Age Strong by Improving Strength & Balance!

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Looking for some accountability and coaching so you can stay consistent and improve your balance and strength? 

Here’s are our recommendations:

Strength Training Small Group Sessions

If you know you need to add strengthening into your exercise routine but are not quite sure what to do, how to do it or maybe you are just not motivated to do it on your own…our small group strength training sessions are for you!

Each session will use weights, resistance bands and body weight exercises to improve your strength and even help you increase bone density.  You’ll be able to start at your level and progress as you get stronger. No experience is needed.

Balance Small Group Sessions

Clients who attend this weekly session tell us they feel stronger and more confident in their ability to balance when life gives them a balance challenge! If you are finding your ability to maintain your balance is declining as you age…this weekly session is for you!

The entire session is done either seated in a chair or standing. Each session will include exercises to improve your overall strength, improve your flexibility and mobility, increase your core strength, increase strength and mobility in your feet and ankles and exercises that give you chance to safely practice your balance so you can improve it!

You’ll use weights and bands for strengthening exercises.    This session is safe and recommended for those with osteopenia and osteoporosis.

This weekly session is Thursday at 10 am.

On Demand Balance Classes 

(Same Great Instructor/Training – but you can take at home)

If you’re so busy you have trouble getting to the studio consistently – our on demand subscription for Balance & Mobility is just what you need! Get a variety of on demand videos focused on improving balance that you can exercise with as your schedule allows!   Only $19.99 per month!

Are your bones strong?

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Do you or someone you know have an osteoporosis or osteopenia diagnosis?  I often get asked about recommendations for those who have been diagnosed and I like to keep it simple and recommend these 3 things when it comes to your movement and training time:

1. Walk as much as you can. Walking is something that helps you build bone strength and muscle and is an easy thing you can add into your life just about anywhere!  Challenge yourself to increase your daily steps!

2. Add some sort of strength training into your life. There are lots of ways to add strength training into your life…lifting weights, body weight exercises, Pilates, and Yoga can all be great!    Find something you enjoy and add it in consistently.

3. Add some focused balance training into your life. Besides strengthening your muscles and improving your mobility, balance training specifically trains your body to improve your balance.  When your bones are not as strong as they could be, a fall can result in an injury like a broken bone that greatly diminishes your ability to navigate life. (i.e., It will sideline you for awhile,) By being proactive about your balance skills you can prevent falls and keep active, strong, independent and feeling great in your body!

Even if you don’t have an Osteoporosis or Osteopenia diagnosis….these 3 things are what I would recommend to EVERYONE as you age to keep your bones healthy and strong and to keep you active and moving well!

New Strength Training Sessions In-Studio!

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At the beginning of the year I was checking in with all of our Rivercity Pilates staff to see if they had any ideas about new offerings for 2023 and oh I wish you could have been a fly on the wall for some of the coversations I had!

I was reminded how grateful I am to have such an amazing, talented passionate group of teachers at RCP who want more than anything to share their insight and knowledge with others so they can help others live their best life. 

A quick example of this was my conversation with Shannon.  She said I would really love to offer small group strength training sessions if you think it would work?

“The older I get the more I have realized the absolute necessity of regular strength training to my movement practice.   I was looking at a statistic that said 50% of women over 50 will break a bone due to osteoporosis! Many of those women end up not being able to go back to their normal life activities because of the injury! 

I would love to be able to offer small group strength training simply using hand weights, bands, the magic circle and just body weight exercises.

I just want to help women realize that they can easily add in strength training to their life and it can make a big difference in how how they feel and function as they age!”     
Shannon, Rivercity Pilates Instructor

So needless to say…Shannon is going to be offering small group strength training twice a week starting in February!

These sessions will meet on Tuesdays at 6 pm and Saturdays at 10 am.  Sessions will be priced the same as our small group Pilates Mat and small group Yoga sessions.

You can schedule any of these sessions in Mindbody under appointments or simply email us and we can schedule you!

We have a deal for you!   Try a Small group Strength Session for FREE in February.   To claim your free session email us before January 31 and let us know which day in February you want to attend a session and we’ll add a free Small Group Strength session to your account and schedule you for your free session!

Schedule a session here: