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MICHELLE GIERST

Quote To Live By: “If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us"

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Teaching Style: Fun, Funny, and Fit


Michelle is a graduate from Northern Arizona University and is Pilate's certified
through The Pilates Sports Center in Encino, California. 

Michelle Gierst began her fitness path by volunteering and training with the
Leukemia Lymphoma Society, Team in Training, while planning to compete in her
first Marathon in Honolulu, Hawaii.  After successfully completing three full
marathons and seven  ½ marathons, Michelle felt she needed to find a new and
innovative way to strengthen her legs and knees during her racing endeavors. 

Michelle discovered Pilates as a method of training and immediately fell in love with the sport.  This passion led her to a certification as an instructor, as she decided that she wanted to begin a path of  training others about the benefits of Pilates. 

Michelle continues her love for an active lifestyle through surfing, weight training, snowboarding, hiking and yoga, but Pilates is always first on her list!

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