Testimonials
I highly recommend Aimee McDonald as a skilled, experienced Trainer. Aimee's dynamic teaching, mentoring style... is clear, concise and refreshing. Her knowledge of the work she teaches is impressive and complete. She is a gifted Performance Kinesiologist.
I became a Gyrotonic® and GYROKINESIS® Instructor from her studio, since it is the one form of exercise that works the body with control & stability through every rotational plane at every joint. It's base strength comes from core stability, which is crucial to stability elsewhere in the body.
I have had excellent results in combining the manual skills of physical therapy with the reinforcement of Gyrotonic® and GYROKINESIS®. There is no other form of exercise combining resistance through these ranges. Try a private session with her, you will see the change in your body.
If you are looking for the most comprehensive and knowledgeable staff in Pilates this is the place for you. I have been going to the Movement Center for eight years and have learned so much from all the instructors.
They are friendly, smart and know the body inside and out.. I am a physical therapist and would not go anywhere else for my training. Check out a class and do a private lesson, you will love it.
I started working with Aimee McDonald-Anderson after I suffered a severe lumbar disc herniation. At the time I was a candidate for back surgery and had attempted to return to yoga but the twisting exercises inflamed my injury.
After three sessions with Aimee, my pain was significantly reduced as was the numbness in my foot. I was released from medical care after six months, no longer a candidate for surgery with an excellent prognosis for the future.
I believe that my therapeutic work with Aimee has been instrumental in not only relieving my pain, but increasing my healing and sense of wellness.
Having been involved in healing for the past 40 years I've experienced many different types of mind/body/spirit work. Very few compare with the work that I received at the Movement Center.
Working with a trainer, I discovered ways to lengthen and strengthen my core muscles. Working as a chiropractor, and playing professional disc golf can be a bit stressful on the body at times.
I have learned so much about proper movement, and core strengthening at this facility. Every instructor that I have met and worked with has been professional in their approach, yet seem to have very open hearts. I would highly recommend it to anyone seeking better health and core strength. Two thumbs up!
I've spent years in pain. I've worked really hard to understand the pain and more importantly my body. I've had a lot of help along the way. I've worked and consulted with physical therapists, surgeons, massage therapists, Egosue instructor, and Alexander Technique teacher.
Some people and strategies have been more helpful than others, but I have learned a lot along the way. What I thought I was learning is that while I can do things to manage the pain, I cannot make the pain go away and I cannot change the underlining structural issues that cause the pain. I accepted that I would always be in pain, but not a victim of it.
Then you started to teach me. You help me make sense of my body. You help me be more aware of my body and the mind/body connection. You have taught me that I can make changes in the way my body moves and functions in daily life.
I have seen dramatic differences in not only my pain level, but also in repatterning my body so it does not keep reverting back to the negative body patterns that I have been maintaining for years. I also enjoy the movement!
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