Who's Writing This Blog Anyway?

I thought it would be appropriate to use my first blog post to introduce myself. First, I’m going to post my professional bio, but then I’m going to tell you a bit more…

“Amanda began taking Pilates classes at the Y and immediately fell in love. She began going to classes twice a week and designing her own program at home. Her Pilates practice motivated her to change diet and add other exercises, and over the course of the next year she lost fifty pounds and four pants sizes. Her desire to help others achieve their fitness goals brought her to Simply Pilates' Teacher Training program.

After learning she was pregnant, she made the decision to leave her job in the music industry to pursue a career as a Pilates instructor. In addition to completing the Simply Pilates Teacher Training Program and passing the Pilates Method Alliance certification exam, she is in the process of finishing her certification through Balanced Body University. She has also attended specialized trainings in working with men and pre & post pregnant women.

Amanda holds a Bachelor's of Business Administration from Belmont University. She lives with her husband, daughter, 2 cats and dog in Inglewood where she enjoys photography, reading, writing, and playing outside.”

So, there you have it- I started taking Pilates because I was too big and exercising was hard. Not that Pilates wasn’t, but I’ve always been fairly strong, and my body was adapting to the Pilates faster than it seemed to be adapting to the miles I was attempting to run. Plus, it got me out of the office and away from the four boys I worked with for an hour each day. Pilates made me feel svelt- I never have had (nor will I ever have) the super skinny body that our society seems to idolize, but that doesn’t matter, because there were plenty of super skinny people in class whom were not as strong as me. And that was confidence I needed at the time.

I have a passion for working with women like myself- women who will always struggle with there weight. We are not the people who can down a pint of Ben & Jerry’s because we are depressed and brush it off the next morning. For us, that pint goes directly to our thighs, where we will spend the next two weeks working it off.

I also have a passion for working with mothers, new and veteran. Being pregnant and giving birth does a number on your body, but so does being a mother. You no longer sleep or eat regularly, let alone find time to exercise.

That’s me. I’m a mother in my mid-twenties, working hard to keep my family and myself healthy, and I hope that this blog can help you and your family also.

Thanks for visiting!