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 MICHAEL SHEIRBON

As a lifetime athlete, I have always led an active lifestyle from playing baseball and basketball through high school to technical mountain climbing in my twenties to now cycling, hiking, skiing, and soccer in my thirties. Before I started Pilates my fitness was built on whatever sport or climb I was training for or just going to the gym to lift weights & do some cardio. But as my life has evolved, I moved from a relatively active job to a “desk job”, having a family with both an energetic six year old daughter and an equally energetic dog and have broadened my interests athletically. As a result, I’ve looked for new and different ways to achieve the fitness necessary to do all the activities I love.

How Pilates has helped me: Pilates has changed my perspective on what it means to be strong. It has taken me out of the traditional gym environment and turned me into a more well rounded athlete and person with quiet strength that emerges from the core. Over the past three years, a combination of Mat and regular private sessions has produced dramatic changes in my overall fitness, my flexibility and the shape of my body. Every time I complete a session, I’m amazed at what my body is able to do. I am leaner and stronger and can take on the challenges of new sports like skiing and cycling with much greater ease and grace. I believed that Pilates helps protect my body from injury both from sport; and, as part of an active family, I’m proud to see that my daughter has a balanced attitude toward fitness and wellness, much of it attributed to the method and philosophy of Pilates.

SEON KANG

Lifestyle/Hobbies: As a hobby, I'm a Master Scuba Diver instructor and have been teaching for 7 years. My passions are traveling and diving and I love destinations that are off the beaten path and embracing new cultures and new adventures. Some of my recent favorite places are: Mozambique South Africa, Galapagos, and Palau.

How Pilates has helped me: I believe that balance is the key to a fulfilling life and my motto is to work hard and play hard -to be present in every moment of my life. When I first started Pilates, I was looking for a different workout from weights, cardio, and yoga. Pilates has not only strengthened my body but has helped me find my core strength and I feel more centered and energized after every session. I have found that through Pilates I am stronger in my every day activities from managing work stress and having better posture to being stronger and more centered when diving, cardio kickboxing, hiking, and engaging in new sports like snowboarding.