Health care
BY MADDY MORALES
Reformer Pilates is practiced using balance body reformers.
Ellen-Marie Leach opened The Pilates Shoppe & Wellness Center in 2021 after immigrating from South Africa to the United States.
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The Pilates Shoppe o ers wellness with purpose Ellen-Marie Leach began practicing Pilates as a way to help manage her back pain, which is what inspired her to become an instructor and open her studio. “It transformed more than just my body—my physical and mental being so profoundly changed that I wanted to share that experience with everyone,” Leach said. Pilates is a full-body exercise that helps with core strength, exibility and posture, Leach said.
The studio has an infrared sauna.
The business o ers Pilates classes for individuals with spine injuries or Scoliosis and pre and postnatal Pilates. The studio also o ers Rehab Pilates or Rehab Therapy for individuals recovering from knee, back or neck surgery, an illness or breast cancer. Notable quote People of all ages visit the studio, with the youngest being 16 years old and the oldest being 86 years old, Leach said. “We encourage people to know it doesn’t matter what your body type is, what your age is, to just come and move your body because it’s going to make you feel good,” she said.
Leach opened The Pilates Shoppe & Wellness Studio in May 2021 after immigrating to the United States from Harrismith, South Africa. What they o er The studio o ers an array of Pilates classes, including Reformer Pilates, which uses a balance body reformer machine for full-body workouts.
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283 E. Bridge St., New Braunfels www.thepilatesshoppe.com
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