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Happy Valentine’s Day
Pilates & Cycling for Two

Consider a gift for yourself and a loved one this Valentine's Day: Pilates & Cycling for Two at CoreFocused in Hollis, NH. "Getting fit together as a couple has become very popular." states, Jody Secules, owner of CoreFocused. Visit www.corefocused.com for more information and online scheduling or phone: 603-554-7522.

What does being “fit” mean?

According to Oxford Dictionaries online, fit as an adjective has several qualities:

• having the requisite qualities or skills to undertake something competently
• informal: ready
• in good health, especially because of regular exercise
• British informal: sexually attractive; good looking: who’s this fit babe?

CoreFocused, LLC, of Hollis, NH, is a Pilates & Cycling studio geared towards personalized training of 1 or 2 students at a time. Weekly students of CoreFocused experience many of the above qualities of the word “fit”. Pilates and Cycling students of CoreFocused state that their bodies support them better in their daily life with less or no pain, as compared to their condition before starting a fitness plan at CoreFocused. By learning optimal body mechanics through Pilates exercise, they can enjoy activities & sports again about which they thought they would only be able to reminisce. The pleasure of the moment can be enjoyed through Pilates and cycling as the mind-body connection and the breath work relieve the body & mind of stress. Students have exclaimed they haven’t felt this good since childhood. Living in the present moment is a peaceful, energizing, stress-relieving state that is healthy for the student on a cellular level and also for the community on a social level. Joseph Pilates, the turn of the 20th century creator of the exercise method, believed that if everyone practiced his exercise method, the world would be a better place.

A regular practice of Pilates exercises promotes a sense of peaceful readiness, knowing that you have the capacity to handle life’s challenges. There is something magical and magnificent that happens when your body’s alignment improves through the biomechanics of Pilates and a re-awakening (or perhaps initial establishment) of pathways of energy in the body. One student expresses what many have experienced, “Pilates exercises have helped me strengthen muscles I didn’t even know I had.” Many of us live day to day using only the major muscle groups, leaving many other muscles to wither through neglect. Today’s life style involves a lot of sitting and promotes holding patterns in our hips and lower backs that are not beneficial to body, mind or spirit. Pilates is the antidote to “our civilized life-style”. Pilates exercises challenge students in multiple planes & directions to focus on and use their neglected, seldom used core muscles in a progressive building block method which assists them in becoming “un-stuck”. As a result, they feel remarkably better and have greater range of motion and less or no pain. Feeling good then translates to looking good & feeling strong and exhibiting a shining happiness which is attractive in social & a sensual sense. As the Oxford dictionary asks: who’s this fit babe?

“Getting fit as a couple has become very popular. It’s a great way to spend time with someone you love,” says Jody Secules, owner of CoreFocused. February is “Get fit with your Valentine” month at CoreFocused. Check out www.corefocused.com and or call Jody at 603-554-7522. CoreFocused has convenient online scheduling. Choose from class times of 60 or 75 minutes, in formats consisting of Pilates or a Cycling/Pilates blend. CoreFocused just added 2nd SPINNER NXT exercise bicycle to the studio offerings in addition to the full suite of STOTT Pilates apparatus for one or two students. Jody is a STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor in mat exercise & all apparatus in the CoreFocused studio. Each year, Jody participates in advanced training to broaden and deepen her understanding of the human anatomy and how to work with unique individuals to optimize their fitness. CoreFocused, located on Wheeler Road, is an eco-friendly Hollis-based business, helping clients optimize their fitness since 2005.

CoreFocused of Hollis, NH, now has a second SPINNER NXT. Pilates & cycling available for single and or two-person sessions.

Enjoy the great combination of cardio & toning in one 60 or 75 minute session.

NEADS Dogs for Deaf & Disabled Americans, Canines for Combat Veterans

This holiday season CoreFocused of Hollis, NH, has donated funds to this worthy organization. NEADS of West Boylston, MA, has trained over 1300 Assistance dogs since 1976. Jody Secules, owner of CoreFocused has fond memories of visiting the NEADS campus with her son's Cub Scout Troop.

Happy Holidays from CoreFocused of Hollis, NH. Give the gift of vitality - a gift certificate to CoreFocused Pilates & Spinning studio. Gift certificates can be purchased in the studio or online through Mindbody online scheduling - just click on the yellow button at the top of the screen. Create a user id by clicking on "sign-up!"

Click ONLINE STORE >click on gift cards /credit > choose a design and an amount, purchase & print or choose to e-mail the gift card to the recipient. Feel free to contact the studio if you have any questions: 603-554-7522 or jody@corefocused.com

Pilates on Tour® - New York

Jody Secules, owner of CoreFocused, attended a three-day Pilates conference in New York City on September 16-18. During this conference she had the opportunity to learn from second generation Master Pilates instructors. Jody attended a full day and a half with Madeline Black on two topics,"Using Muscle Energy Technique with Pilates" and "Lighten Up: Decompressing the Hips, Pelvis and Lumbar Spine. Elizabeth Larkam shared her vast knowledge on the topic of "Pilates Post-rehabilitation Programs for Hip and Knee Replacement. Karen Clippinger spoke and led exercises focused on Sacroiliac Function. Wendy LeBlanc-Arbuckle led a workshop on "A Conversation with your Psoas: Cultivating Abdominal/Psoas/Diaphragm Balance." Jody also enjoyed starting each conference day with an hour workout; Friday with Nora St. John and the Pilates Arc, and Saturday and Sunday with Valentin on the Chair and Reformer. Balanced Body facilitates a top notch, high caliber learning experience in their multi-day Pilates on Tour conference format. The student to teacher ratio is typically no more than about 36 to 1 and the instructors are the best in their fields with over 25 to over 50 years experience, mainly first and second generation Master Pilates instructors, including Distinguished Elders Lolita San Miguel and Mary Bowen.

Anatomy Trains®

This month Jody Secules, owner of CoreFocused in Hollis, NH, enjoyed attending an Anatomy Trains® Myofascial Meridians workshop. The three-day workshop introduced Thomas Myers' revolutionary, holistic view of anatomy. Moving from the Renaissance and still persisting today, anatomy books depict individual and opposing muscle groups. We are so much more than the sum of these isolated parts. Anatomy Trains views the fascia that surrounds our muscles and connects our individual muscles as an integral part of the human form. Fascia that holds us together can be viewed as a tensegrity structure: forces are distributed throughout the body rather than isolated. For example the pain in your shoulder may actually originate dysfunctionally in your opposite leg along one of the spiral lines of the body.

The Anatomy Trains workshop gave me new tools in postural analysis and Pilates programming. The workshop confirmed my belief that we are the product of our movement patterns which affects our fascia and form. Pilates is a multi-planar exercise discipline that addresses both sides of the body and multi angles of movement and force, countering our sometimes one-sided or planar movement in our day. The multi-dimensional movement of Pilates especially on Pilates apparatus wakes up dormant areas of the body, yielding a body that is more alive, alert and functional.

Contact CoreFocused to add alive, alert, functional vitality to your life -- 603-554-7522 or jody@corefocused.com

CoreFocused of Hollis, NH, has contributed towards a plaque to honor the genius of Pilates exercise method, Joseph P. Pilates. The plaque is to be unveiled in Mochengladbach, Germany on May 7th, 2011 - Pilates Day. Joseph Pilates was born in Mochengladbach, Germany, on December 9, 1883. For more information regarding the plaque and celebration of the life and work of Joseph Pilates, refer to:

Pilates Day Memorial Plaque organized by Lolita San Miguel

Lolita San Miguel was a student of Joseph Pilates and has been practicing the method for 53 years. She is a distinguished Pilates elder who has made it her mission to honor the man who created this vitality enhancing exercise method that we know as Pilates.

CoreFocused of Hollis, NH, has added a Sportrack® Bike Valet for the convenience of clients who choose a bicycle as their mode of transportation.

CoreFocused of Hollis, NH, has added the convenience of online scheduling of Pilates and/or cycling sessions utilizing industry standard MindBody online software. MindBody's mission statement is: "Leveraging technology to improve the health & wellness of the world." CoreFocused plans to assist in that mission one or two people at a time. Link to online scheduling at top navigation bar. First time clients, please contact CoreFocused, 603-554-7522.

You may now:

view schedule openings & request a lesson

review history

check your upcoming schedule

purchase or renew a package of lessons

purchase gift certificates

visit the online store

Give the gift of Vitality this Holiday Season. Gift Certificates are available for purchase at CoreFocused of Hollis, NH. Just a few of the benefits that regular Pilates exercise yields are flatter abdominals, balanced muscle groups, improved joint function, increased strength, stamina, flexibility and coordination and the joy of being in the present. Call: 603-554-7522

CoreFocused of Hollis, NH, is now offering cardio intervals on the reformer with the new STOTT PILATES Cardio-Tramp Rebounder. CoreFocused Pilates offers private and small group classes.

Toe Socks are better for your feet and your body. Wearing regular athletic socks draws your toes together, making them act as one unit. The purpose of our toes is to spread and anchor to the floor, helping the body balance and stay aligned. When your toes spread, blood circulation increases and other muscles up the kinetic chain become active, promoting foot health and full-body support.

CoreFocused of Hollis, NH now carries the toesox® line in a variety of colors and sizes - a perfect companion to Pilates. Refer to toesox's web page:

Toesox A Foot Revolution

CoreFocused has donated $250 to this year's "Pilates for Pink" Breast Cancer Research Foundation fund raising event.

Visit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation

CoreFocused is a tee sponsor for the 21st Annual Cavaliers Golf Tournament to be held at the Overlook Golf Club in Hollis, NH, on Monday September 13th. All proceeds will benefit the Hollis-Brookline Athletic booster club's programs and scholarships. CoreFocused is also providing Pilates gift certificates at the raffle table. Want to improve your range and accuracy and eliminate pain in your golf game? Contact CoreFocused to add Pilates training into your golf game: 603-554-7522.

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Jody Secules of CoreFocused enjoyed participating in an Athletic conditioning on the V2 Max Plus Reformer workshop with STOTT PILATES Master Instructor Trainer PJ O'Clair. PJ made a good observation, " Most athletes are tight and stuck in their sport." The closed chain, highly proprioceptive exercise possibilities on the V2 Max Plus reformer allow athletes as well as non-athletes to find their stabilizer muscles while getting a great workout, addressing the whole body, not just one part of it. CoreFocused offers training on the V2 Max Plus Reformer as well as the whole suite of Pilates apparatus and mat offerings.

CoreFocused is going green with a geothermal heating and cooling system.

STOTT PILATES® photography © Merrithew Corporation

CoreFocused will be participating in the Brookline School District Wellness Fair on Wednesday, April 21st from 5-8PM at the Captain Samuel Douglass Academy on 24 Townsend Hill Road in Brookline, NH. Door prizes are to be offered.

Wags - Wrist Assured Gloves are a great solution for sensitive wrists when it comes to weight bearing exercises. CoreFocused carries a variety of sizes at the studio. They can also be purchased at:

getwags.com

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In 2010, Improve your Game, whether it is horseback riding, golf, tennis, running, swimming, or biking, with PILATES cross-training at CoreFocused in Hollis, NH. Contact jody@corefocused.com to start your winter cross-training program.

CoreFocused has donated $100 to this year's "Pilates for Pink" Breast Cancer Research Foundation fund raising event.

Visit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation

Amherst Chiropractic

Jody Secules of CoreFocused will be at Amherst Chiropractic the mornings of Wednesday, September 23rd & Saturday, September 26th for Pilates postural assessments and demonstrations. Amherst Chiropractic is located at 13 Ponemah Hill Road, Amherst, NH. Phone: 603-673-9191.

Amherst Chiropractic

Open House - Saturday, September 12th 1-5PM

CoreFocused is a fully equipped Pilates Studio in Hollis, NH. The beautiful 700 square foot studio has a ground floor entry with natural lighting. A recent ½ bath/changing room off the studio makes for an easy transition to/from work. Jody Secules, owner & instructor of CoreFocused, LLC is a STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor and is fully trained in all Pilates apparatus. She is ready to help you achieve your fitness goals.

Upcoming Open House at CoreFocused is scheduled for Saturday, September 12th from 1-5 PM. Come & join in the fun & bring a friend. Door prizes are to be offered. Contact CoreFocused at 603-554-7522 or jody@corefocused.com to get directions & to arrange for your first Pilates session which includes a free postural analysis.

Group Reformer/Cadillac/V2MAX semi-private sessions available at CoreFocused in Hollis, NH. Sign-up for a great Pilates workout with a friend. Rates $33/session/student. Packages are available as well. CoreFocused, LLC has added a STOTT PILATES V2MAX plus which Pro Reformer & Tower to it's studio offerings. Two students can enjoy the Pilates health benefits of working with spring resistance on the Reformer & cadillac platforms simultaneously under the direction of STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor, Jody Secules. In addition the semi-private session yields a personal training setting at a 27% discount to a private session. Packages of 10 rates are $30session/student yielding a 33% discount compared to private session. See Forms & Fees link.

Give CoreFocused a call & get yourself & a friend or relative to join you in a fantastic exercise method that produces profound results. Pilates private & semi-private sessions are available Monday thru Saturday by appointment. Call 603-554-7522 or e-mail at jody@corefocused.com.

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Pilates on Tour Conference :

Jody Secules, owner of CoreFocused and Pilates instructor, attended the 3-day Pilates on Tour Conference in Boston on July 24-26th. She attended a whole day workshop with Tom McCook on "Postural Alignment & the Pilates Repertoire". She also attended 1/2 day workshops with Kathryn Van Patten on "The Art of Tactile Cueing", Amy Alpers on "Empower Healing Through Pilates", Nora St. John on "Pilates for the Low Back", and and Lolita San Miguel on "The Feet, the Foundation of Pilates". It was a fantastic opportunity to meet & train with some of the most experienced Pilates instructors of our time.

"Rewire the brain with Pilates exercise for Optimal Running" is the title of an article that I wrote in the Nashua Gate City Strider's recent newsletter, Striding Along. Read the article found on page 11:

Rewire the brain with Pilates exercise for Optimal Running

Following the addition of a 1/2 bath by Ron Jean Builders of Hollis, CoreFocused will not only offer easy ground floor entry but also offer a full studio layout on the ground floor.

CoreFocused is going green this month with the addition of solar hot water.

"Pilates for Pink"

Try Pilates the 1st full week of October and support The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in their mission to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer. CoreFocused, LLC, a Pilates personal training studio located in Hollis, NH is donating 50% of its proceeds during the week of October 6th-10th.

Jody Secules, a Certified STOTT PILATES® instructor, indicates that Pilates exercise is great for boosting one’s immune system, regaining one’s confidence and increasing range of motion & strength. It is a gentle form of exercise which yields results. In addition, Pilates exercise is a natural way to tone and slim the body, alleviate stress & back issues, as well as enhance athletic ability.

Learn more about Pilates & contribute to the Pilates for Pink fundraising event for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation by arranging a Pilates session during the week of October 6th-10th. Contact: jody@corefocused.com or call 603-554-7522.

Visit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Visit Shape Magazine's Pilates for Pink effort.

CoreFocused is sponsoring Carol Burnham in PAN-MASS Challenge (PMC). Carol Burnham has chosen the 192 mile bike route from Sturbridge to Provincetown, MA. The ride will take place on August 2 & 3rd. 100% of the donations go directly towards cancer research and treatment at the Dana- Farber Cancer Institute.

Help Carol Burnham meet her fundraising goal.

More information regarding the 29th PAN-MASS Challenge

Beginning in July CoreFocused will offer the option of credit/debit card payment, honoring VISA/Mastercard/Discover cards.

Packages of 10 sessions "Feel the difference" available for $400. Initial session & single sessions available for $45/hour.

Refer a friend offer: Receive a free session if a package of 10 "Feel the difference" is purchased.

CoreFocused is sponsoring Kiersten Gregory in her TRANS-NH Fundraising bike ride to benefit Muscular Dystrophy Association. The 21st TRANS-NH Bike ride begins at the Canadian Border on June 20th and finishes in Concord, NH on June 22nd.

Help Kiersten Gregory meet her fundraising goal

More information regarding the 21st Trans-NH Bike Ride