Precision
|priˈsiZHən| noun.
The quality or fact of being exact and accurate.
Diligence
|ˈdiləjəns| noun.
Careful and persistent work or effort.
Fortitude
|ˈfôrtəˌto͞od| noun.
Courage in the face of pain or adversity.
I started practicing pilates in 2009, using it to rehabilitate my knee after a snowboarding injury. I saw improvement in my strength and flexibility almost immediately (along with a reduction in pain) and was fascinated to find out why and how.
So, I enrolled in courses at STOTT PILATES®, one of the leading professional bodies for pilates.
I spent almost ten years as a law partner on Bay Street balancing full-time work with an active family life. I taught intermediate and advanced courses as an adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Toronto and sat as an international member on the Advisory Board of a Bloomberg Bureau of National Affairs publication. For a number of years, I chaired the Education Committee and sat on the Board of Directors of a private day school.
I understand the stresses of a busy professional life and the physical effects of those stresses. Throw in family responsibilities, friends, leisure activities, and it's easy to fall out of sync with your body's needs and even harder to find the tools to efficiently get back in balance.
I became a STOTT PILATES® Certified Instructor to help pass on the benefits I’ve enjoyed to others - combining my interest in teaching and education with a newfound passion for pilates and fitness.
More recently, I’ve committed to taking additional training in Post Rehabilitation Conditioning to achieve further specialization in injuries and special populations.
I firmly believe we can all be experts in the management of our own bodies. It just takes knowledge and discipline. And that's what I help my clients with: custom programs designed for their unique needs and ongoing coaching in the functional anatomy and biomechanics of exercise - to help them appreciate how and why their bodies are responding to training.