PILATES WELL BEING

ABOUT ME

HAVING BROUGHT UP A FAMILY OF 4 CHILDREN AND CARED FOR MY HUSBAND FOR 7 YEARS UNTIL HIS DEATH OVER 3 YEARS AGO. I NOW REALISE JUST HOW PRECIOUS LIFE CAN BE. I WAS ENCOURAGED BY MY GOOD NEIGHBOURS TO JOIN THE LOCAL FITNESS CENTRE TO COME TO TERMS WITH MY LOSS AND GAIN SOME SOCIAL INTERACTION INTO MY LIFE AGAIN. I DECIDED TO TRY A PILATES CLASS, BUT WAS UNSURE WHAT PILATES WAS ALL ABOUT. I DECIDED TO GIVE IT A TRY. AFTER THE SESSION I REALISED HOW UNFIT I WAS, BUT FELT COMMITED TO ATTEND A FURTHER CLASS. AS TIME WENT BY I ATTENDED FURTHER CLASSES, AND BEGAN TO REALISE THE BENEFITS OF PILATES,AND BECAME ADDICTED AND WAS EAGER TO IMPROVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. FROM STARTING OFF WITH ONE CLASS EACH WEEK, I GRADUALLY FOUND MYSELF ATTENDING 4 CLASSES. BY THIS TIME I WAS EAGER TO IMPROVE MY TECHNIQUE, BUT FOUND THE BREATHING DIFFICULT TO MASTER AS WELL AS CONCENTRATE ON PERFORMING THE EXERCISES. I WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO EACH CLASS, AND SOON REALISED HOW WONDERFUL PILATES WAS. EAGER TO LEARN MORE I STARTED READING HOW PILATES BEGAN, AND FOUND IT FASCINATING. FROM BEING A TOTAL BEGINNER, I NOW FOUND I HAD PROGRESSED THROUGH IMPROVER LEVEL TO ADVANCED. THE SATISFACTION WAS INTENSE, SO MUCH SO, THE LOVE OF PILATES HAD TAKEN OVER MY LIFE, AND I SUDDENLY REALISED I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO TEACH THIS TO OTHER PEOPLE. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH WHAT TRAINING WOULD BE REQUIRED AND I FOUND I REQUIRED A CERTIFICATE TO GAIN ENTRY INTO THE FITNESS INDUSTRY. I QUALIFIED AS A GYM INSTRUCTOR, AND HAVE NOW COMPLETED AND PASSED LEVEL 2 PILATES. ALSO I COMPLETED AND PASSED CERTIFICATION IN FREESTYLE FITNESS YOGA. I AM AT PRESENT STUDYING FOR LEVEL 3 PILATES AND PERSONAL TRAINER & ADVANCED INSTRUCTOR. MY AIM NOW IS TO CONTINUE AND BECOME ONE OF THE FINEST PILATES INSTRUCTORS IN THE BUSINESS. I REALLY FEEL INCREDIBLY LUCKY THAT I AM ABLE TO HAVE A CAREER THAT I LOVE.