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Joseph Pilates tried to create the Greek ideal of a man who is balanced in body, mind, and spirit. His experiences taught him to believe that the daily life-style, bad posture, and inefficient breathing were the base of poor health. His answer to these problems was to design a singular series of life changing physical and psychological exercises that help to correct muscular imbalances and improve posture, coordination, balance, strength, and flexibility, as well as to increase breathing capacity and organ function.  His goal was in whatever you do you must use the WHOLE body! 

Monica and the Tranter Pilates technique follows the same tradition of the original method created by Joseph Pilates. Monica Tranter with the knowledge and training of Pilates elder Lawrence Hayward has designed a program that will work the whole body from a beginner to advanced level of fitness using not only his series of exercises but other movements, corrective and preparatory work done at Joseph Pilates Studio.

Monica Tranter Pilates in working with Lawrence Hayward (Joseph Pilates’ first student teacher) will bring you to the top physical and mental condition with a never offered full body routine as done in the Pilates Studio.  Many new Pilates clients do not know that Joseph Pilates never instructed group classes, but used one on one instruction exclusively.  Tranter Pilates focuses on individual needs and on correcting imbalances within the body through the newest in Pilates exercises while maintaining the original Pilates principles for health and well being.

Joseph Pilates was an inventor and a creator. His system evolved daily and continues to change with the new education on anatomy, posture, organ functioning and breathing.  Joseph in working with many dancers and performers applied his system but encouraged originality and a full body work out! Let the Monica’s method bring you to your highest level of evolution!

Tranter Pilates will bring your body back to a level of optimal functional fitness. Functional fitness focuses on precise alignment and control of the body throughout various kinds of movement. The goal is to teach efficient movement patterns with good joint alignment, correct posture, and body control. Athletes and non-athletes alike benefit tremendously from this approach. Monica Tranter Pilates functional fitness exercises will work on muscular imbalances throughout your body to allow you to perform the daily tasks of the day such as vacuuming, raking leaves, shoveling, washing the dishes, and driving. We also customize approaches for athletes to help them develop balanced, strong and flexible movement that originates in the core area of the body.   

The body works in a three dimensional environment: up, down, side to side, forward and back and in any combination. In other words, you may have to reach, bend, stretch, twist and maintain your balance all at the same time in order to perform a certain task. The Tranter Pilates Method sequence of exercise will help reconnect the mind to the muscle, teaching each group to work evenly, efficiently and at its own pace. Incorporating the practice to a balanced mind to muscle connection whatever your Pilates goals are can be achieved!

It does not matter if you are a dancer, nurse, athlete, business man, or construction worker.  The functioning of the human body is the same but with each person has different needs. Tranter Pilates classes will begin with informative foundation for your functional fitness level and then classes will be designed to provide exercise’s that will help in your daily activities with ease, comfort and repair for the longevity of your life.

Joseph Pilates was constantly learning and advancing his knowledge about the human body. He constantly refined and updates his exercises in the light of new knowledge. Tranter Pilates embraces Joseph Pilates’ orientation to constant advancement and innovation. Tranter Pilates introduces a new way of thinking about Pilates training. When we do anything it is best done when we prepare for it. Monica’s classes will help you with this every step of the way and at every level of ability.

The Pilates method is one of the leading fitness regimes used by physiotherapists, doctors, chiropractors, and other therapists looking for assistance in corrective work. Once of the most important features in our method is the introduction of a new series of preparatory functional exercises specifically designed prepare your muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments for more advanced work.  This preparation process will not only eliminate the idea of modifying existing exercises it but it will strengthen your body’s imbalances and postures to allow you to do the exercise as they were intended, to use your whole body to its highest potential.

Did Joseph Pilates use preparatory work? The answer is yes, constantly. Without his use of preparatory work, his system would never have evolved into more advanced levels. Healing and repairing injuries and imbalances in the body require increased tone and flexibility, precision of movement, postural changes, and effective breathing techniques. Monica will bring you a Pilates technique you can grow, gain and benefit with during your everyday routine or new experiences.