Tough love
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Ah, 7:00 am sessions with the Reformer: part finely-tuned and elegant fitness machine, and part early morning torture device. But somehow, some way, we find ourselves at the end of three summer Boot Camp series. And much to our dismay, it didn’t kill us. Therefore, we must give props to Jennifer Roberts, Align Pilates Reformer instructor extraordinaire.
Totally supportive of our very 7:00am-esque attempts at gracefulness and elongation, Jennifer got right in there and showed us what’s what, in a good way. Always there to show us the right form and perfectly willing to answer our pre-coffee, fuzzy-headed questions, Jennifer had a great knack for showing us how to navigate the Reformer’s tough-love ways while making us feel like we figured it all out on our own. And now we’re feeling pretty savvy in the world of Pilates. Swan? Under control. Elephant? It took a few tries, but I think we got it. Teaser? Well, not without laughing. But we’re getting there.
Even though this summer’s Boot Camp Series has come to a bittersweet end, we’ll be back to the Reformer. Why? Because she’s got us hooked. Literally. (I’m talking straps and pullies, people.) And now that I’ve had time to reflect, I’m pretty confident that the Reformer exercises have allowed me to be more aware of my physical and mental well-being…despite the equipment’s medieval connotation.
Patient, knowledgeable and all-around superior death/severe injury avoidance coach. What more could you want in an instructor?!