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Brief: Flexing in Fanwood
A pilates studio on South Avenue hosts an open house Saturday.
Instead of hitting the gym, many Scotch Plains and Fanwood residents have turned to , a pilates and gyrotonics studio on South Avenue in Fanwood. The studio, which opened in June, held an open house Saturday.
“It’s a very thorough work out,” instructor Sophie Giaretta said. “We teach people how to access muscles. It is a great tool.”
Pilates seeks to build flexibility and strength by focusing on the lower back and surrounding muscles. A machine called “the reformer” helps expand that focus to also include the legs, arms and pelvis.
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Fanwood resident Steve Pace said that he and his girlfriend have been working out at Mind Body Spirit twice a week since it opened on Date.
“Shirley is great,” Pace said of owner Shirley Wallitsch. “We leave here feeling energized.”
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About 115 local residents visit the gym each week, Wallitsch said. Close to 100 people take private classes.
The studio is open seven days week from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. There are free introductory classes offered every day, as well as a variety of more specialized and advanced classes.
Mind Body Spirit is located at 228 South Avenue in Fanwood. To learn more, visit http://njmindbodyspirit.com/pilates.html, check out , email info@mindbodyspirit.com, or call 908-288-7551.
