"The Austin Pilates Barn is dedicated to providing a comfortable, casual, supported environment in which to train"
About the Founder
Nancy Gwinnell Hurd: Nancy received her BFA in Dance and her MED in Dance Education from Arizona State University. She is certified in Pilates through The Peak PilateSystem® , The Pilates Method Alliance, and The PilateSystem® under Colleen Glenn. Additionally Nancy is certified in Gyrokinesis™, The Gyrotonic Expansion System®, and Pilates for Golf. She is listed in Who’s Who among America’s Teachers and is a member of The Pilates Method Alliance.
Here in Austin, Nancy has overseen both pre-training programs and internships for The PilateSystem® and The International Gyrotonic Headquarters. Currently Nancy is a Peak Pilates Certified Teacher Trainer and teaches Teacher Tranier and CEC programs in Austin ,throughout the US and in Turkey.
Her Passion is bringing the joy and health benefits of movement to a wide variety of people. Nancy has worked with populations ranging from athletes to re-hab, youth to elders, and novice to advance. She strongly believes in the success of every “body”.
What is Pilates
If your spine is inflexible at 30, you are old; If your spine is completely flexible at age 60 you are young” – Joseph H Pilates
Pilates, (Contrology), is a method of exercise and physical movement designed to stretch, strengthen, and balance the body. With systematic practice of specific exercises coupled with focused breathing patterns, Pilates has proven itself invaluable not only as a fitness endeavor itself, but also as an important adjunct to professional sports training and physical rehabilitation of all kinds.
Practiced faithfully, Pilates yields numerous benefits. Increased lung capacity and circulation through deep, healthy breathing is a primary focus. Strength and flexibility, particularly of the abdomen and back muscles and coordination-both muscular and mental, are key components in an effective Pilate’s program. Posture, balance, and core strength are all heartily increased. Bone density and joint health improve, and many experience positive body awareness for the first time. Pilates teaches balance and control of the body, and that capacity spills over into other areas of one’s life.
-The Pilates Method Alliance™
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