CAN YOU RELATE?
WELCOME TO THE CURE
Laying in bed all I could do is stare outside my window.
Thinking….
How did I get here?
Why am I in excruciating pain?
What am I going to do in life?
CAN YOU RELATE?
WE ALL HAVE A REASON…
WHAT’S YOURS?
HERE’S MINE:
I had just spent the better part of four years teaching adult weekend warriors how to fix their beach volleyball technique. I was so c0nfident in my abilities that I flew across the world to proclaim to our top national team that I could get them to the Olympics. Although we lost in London (to the eventual silver medalists) I believed I was destined. I was going to get back there all by myself. I hired a nutritionist, a personal trainer and was blessed to be surrounded by the top players in our country. Nothing could stop me now….
….POP, POP, POP…..
….the day before I was deadlifting, now I laid lifelessly in bed. Drifting in and out, immobilized with pain I finally realized what the past four years was about. It had zero to do with the Olympics or about Beach volleyball in general. It was about what it took to overcome adversity. It was to strengthen my mental muscle for the work up ahead.
I just needed a big enough reason.
I thought playing professionally was the reason but it wasn’t. The Olympics made me feel empty inside. It was an empty goal, just a moment in time, that no one would remember. When I came home I knew I wanted a family because deep down that felt right.
So as I tried to breathe through the pain with my ribs popping in and out, I imagined what my daughters life was going to be like with a father who couldn’t move. A father who was stuck in bed, in a wheelchair, in constant pain stuck on pain medication. Then I pictured her future without me.
I had my reason, my motivation and it was finally time to get to work!
As I laid in bed I knew I could overcome this injury. Although I could’t breathe or walk, I knew I could fix my spine. After reading all the books on pilates there were two things that were of utmost importance to a therapeutic approach. A highly qualified instructor and apparatus. Both were very costly so I would have to make a decision, invest in the unknown or invest in myself.
…I am glad I took the road not taken…
MY APPROACH
Learn bony landmarks
Learn the pelvic tilts
Learn how to breathe
Learn how to engage the powerhouse
Begin your pilates path
BOOK IT
Schedule yourself in for a complimentary reformer 101 to try my approach and get to know the reformer. We teach safety, powerhouse engagement and help you become familiar with the reformer.
MAKE A DECISION
Seeing is believing! Once you get a feel for where you will be training, what you will be training on and who will be guiding you, make a decision. Member, Drop in or find another studio who will be the right fit for your goals. We looking forward to meeting you
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
JOE BODY
STUDIO OWNER
2012 CANADIAN MENS OLYMPIC BEACH VOLLEYBALL COACH
2016 BASI MAT CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR
2024 BASI COMPREHENSIVE CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR
I was coaching beach volleyball to recreational adults for just under 4 years when I decided to jump on a plane to fly across the world and convince our top national team that I could get them to the Olympics. A few months later I was there and convinced that I could get there too. When we got home, I hired a nutritionist, a personal trainer and asked one of my players if I could play a professional tourney with him. His answer was a yes so I got to work. What I didnt take into account was all my previous injuries that never quite healed. A year later, I was laid up in bed, with ribs popped out, spine misaligned and a shortness of breath . I read 65 books in a year and 200 over two years and found pilates. I bought a bunch of books, all the equipment, and fixed my spine. My approach is very simple. be consistent and be specific in the exercises you choose to restore your posture. I love to teach others what I have learn in how to move painfree and to enjoy themselves at any age.
MY STUDIO
123 DEMO STREET
NEW YORK, NY 12345
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Pilates classes
The most cost efficient way to re-store, maintain or strengthen your body. Come join us for a 45 minute session to improve your biomechanics and enhance your everyday physical activities.
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Retreats
Come Join us for a relaxing and fun filled trip in the sun overseas. Our days begin with a pilates session to start the morning, a beach volleyball class after breakfast and a fun tournament at the end of the week to put everything you have learnt into action.
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Pilates private sessions
Private classes are the best way to learn about pilates and make the session unique to yourself. They are more expensive which is why we suggest to be frugal in the way you learn. Gain a deeper understanding of pilates in privates but take classes to put into practice what you learn. book future privates one you have plateau’d or have questions about your own individual body mechanics and it’s needs.
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Video on demand
I am so happy to have a video on demand section for members and non embers to take advantage of. As we know I talk a lot as I have read and experienced a lot and sometimes many tips or explanations are missed. Use this feature to supplement your classes, layer on skills or to comprehend more of what we teach.
