Natasha started her Club Pilates journey as a member in North Carolina. After attending a Teacher Training Open House, she fell in love with the experience and decided to take accelerated training! Completing 250 hours in 2 weeks she was able to fly through the program in a month. Holy motivation! She never thought she would be able to do it, but she conquered her education like a boss.
She loves catering her music to her clients to make sure everyone enjoys their hour in the studio. The community also allows her to share her passions about the non-profit, and being an instructor gives her the flexibility to grow the foundation. (Natasha volunteers at a shelter where they are in the process of building a community to bring mat classes to the women.) Being a Club Pilates Instructor has really opened up doors for several outside opportunities and personal growth.
My first experience trying Pilates was at a new Club Pilates studio that had just opened near where I lived. I took the free Intro and immediately loved the mental challenge of learning a new exercise routine. I was experiencing a great deal of pain from overtraining with other forms of exercise as I prepped and competed nationally in the Miss United States pageant. Within a month of taking the Reformer Flow and Restore classes at Club Pilates, my pain in my left knee and hip completely disappeared. It was at that point that I fell in love with Pilates and began to really believe in its potential to help many of various backgrounds. An opportunity later opened up at our studio when they hosted a Teacher Training. I got talked into trying it and LOVED IT! I really love Club Pilates and the fusion classes they offer with a barre and the TRX Suspension Trainer. I feel as a trainer it allows me to think creatively and to teach Pilates in a variety of ways that appeals to a wide audience.
Club Pilates offers SO MUCH! With a great variety in apparatuses and the added bonus of fusion classes, I feel like Club Pilates challenges me in a new way. I strongly believe that the additional education you receive for these fusion-type classes makes you a more well-rounded instructor and lets you challenge and modify Pilates to address the needs of various clients. Club Pilates really is for every BODY.
I have been certified with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) since 2009. I currently hold 5 different specializations with them, but mainly received this education to learn more about my body and how to train myself after a lot of experience with personal trainers for pageants and sports that didn’t really address my personal needs. I honestly never expected to train other people. When I started going through Club Pilates Teacher Training, I discovered that I actually LOVED training others, and despite my shyness, I actually had a skill for it. I never expected to teach Pilates much less be able communicate and instruct in a way that would be valuable to others. When I have clients tell me how much Pilates has benefited them with weight loss, pain, or energy, I feel so rewarded and thrilled that I have been able to create that experience! I am so thankful I get to work at Club Pilates and positively impact others’ lives every day.
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