No Pity Pilates
Achieve your fitness goals with our customized training and nutrition plans
No Pity Pilates
Achieve your fitness goals with our customized training and nutrition plans
About No Pity Pilates
Our Mission
No Pity Pilates aims to use the classical Pilates system as created by Joe Pilates to help your body function in its most optimal format, with proper alignment of your spine and limbs that originate from it, to create a balance between flexibility and strength, 'Mobility' for more efficient movement, preventing injuries. We make a personalized exercise plan incorporating your fitness goals, needs, limitations, and injuries to help you achieve your goals, and help your body reach its full potential.
Our Trainers
Or lead trainer Emily has certifications through Romana's Pilates, https://truepilatesny.com/ one of the leading classical Pilates schools in the world, and the National Academy of Sports Medicine NASM.org for traditional personal training, senior fitness, nutrition, corrective exercise, behavior change, home gym design, and the neuroscience of aerobic exercise, and virtual training
Our Facilities
We specialize in virtual training, allowing you the convenience of working out in your own home, or gym in your apartment building, as so many have now. What could be better than just going down the hall for a workout, saving yourself the commute to the gym? Training in your home
the NASM OPT model
NASM, the organization through which Emily Has her personal training specialization works based on a system called OPT, optimal performance training. it works in three stages, 1. stabilization, 2. strength, 3. Power. Which makes perfect sense, you can't have one without the other. you cant start developing strength if you can't stabilize your body, you need strength to develop power, like throwing a ball
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how does it work?
how does it work?
how does it work?
I'll send you a Zoom link so we can meet virtually. The first time we meet we'll talk about your goals, and relevant medical history (not your entire medical history just what's relevant to exercise, injuries, medications that might impact muscle function, blood pressure, bone density) if it's relevant. there are some exercises contraindicated for people with low bone density. We'll do a movement assessment to see where you have imbalances, tightness, and limited mobility, and the impact thats had on your posture and movement patterns. From there I'll put together a workout plan to work towards your goals. we'll decide how often we need to meet, all the exercises can ne done at home or ata gym where you're a member or with any equipment you have at home. In the beginning I need to observe your workout sessions to be sure you're doing them correctly, we can workout together twice or three times a week defending on availability the goal of us training together is to render myself redundant. I give you the tools, te plan then it's up to you to keep up with your workouts without me. I have a specialization in behavior change too to help keep you focused and motivated during your wellness journey. I set you up for success.
stroke
how does it work?
how does it work?
In May 2019 I suffered a carotid dissection stroke on the right side of my brain which means that the left side of my body became paralyzed. That sucked. I had to relearn to walk, support my body weight, and use the left side of my body. I was in the hospital for 5 months, 4 in acute rehab where I relearned the basics, sitting in a chair, and walking. I did 1 month of subacute rehab which was still about relearning those skills but slightly less intense than my acute rehab. Acute rehab is the jumpstart phase of recovery. Subacute was mostly to get me ready to go home. A carotid dissection stroke has nothing to do with cholesterol or blood pressure. It means I won the defective DNA lottery. The theory is that my connective tissue is faulty, I've always had hypermobile joints and the connective tissue that was holding the layers of my carotid artery together failed causing the internal layer of my artery to separate and caused a blockage. That photo above is what a carotid artery disection looks like, it's not mine but tat's the general idea. I'm doing really well all things considered. If you want to see my progress check out the Instagram page my boyfriend started to document my recovery. it's @emilyxsmiley I can walk with a limp but considering I was in a wheelchair for 10 months, I'll take walking with a limp. I go to PT every week and work my butt off. Last week I had a 30lb sandbag tied to my waist that I dragged up and down a hallway. My arm and hand sre taking longer to recover but my drs said it would. I try new activities everyday to help it recover, and soon I might participate in a research study called MindMotion GO tele-rehabilitation program that involves 8 weeks of at least 5 hours a day of self-training Upper Extremity therapy. I'll keep you posted on how it's going once I start it.