720Um, does anyone need to be in good physical shape, or is it a good idea to already be in physical shape before starting a Pilates class, or can you cater to anyone at any point in their wellness journey?
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00:07:18.959We can cater to anybody in the wellness journey.
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00:07:25.680That is what's so great about the machine is that one, we have our your own own equipment so you don't have to worry about anybody else in the class.
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00:07:34.800We also offer private lessons, so if for some from for some reason somebody's not ready to, um, we can do a couple of those or continue to do them that way.
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00:07:46.480But the great thing about the machine is that you can reduce the resistance, and there's almost a modification for where the body can go and for every single position that um we may take for an exercise.
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00:08:00.079So if someone can't stand up and lower and go into a plank into an inverted V, um, then we'll have them come to their knees and we'll change the resistance because that stability will change with the amount of support that's provided.
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00:08:01.279So you can modify.
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00:08:04.079We really can modify for pretty much anybody.
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00:08:05.279So no excuses.
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00:08:06.160No excuses.
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00:08:11.120I have a client that's um 70 plus years old with Parkinson's, and that does classes.
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00:08:13.120Oh, is that a private course?
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00:08:14.240No, private classes.
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00:08:22.079She wanted to be in classes, she wanted to have that energy and that support, and now it's like a little oh family with her in there.
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00:08:25.120It's great, and that's good for the mental um as well.
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00:08:30.079Absolutely, you know, just being with among others and enjoying it and being and you know being passionate about it.
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00:08:39.200Now we already know because we talked about a little bit, what role posture and alignment play in everything you do as a Pilates instructor.
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00:08:46.480But what is something or your number one most common misconception that people might have about Pilates and what you do?
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00:08:48.080That it's easy.
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00:08:49.759Ah, okay.
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00:08:53.279Um it it strength doesn't come with ease.
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00:08:54.639We all know this.
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00:09:06.960Um, however, um Pilates isn't just stretching, it's about stretching the muscle to create more flexibility and length and to create um more strength and stability through your core so you can live a better quality of life.
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00:09:11.200And it's about practicing and persistence and consistency.
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00:09:13.679Stay on top of it, don't stop.
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00:09:16.480You can take a break, but you gotta stay on top of it.
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00:09:35.039Especially um, you know, it's great uh for any age group, but for women that are approaching either perimenopause or menopause, that resistance training um is so important for those muscle uh strength and also bone health as well, that resistance.
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00:09:48.000What do you think Pilates is really for and who do you see benefiting the most?
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00:09:53.120Like who who's uh your favorite kind of client walking to the door?
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00:10:00.559I know I love when people come in my office and they sit in the chair and I go through my history and they are scared to death of me.
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00:10:14.559And to see them realize at the end of treatment how much change we can make going through that process, that's my ideal person because I love to see how to help people through that process.
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00:10:18.000Is there someone or a story or anyone that stands out?
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00:10:19.440There's so many.
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00:10:26.480Um one that's standing out more recently is a client that came in that never worked out in her life.
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00:10:36.879She was approaching the pre-perimenopausal stage and knew that she needed to start doing something, and um, she's not done an exercise in her life.
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00:10:47.679I did some private training with her, maybe four or five sessions, and I said, You're aware of your body, you know where your body is in space, your proprioception, everything, it's great.
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00:10:51.919I said, I want you to try a class because I think you'll benefit from the energy.
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00:10:57.200And she did a class and she's like, I don't know, Angel, I'm still nervous.
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00:11:02.000And I said, Okay, any questions about class?
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00:11:07.600And she she didn't have anything right off, and she's like, I think it's just my confidence.
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00:11:24.000And I said, Okay, well, I'm here to help you move and try to give you that confidence because you have the strength and you have that proprioception and you know where your body is and you listen well, and so those people that don't believe in themselves are the ones that I really feel my heart strings just get pulled at.
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00:11:25.519And um, this is worth it.
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00:11:33.360She's a special client, and now she's been there for I think nine months, and um, she just won our our first uh challenge.
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00:11:35.600Oh, nice! Yeah, what was the challenge?
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00:11:46.399Um, so they were supposed to do uh the first person that would the first person to get 20 sessions in a six-week period um wins uh won a prize.
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00:12:00.000So we did like a relaxed basket and got them like a pliable uh gift certificate and another pair of grip socks and just to kind of treat them and you know hold hold the clients accountable and everybody really enjoyed doing that challenge.
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00:12:05.360So it was that was the most recent um inspiring story.
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00:12:06.879That stands out.
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00:12:08.320Um, and that's great.
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00:12:10.480Uh, what about rehab or injury?
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00:12:20.080What about those clients that have been in uh a traumatic accident or maybe some prolonged injury healing or even pre prevention or rehab?
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00:12:24.960A lot of our clients actually have some kind of injury or post-op in some way, shape, or form.
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00:12:40.240I would say probably 70% of our clients spinal fusions, neck fusions, hip replacements, knee replacements, um, MCLs, ACLs, all the knee fun things that have that have a history of something and they're there for that reason.
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00:12:44.720Um I recently have a client that um she's actually 76.
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00:12:50.720Uh, she had a stroke like five or six years ago, and she doesn't have full function of her left of her right leg.
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00:13:01.360And she um came to me yesterday actually, and she was able to extend her leg behind her and feel it and move it.
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00:13:05.360Today she was in my class, she was able to actually feel it and move it.
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00:13:10.240That neuromuscular education is just really fitting in and really just doing its magic.
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00:13:21.200And she cried on my shoulder yesterday, and so injuries, um, strokes, things like that, like I mean, there's really not an excuse.
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00:13:26.879If you can show up for yourself, the the mind and the muscles will work together, and it's just it's magical, and I'm sure you see it every day.
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00:13:28.399Oh, yes, it's so rewarding.
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00:13:36.159It's like, okay, this is why I keep getting up every day and doing this because you see that change going on in someone's life and how much of a difference that can make.
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00:13:51.039So, what type of clients do you often see coming in with pain or different challenges that you can modify work workouts from recovering or dealing with chronic issues, maybe like you know, rheumatoids, something that you know it's not gonna heal.
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00:13:54.000It's something that they need to live with long term.
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00:13:58.879I'm sure you see some um dips in confidence with those types of conditions.
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00:14:02.240But do you have a lot of clients that fit into that category?
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00:14:03.120Absolutely.
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00:14:09.120Um the arthritis is is the big one, what whatever stage they're they may be at, that's a big one.
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00:14:15.519Um but the people that really benefit with um are the ones that show up consistently.
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00:14:15.759Yeah.
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00:14:21.360And they know that when they walk in, they're hurting, but once they get to moving, they feel a lot better walking out.
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00:14:27.519Um, so that's that's really rewarding, especially with those people that are walking with pain and they leave with less.
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00:14:34.799And then as they start getting stronger, they start, they start to notice, hey, I don't hurt anymore.
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00:14:37.360Like I woke up this morning and then I feel good.
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00:14:42.399Or it doesn't hurt as bad when I do, you know, X, Y, and Z activity.
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00:14:50.000So yeah, those small improvements can be a boost, absolutely, you know, for the mental aspect of it as well.
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00:14:58.720I know during my time, way back when, when I was a personal trainer, it was a regular occurrence to see people pushing themselves too hard.
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00:15:05.200Oh, they want to lift more, you know, and back in back in the day, there wasn't Pilates and you know, yoga wasn't that popular.
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00:15:08.320It was weight training and weightlifting, it was so popular.
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00:15:16.799Uh, but people hurt themselves so much because they wanted to do so much too soon, and that's when injuries take place.
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00:15:24.320So, from your perspective, how does strength without proper form creates problems over time?
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00:15:27.120I'm sure you experience that at your place.
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00:15:28.720People are like, oh no, I can do this.
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00:15:30.799I I worked out 20 years ago.
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00:15:32.399Yeah, I'm strong.
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00:15:35.120Um, there's a lot of different ways I can go with this.
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00:15:39.440Um I went into Pilates because I was injured.
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00:15:46.639Oh so I had a torch shoulder, I had um broken my ankle, things like that, so I had to recover.
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00:15:57.200Um, and I was one of those people that wanted to push and wanted to lift heavy, but I had to come to the realization that it you didn't necessarily have to have that excessive weight to gain strength.
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00:15:57.679Right.
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00:16:08.799Um, and so um coming to that realization that hey, like we can take it down a notch and um help prevent injury.
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00:16:09.200Yes.
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00:16:26.799And if I had taken Pilates before I was lifting weights, my form, my rip, my um, I would have, you know, PR'd significantly more had someone told me to lengthen my spine and not tuck my pelvis and to not bring my shoulders into my ears.
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00:16:39.840And there's so many different things that Pilates teaches you, or IMX Pilates teaches you that if you have the tools, you can live a better quality of life, you can lift heavier, you can do so many things uh more efficiently.
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00:16:41.039And for years to come.
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00:16:41.360Yeah.
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00:16:42.000You're building a lot of people.
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00:16:46.080I mean, friction up in that cabinet to get to that coffee pot, like a the coffee cup, excuse me.
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00:16:51.600Is is something that becomes very hard if you don't have that shrink later on in life.
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00:16:52.240Exactly.
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00:16:53.120And mobility.
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00:16:58.480So, how do you feel Pilates and chiropractic care could complement you complement each other?
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00:17:03.919Because what you're you're right, you're you know, you're right, right, right up the same lines for sure.
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00:17:09.359Um we uh actually work with a lot of different chiropractors in town.
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00:17:13.119Like we the a lot of their clients come to come to the studio.
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00:17:18.880Um it works it works very well with very cohesive uh partnerships.
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00:17:32.640Um we have um some people that um I'm trying to think of one person that uh we had an issue with the shoulder and um she had some hip pains and overcompensation, things like that.
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00:17:35.519So it's like okay, so did you go see your chiropractor?
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00:17:36.400What did they say?
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00:17:38.000Did they say it was okay for you to work out?
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00:17:38.799Did you need a rest?
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00:17:41.440Are you in an inflamm inflammation kind of situation?
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00:17:48.799So it's good to good to kind of communicate between the clients and the physicians and make sure that they're ready to come back for care.
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00:17:51.279And that co-management is so important.
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00:18:01.200So, what changes do you notice mostly when clients combined Pilates not only with chiropractic adjustments, but maybe with massage or physical therapy?
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00:18:09.200And what is one thing that you wish healthcare providers understood more about movement-based therapies?
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00:18:23.920Because, you know, most, let's be honest, most medical doctors either write a prescription, they're not gonna sit there and show people how to stretch or talk to them about core strengthening or mobility.
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00:18:26.319How does that play a part in what you do?
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00:18:34.000Do you see a lot of that in your um so you're saying what is one thing that you wish healthcare providers knew more about?
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00:18:49.519Yeah, that's uh one of the things that is most frustrating in what I do because I'm get physicians know that this client can't do Pilates for X, Y, and Z reason.
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00:19:00.240And it's it's frustrating because um I'm trying to step over my words here, but I just need to say it out loud.
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00:19:07.200Um it's frustrating because it's a it's a low impact exercise that shouldn't be causing them that issue.
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00:19:15.680And um they're preventing them from moving, which is causing them more pain.
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00:19:18.480And so it's contraindicative.
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00:19:23.119It's a cycle, it's gonna keep happening unless they get that strength and mobility back.
00:19:23.359 -->
00:19:23.599Right.
00:19:23.680 -->
00:19:25.519And they're like, no, you just need to rest.
00:19:25.759 -->
00:19:28.640And I'm like, no, we just need to reduce the resistance.
00:19:28.960 -->
00:19:35.680Keep moving if there's not a real diagnosis, you know, some excess, like you need a spinal fusion or anything like that, or you need a hip replacement.
00:19:35.839 -->
00:19:40.240Like we need to keep moving because that's probably the worst medicine is to stop moving.
00:19:40.960 -->
00:19:43.759So yeah, I always say movement is medicine.
00:19:43.839 -->
00:19:48.640And I mean, we just have to remind ourselves and our patients and clients.
00:19:48.880 -->
00:19:56.079So I'm sure interdisciplinary care is so important uh, you know, for you when it comes to wellness.
00:19:56.240 -->
00:20:02.000But do you have anything else besides Pilates that you like to incorporate into your wellness journey?
00:20:02.319 -->
00:20:04.160Yes, I actually I do weightlifting.
00:20:04.240 -->
00:20:05.759Um, I still do weightlifting.
00:20:05.920 -->
00:20:12.319I don't lift 200, 300 pounds anymore, but I I do um some free weights and uh yoga.
00:20:12.559 -->
00:20:15.359Yoga is my I in my daily practice.
00:20:15.680 -->
00:20:24.720Yes, is that how you decompress maybe after a long week or a lot of going back and forth and uh traveling and whatnot?
00:20:25.039 -->
00:20:25.599Yes, yes.
00:20:25.759 -->
00:20:29.920That's that helps go to I that's gonna center my chi there.
00:20:30.640 -->
00:20:44.480What challenges uh I know you have a lot going on um with the the business, but what challenges do you face, maybe owning the business, being a female in business, or even being in business in Lafayette?
00:20:44.559 -->
00:20:47.359Are there any particular challenges that you faced?
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00:20:56.640Well, with any small business, um, it's it's a challenge uh to continue to grow, continue to educate people, you know what we do.
00:20:57.039 -->
00:21:00.799Um there's a lot of Pilates places popping up around here.
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00:21:10.960And um I think that um it's just very challenging to educate people on what's the difference between each type of approach.
00:21:11.519 -->
00:21:13.359They're all great in their own ways.
00:21:13.680 -->
00:21:19.599Um it's just it's it's very challenging to um because people think Pilates is just Pilates.
00:21:19.920 -->
00:21:20.400Yes, they do.
00:21:20.480 -->
00:21:24.640Um Pilates-inspired movements are a little bit different than Pilates.
00:21:25.519 -->
00:21:26.880Uh IMX Pilates.
00:21:27.119 -->
00:21:30.319And classical Pilates is a little bit different than IMX Pilates.
00:21:30.880 -->
00:21:39.200Um you know, they all have their benefits, um, and I think that's one of the hardest things is just educating the community on what it is, what the differences are.
00:21:39.519 -->
00:21:46.240Because they think, but you know, just like they think yoga is Pilates, they think Pilates is Pilates everywhere, it's all the same, but it's not.
00:21:46.640 -->
00:21:52.000So if someone was looking and they said, Okay, I definitely want to go and try this, I want to do this.
00:21:52.240 -->
00:21:53.839What are some of the questions they should ask?
00:21:54.000 -->
00:21:56.720I know you said there's several that have been popping up in laffyet.
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00:22:05.599What are some of the questions people should ask when they're Walk in the door to whomever uh Pilates, what what should they be asking?
00:22:06.000 -->
00:22:08.160I always like to say it depends on what your goal is.
00:22:08.319 -->
00:22:08.559Okay.
00:22:08.720 -->
00:22:12.640You know, are you are you looking for strength and stability?
00:22:12.799 -->
00:22:25.119Are you looking for um a culture that is warm and welcoming and um mixed, you know, and infused with uh the warm and welcoming atmosphere?
00:22:25.279 -->
00:22:35.920Are you looking for, you know, maybe a little bit less resistant, something a little bit um not as intense, then you know, this may not be for you, but we can modify, you know.
00:22:36.160 -->
00:22:39.680Um, so there's there's a lot of different questions that they could ask.
00:22:39.839 -->
00:22:42.079It just really kind of depends on what their goal is.
00:22:42.559 -->
00:22:43.680Um, what are they looking for?
00:22:43.839 -->
00:22:45.759Are they recovering from an injury?
00:22:46.000 -->
00:22:49.359Um, do they focus?
00:22:49.440 -->
00:22:52.960Does it does that studio focus on special populations?
00:22:53.519 -->
00:22:55.839Um so many questions.
00:22:56.079 -->
00:22:56.799Can they handle it?
00:22:56.880 -->
00:22:58.960You know, because you can't just walk into any one.
00:22:59.119 -->
00:23:03.279Um you know, this really you have to have the proper training.
00:23:03.519 -->
00:23:06.079How many Pilates places are in Lafayette now?
00:23:06.160 -->
00:23:07.039Do you even know?
00:23:07.359 -->
00:23:09.200Oh, I don't even know.
00:23:09.519 -->
00:23:13.359There are at least six that I can think of right off the top of my head.
00:23:13.599 -->
00:23:16.880Some of them are more a therap physical therapy approach.
00:23:17.119 -->
00:23:17.440Okay.
00:23:17.599 -->
00:23:29.119Um, some of them are more classical, and then some of them are more like a Pilates inspired movement type of um boutique fitnesses or fitness studios or whatever.
00:23:29.200 -->
00:23:32.640So I didn't know there was a Pilates inspired movement out there.
00:23:32.720 -->
00:23:33.039I think that's a good idea.
00:23:33.200 -->
00:23:34.640I bet a lot of people don't know that.
00:23:34.960 -->
00:23:57.680Yes, yes, there's and so um they're not I think a lot of people think that because the classical approach was a little bit more for dancers and things like that, that they think that it's just for women, or they think that um it's easy, um, and it's it's not it's for all walks of life.
00:23:57.759 -->
00:24:01.759And Mel is the one that created the program, you know, initially, Joseph Pilates.
00:24:02.079 -->
00:24:05.359So um what did educate me on this?
00:24:05.440 -->
00:24:05.519Yeah.
00:24:05.680 -->
00:24:06.079What do you talk about?
00:24:06.400 -->
00:24:13.119So um Joseph Pilates helped um re rehabilitate uh war soldiers.
00:24:13.599 -->
00:24:15.920And um That is so interesting.
00:24:16.000 -->
00:24:16.480I didn't know.
00:24:16.640 -->
00:24:46.000Yes, and he came over to New York City and um created the reformer or apparatuses that ended up becoming into the reformer out of bed springs and trying to create resistance and um for his clients because in let me backtrack in the in the war zone he used those springs from the mattress to create resistance for them because he saw they were getting better, but then they kind of plateaued, so they needed to get stronger.
00:24:46.640 -->
00:25:00.880And so then Joseph Always came over to New York City and started dancing, I mean started um teaching the dancers um how to create more length, um, gain more strength.
00:25:01.359 -->
00:25:02.079So important.
00:25:02.319 -->
00:25:22.160Um, and so then he started working with dancers, and then that's kind of how it all his predecessors kind of evolved, evolved, and then there became Elise McNergy, which is the founder of our our um IMX, and she's she studied it and did research, and now we're science-backed.
00:25:22.480 -->
00:25:27.759And so now all of our movements and our fundamentals are backed by research and science.
00:25:27.920 -->
00:25:28.720So important.
00:25:28.960 -->
00:25:35.759It has evolved so much that that's why there's multiple interpretations of uh what Pilates is, yeah, and what you do.
00:25:36.000 -->
00:25:37.279So, what year would that have been?
00:25:37.359 -->
00:25:37.839Which war?
00:25:38.000 -->
00:25:38.880World World War II?
00:25:39.279 -->
00:25:46.720Sorry, that was in 1920 the 1920s and World War I.
00:25:46.960 -->
00:25:48.880I that is a great story.
00:25:48.960 -->
00:25:50.240I did not know that.
00:25:50.480 -->
00:26:00.240And uh, any other ways that you personally uh focus on health and wellness, just like mind, body, everything besides training or being in a gym setting?
00:26:00.720 -->
00:26:07.279Yeah, um, I actually wake up every morning and read Journey to Journey of the Heart by Melody Beattie.
00:26:07.440 -->
00:26:08.079Have you heard of her?
00:26:08.319 -->
00:26:08.799I have.
00:26:09.279 -->
00:26:11.279Um beautiful story she has.
00:26:11.440 -->
00:26:23.440Um, and I read her daily devotional every day to kind of start my day, and then um I um read The Secret Every Morning, my little passage every morning, just to get my day started.
00:26:23.599 -->
00:26:27.279It's very important for me to stay positive.
00:26:27.440 -->
00:26:32.480Um, I have a lot going on, multiple businesses, studios, employees, and things like that.
00:26:32.799 -->
00:26:41.200And so um it's it's a great way to kind of stay grounded and to remember how exactly how much you have and to be thankful for it.
00:26:41.359 -->
00:26:43.920So how many businesses do you own?
00:26:44.240 -->
00:26:49.920Um between the husband, my husband and I, we have six, and um, it gets interesting at points.
00:26:50.319 -->
00:26:57.440I manage all of his books, I manage my books, and um I also have a um medical consulting practice.
00:26:58.160 -->
00:26:59.279That's what I was gonna ask you.
00:26:59.359 -->
00:27:01.599Is it all Pilates-based businesses?
00:27:01.839 -->
00:27:02.079No.
00:27:02.640 -->
00:27:08.480Um, my uh my consulting um platform is uh for small medical practices.
00:27:08.640 -->
00:27:08.880Okay.
00:27:09.039 -->
00:27:12.720So I help with credentialing and um contracting and things like that.
00:27:12.799 -->
00:27:18.079And so when I have those big contracts coming up, it's it gets a little gotta move my pieces.
00:27:18.160 -->
00:27:19.039I do need to manage.
00:27:19.599 -->
00:27:20.799In for you in that respect.
00:27:21.440 -->
00:27:21.599Okay.
00:27:21.920 -->
00:27:24.400Um and my husband is in the auto finance industry.
00:27:24.480 -->
00:27:30.960So can you name one exercise that you think everyone should be doing but isn't?
00:27:34.799 -->
00:27:36.079Glute bridges.
00:27:36.880 -->
00:27:43.680Okay, I wish you could show us exactly what that is because I know when people are listening to this, they may not know what that is, but Google it.
00:27:43.839 -->
00:27:44.799Um why?
00:27:44.960 -->
00:27:45.839Tell us why.
00:27:46.160 -->
00:27:53.279Um and the glute bridges, it it not only um activates your deep core muscles, but it activates your glute muscles.
00:27:53.440 -->
00:27:59.680Um, and it helps lengthen through the front side of the body, which we don't do often because we sit often.
00:27:59.920 -->
00:28:03.680Um also it gives you more cushion on your bottom.
00:28:03.920 -->
00:28:05.200It helps you build a little bit of strength.
00:28:05.440 -->
00:28:09.440And you can also add resistance to that as well to help build more strength.
00:28:09.519 -->
00:28:12.000So glute bridges are my go-to.
00:28:12.240 -->
00:28:15.920I you know, my clients will attest that I I like to work the booty.
00:28:16.079 -->
00:28:17.039Okay, okay.
00:28:17.279 -->
00:28:18.000I love that.
00:28:18.160 -->
00:28:20.240And it's so important for stability.
00:28:20.319 -->
00:28:27.039Um and especially in the aging um community to you know prevent slips and falls and things like that.
00:28:27.359 -->
00:28:28.559Strengthen, strengthen, strengthen.
00:28:28.799 -->
00:28:29.440Strengthen your hips.
00:28:29.759 -->
00:28:29.920Yes.
00:28:30.640 -->
00:28:38.240Name one daily habit that everyone is doing that they should not be doing or should be doing less of.
00:28:38.559 -->
00:28:40.319I think it's the phones.
00:28:40.559 -->
00:28:41.039Yeah.
00:28:41.599 -->
00:28:45.440It's hard to get a different answer because it's everywhere, you know.
00:28:45.680 -->
00:28:45.920Yeah.
00:28:46.319 -->
00:28:47.759We need to put the phones down.
00:28:48.079 -->
00:28:49.839It's it's a it's an issue.
00:28:50.480 -->
00:28:54.799And honestly, I couldn't live without mine because my businesses wouldn't run without it.
00:28:54.880 -->
00:28:59.200But yeah, you know, I do try to take that time to to decompress from it.
00:28:59.599 -->
00:29:00.319Put it down.
00:29:00.559 -->
00:29:00.880Yes.
00:29:01.200 -->
00:29:03.680We lived before the phone, we'll be okay.
00:29:04.000 -->
00:29:06.240Yeah, we were joking about that this morning in the class.
00:29:06.400 -->
00:29:06.720Really?
00:29:06.880 -->
00:29:07.200Yes.
00:29:07.440 -->
00:29:09.359When our electronics go down, what do we do?
00:29:09.759 -->
00:29:10.400We panic.
00:29:10.640 -->
00:29:11.440Now we do at least.
00:29:11.839 -->
00:29:12.960We get a paper and pen.
00:29:13.359 -->
00:29:14.079Exactly.
00:29:14.400 -->
00:29:15.599Back in the good old days.
00:29:15.759 -->
00:29:21.839So, how can our listeners find you when they are ready, which they should be ready today after listening to you talk about this?
00:29:22.000 -->
00:29:27.039How can they find you and how can they become a member of your um training facility?
00:29:27.279 -->
00:29:42.079Um, you can find us on the Mind Body application and under IMX Pilates Lafayette, or you can find us at imxpilates.com forward slash Lafayette, and then IMX Lafayette on Instagram and the same for Facebook.
00:29:42.319 -->
00:29:46.799Okay, and where's the physical um classes are they held here in Lafayette?
00:29:46.960 -->
00:29:49.680Uh 2207 Cauley Saloon, Suite E.
00:29:49.920 -->
00:29:52.000We're just a few doors down from La Madeline's.
00:29:52.240 -->
00:29:52.880Oh, okay.
00:29:52.960 -->
00:29:53.200Yes.
00:29:53.440 -->
00:29:54.079I know where you are.
00:29:54.319 -->
00:29:55.119Not too far.
00:29:55.359 -->
00:29:56.160I know where you are.
00:29:56.319 -->
00:29:56.960So great.
00:29:57.119 -->
00:30:02.480So if you haven't already, go sign up for that class and work on that core strength.
00:30:02.720 -->
00:30:04.799And uh this is the lady to help you.
00:30:04.960 -->
00:30:06.880She's got a great team, I know that.
00:30:07.119 -->
00:30:12.319Um one of my friends, I'll say, Miss Jennifer, works there and she's there training.
00:30:13.200 -->
00:30:19.920And um she's taught me a lot about Pilates and told me how wonderful everything is there and how many people you guys help.
00:30:20.000 -->
00:30:23.039So I really appreciate you taking the time to be here today.
00:30:23.440 -->
00:30:24.240Thank you for having me.
00:30:24.319 -->
00:30:26.640And thanks, Jen, for connecting us.
00:30:26.799 -->
00:30:27.359I appreciate it.
00:30:27.599 -->
00:30:28.480Yes, absolutely.
00:30:28.720 -->
00:30:35.519So my last question is usually how do you maintain your posture while pursuing your purpose in life?
00:30:35.839 -->
00:30:40.000I often tell my clients commitment plus consistency equals results.
00:30:40.240 -->
00:30:45.279And as long as you have that commitment and that consistency, your purpose will be pushed forward.
00:30:46.000 -->
00:30:55.599Um, and there's there's a lot of different things in life that will throw at you, and you just have to stay grounded and stay steady and keep pushing forward.
00:30:55.680 -->
00:30:55.920Yeah.
00:30:56.160 -->
00:30:58.160And that positivity is is vital.
00:30:58.400 -->
00:31:00.160Good days and bad, push forward.
00:31:00.240 -->
00:31:01.119I love that message.
00:31:01.279 -->
00:31:02.319So thank you.
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00:31:07.119And until next time, sit up straight, stay happy, stay healthy, and stay adjusted.
00:31:07.359 -->
00:31:10.559Thanks for listening to the Posture and Purpose Podcast with Dr.
00:31:10.640 -->
00:31:12.000Michelle Car Frank.
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00:31:16.559Make sure to subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
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